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Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:35:46 +0000
Krka monitors situation in Ukraine closely, expects no long-term effects
Novo Mesto – Drug company Krka, which has significant exposure to the Russian and Ukrainian markets, said on Thursday it could not yet assess the impact of the current situation in these two countries on its operations in 2022. But it stressed ...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:34:45 +0000
Epidemic keeps growing with 3,041 Covid cases on Wednesday
Ljubljana – The epidemic curve has been on the upward slope in Slovenia for nearly two weeks now with 3,041 coronavirus cases logged on Wednesday. The latest case count is up by almost a third on the same day a week ago. Hospitalisations contin...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:34:11 +0000
US company Textron acquiring Pipistrel
Ajdovščina – US industrial conglomerate Textron, the owner of the Beechcraft, Hawker, and Cessna brands, has signed a deal on the acquisition of the Slovenian maker of ultralight aircraft Pipistrel. Pipistrel founder and CEO Ivo Boscarol will...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:33:43 +0000
Gounod’s Faust on at Ljubljana opera house
Ljubljana – The opera version of Goethe’s Faust by French composer Charles Gounod will be performed at the SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana tonight in what is the fourth opera premiere at the capital’s opera house this season. Directe...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:33:06 +0000
Sick voters to cast ballot at home
Ljubljana – Voters unable to cast their vote in the 24 April general election in person due to illness will be able to vote at home before an electoral committee provided they submit a medical certificate with their application to vote at home,...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:32:32 +0000
Study reveals high THC residue load in Slovenian wastewaters
Ljubljana – All Slovenian cities are above the European average in the use of cannabis, an international study based on waste water analysis for 2021 has shown. The highest concentration of cocaine biomarker in Slovenia was found in Koper. The ...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:31:54 +0000
Slovenia to deploy up to 200 troops in Slovakia
Bratislava – Slovenia will deploy up to 200 troops to Slovakia as part NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence, Defence Minister Matej Tonin announced as he met his counterpart Jaroslav Nad in Bratislava on Thursday. The pair discussed the situa...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:31:25 +0000
Office set up for reference pricing of medical devices
Ljubljana – The government on Thursday adopted a regulation establishing an office to maintain a central register of prices of medical devices and equipment in a bid to reduce procurement prices and reduce the cost on public finances. A press r...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:30:38 +0000
SocDems endorse list of candidates for April election
Ljubljana – The Social Democrats (SD) endorsed a list of 86 candidates for the 24 April general election in Ljubljana on Thursday with party leader Tanja Fajon declaring their goal was to bring Slovenia back on track. Fajon announced a “p...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:30:10 +0000
Grah Whatmough gets four-year term at helm of public broadcaster
Ljubljana – Andrej Grah Whatmough has received a four-year term as director general of public broadcaster RTV Slovenija after seeking a confidence vote a year after he was first named to the post. Grah Whatmough was the only candidate to submit...



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