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Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:11:23 +0000
Insurer Triglav ups 2021 net profit by 53% to EUR 113 million
Ljubljana – The Triglav Group, Slovenia’s largest insurer, saw net profit increase by 53% to EUR 113 million in 2021 year-on-year as premium revenue rose by 10% to EUR 1.46 billion, the company said on Wednesday. The growth was driven by ...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:10:43 +0000
New Covid-19 vaccine available in Slovenia
Ljubljana – The first shipment of 36,000 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by US company Novavax arrived in Slovenia on Tuesday and will be available at vaccination centres as of Thursday, according to a posting on the website of the Nation...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:10:16 +0000
Pahor receives Ukrainian ambassador to Slovenia
Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor received Ukrainian Ambassador to Slovenia Mikhaylo Brodovych for a meeting on Wednesday. The pair expressed concern over the war in Ukraine, and the ambassador outlined to Pahor the current situation in Ukraine...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:09:35 +0000
Universities joining general strike in the education system
Ljubljana – Universities decided on Wednesday to join the general strike in the education system scheduled for 9 March after a list of their demands had been ignored by the Education Ministry for over a month. Much like school and kindergarten ...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:09:06 +0000
Minister indicates state might help business hit by war in Ukraine
Podlehnik – Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek has indicated businesses hit by the war in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia might get state aid if that should prove necessary, but said it would be premature to talk of any concrete plans. ...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:08:37 +0000
President decorates five sports coaches
Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor conferred the Order of Merit on five Slovenian sports coaches, honouring them for their contribution to the outstanding achievements of Slovenian athletes at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday. ...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:08:10 +0000
Support for Ukraine’s fight at Ljubljana rally
Ljubljana – The second rally in support of Ukraine in two days was held in Ljubljana on Wednesday with senior government officials condemning Russia’s aggression and highlighting that Ukraine was fighting not just for itself but for freed...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:07:37 +0000
Courts reducing backlogs, but issues remain
Ljubljana – Slovenian courts continued to reduce backlogs last year, even compared to the pre Covid-19 time, but the results are less good in major cases and in the per-judge resolution rate, Supreme Court President Damijan Florjančič reporte...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:07:06 +0000
Slovenia takes in 68 Ukrainian refugees, mostly children
Ljubljana – The refugee centre opened by Slovenia in Logatec, south-west of Ljubljana, to accommodate Ukrainian refugees, welcomed the first arrivals from Ukraine in the night to Wednesday. The group of 68 includes 38 children. The refugees are...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:06:25 +0000
FinMin confident Slovenian business to find new markets fast
Brussels – Finance Minister Andrej Šircelj is confident that Slovenian businesses will soon find markets to substitute for Russia and that the economy will cope with the fallout from the war in Ukraine. Speaking after a virtual emergency meeti...



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