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Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:30:03 +0000
No vote on RTV Slovenija appointments
Ljubljana – The coalition walked out of the parliamentary session in protest on Thursday after Speaker Igor Zorčič refused to put to a vote appointments to the programming council and supervisory board of public broadcaster RTV Slovenija with...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:28:46 +0000
Court turns down erasure of personal data from baptismal record
Ljubljana – The Administrative Court has upheld a decision by the Information Commission’s Office that a person cannot have their personal data erased from a baptismal record kept by the Catholic Church, according to a posting on the webs...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:27:40 +0000
Animal protection group publishes videos of animal mistreatment
Ljubljana/Maribor – An animal protection group has published videos recorded by hidden cameras in the Košaki slaughterhouse that show mistreatment of animals. After releasing footages of animal suffering at the Ljutomerčan pig farm in summer,...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:23:30 +0000
European Parliament adopts rule of law resolution on Slovenia
Strasbourg – The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on fundamental rights and rule of law in Slovenia which expresses concern over deep polarisation in the country and calls on prominent public figures to engage in a respectful and ci...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:20:40 +0000
Nations League draw pits Slovenia against Sweden, Norway and Serbia
Nyon – Slovenia’s national football side will play Sweden, Norway and Serbia in the third iteration of the UEFA Nations League in June and September next year, in group 4 of League B, a draw in Nyon has decided. “It’s great gr...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:17:18 +0000
Slovenia sees record number of persons in employment
Ljubljana – The number of persons in paid employment stood at an all-time high of 911,820 at the end of October, having increased by 2.4% on the year before and 0.6% on September, the Statistics Office said. The number of those working for lega...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:11:49 +0000
Daily Covid case tally on Wednesday drops 20% week-on-week
Ljubljana – A total of 1,345 new coronavirus infections were reported in Slovenia for Wednesday, down by 20% week-on-week. The number of currently active cases has fallen below 20,000, show fresh official figures. Additional eight Covid-19 pati...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:10:20 +0000
Council of Christian Churches calls for vaccination
Ljubljana – The Council of Christian Churches in Slovenia said it was concerned about the high increase in the number of people affected by Covid-19 in Slovenia and the rest of the world, urging all people of faith to follow the instructions of...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:09:16 +0000
Janša sees potential for Normandy Format talks with Russia
Brussels – Prime Minister Janez Janša hinted at possible new talks with Russia within the Normandy Format, which also brings together Ukraine, Germany and France, as he was asked which sanctions against Russia the EU leaders would discuss at t...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:07:57 +0000
Anti-graft watchdog launches investigation against Janša
Ljubljana – The Commission for the Prevention of Corruption (KPK) has launched an investigation against Prime Minister Janez Janša on suspicion of a conflict of interest in management reshuffle at the bad bank. The procedure was launched based...



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