Slovenia Times
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 22:08:16 +0000Skier Štuhec, snowboarder Košir chosen as Olympics flag bearers
Ljubljana – Alpine skier Ilka Štuhec and snowboarder Žan Košir will be Slovenia’s flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games on 4 February, the Slovenian Olympic Committee said on Monday. Like last year at the ope...
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 22:06:52 +0000Almost 8,400 coronavirus cases confirmed on Sunday
Ljubljana – Slovenia confirmed 8,396 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday. The latest figures bring the 14-day incidence per 100,000 people, a closely-watched benchmark, to 5,620, meaning almost 6% of the population have had a confirmed case of t...
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 22:04:39 +0000November wages up by a tenth due to Christmas bonuses
Ljubljana – The average Slovenian gross wage stood at EUR 2,085 in November, up by a tenth both in real and nominal terms over the month before and almost 3% on 2020. The Statistics Office attributes the jump to Christmas bonuses. A quarter of ...
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 22:03:47 +0000Judicial Council calls on Masleša to clarify graduation, bar exam
Ljubljana – The Judicial Council has urged Supreme Court judge Branko Masleša to provide an explanation about his law graduation diploma and the bar exam. This is after Masleša has been making headlines in some pro-government media about the ...
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 22:02:46 +0000Mountain rescuers urge caution, say casualties way too many
Ljubljana – Slovenian mountain rescue units have already responded to 41 incidents in the mountains this month in which nine people lost their lives, which they say is cause for concern as these numbers are much higher than they should be in su...
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 22:01:34 +0000Telemach chosen as public administration’s mobile telephony provider
Ljubljana – The Ministry of Public Administration has chosen telco Telemach as the provider of mobile telephony services, cell phones, and data transfer for the Slovenian public administration in 2022-2025 in a deal worth around EUR 6.6 million...
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 22:00:01 +0000GEN-I sees another record-breaking year
Ljubljana – Energy trader GEN-I generated a net profit of EUR 71 million last year on EUR 3.4 billion in revenue, according to figures presented on Monday by Robert Golob, the former CEO. He called the results fantastic, record-breaking. The pr...
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 21:59:02 +0000Luka Koper takes out EUR 60m loan to finance investment drive
Koper – Luka Koper, the operator of Slovenia’s sole commercial port, has announced signing a EUR 60 million syndicated loan agreement with NLB and Intesa Sanpaolo Bank, to finance its investment activities. In an announcement posted on th...
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 21:54:21 +0000Alenka Sottler illustrates new English translation of Bambi
Ljubljana – Acclaimed Slovenian illustrator Alenka Sottler has contributed drawings for a new English translation of Bambi, a classic written in 1923 by Austrian Jewish writer Felix Salten. The Original Bambi: The Story of a Life in the Forest ...
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 21:53:36 +0000Ljubljana one of hubs in citizen-led effort to reduce carbon footprint
Ljubljana – The Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana is a partner in a European project that will allow citizens to take initiative in the debate on climate change and reducing the carbon footprint. Ljubljana will th...