Slovenia Times
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:52:17 +0000Delo says political fragmentation means instability
Ljubljana – Commenting on the phenomenon of new faces emerging in the Slovenian political arena ahead of every election, and the latest new face, Robert Golob, former CEO of energy trader Gen-I, the newspaper Delo says on Saturday that fragment...
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:51:21 +0000SSH chairman says state assets managed well this year
Ljubljana – State assets were managed well in 2021, chairman of Slovenian Sovereign Holding (SSH) said in an interview with Delo’s Saturday supplement. “The return on equity of the portfolio under management will be 1.3 percentage p...
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:50:15 +0000SPIRIT agency to launch start-up accelerator in Israel
Ljubljana – In cooperation with the Slovenian Embassy in Tel Aviv and the Slovenian Entrepreneurship Fund (SPS), the SPIRIT Slovenija agency for the promotion of entrepreneurship and investment will launch in February the first start-up acceler...
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:49:33 +0000Vizjak remains environment minister
Ljubljana – Environment Minister Andrej Vizjak stays on after a motion to oust him failed in parliament in the early morning hours on Saturday. A total of 43 MPs voted for his ousting, three short of the required majority, while 29 were against...
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:48:56 +0000Jurist thinks access to Constitutional Court should be slightly restricted
Ljubljana – Jurist Tone Jerovšek, one of the authors of the Slovenian constitution, believes the constitution is still good and modern even after 30 years. But some amendments would be required, especially regarding access to the Constitutiona...
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:48:18 +0000Plečnik’s nativity scene on display at Expo Dubai
Ljubljana – Visitors of the Slovenian pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai can admire a unique nativity scene, designed by Slovenia’s greatest architect Jože Plečnik (1872-1957). The display is a cooperation of Brezje, Slovenia’s main ...
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:47:38 +00001,286 new coronavirus cases recorded in Slovenia on Friday
Ljubljana – A total of 1,286 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Slovenia on Friday, eight more than the day before but 190 fewer than on the same day a week ago. The PCR test positivity rate was at 28.7%, fresh data by the National Institut...
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:47:13 +0000Cross-country skier Lampič third in World Cup in Dresden
Dresden – Slovenian cross-country skier Anamarija Lampič finished third in the women’s World Cup sprint event is Davos, Germany on Saturday. Slovenia’s Eva Urevc was sixth. Sweden’s Maja Dahlqvist and Jonna Sundling won the f...
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:46:17 +0000Ski jumper Zajc third in Engelberg
Engelberg – Slovenian ski jumper Timi Zajc (282.6 points) finished third in a World Cup event in Engelberg, Switzerland, on Saturday. The winner was Germany’s Karl Geiger (287.4 points), followed by Japan’s Ryoyu Kobayashi (286.6 po...
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:45:49 +0000Večer happy top court in for long staffing break
Ljubljana – The Constitutional Court has had a hard time during the epidemic while attempts to fill one vacancy took a year and a half, the newspaper Večer says on Saturday ahead of Constitution Day. It is good news that new judges will not ha...