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Tue, 17 May 2022 21:25:55 +0000
Minister candidate says doctors will be able to work on the side
Ljubljana – After the announcement in the draft coalition agreement that doctors in the public sector will be banned from working for private providers was met with pushback from doctors’ organisations, Danijel Bešič Loredan, the candid...

Tue, 17 May 2022 21:25:12 +0000
Dismissed TV Slovenija boss now put forward for the job
Ljubljana – Andrej Grah Whatmough, director general of the Slovenian public broadcaster, has nominated Natalija Gorščak for director of the broadcaster’s TV arm, after having dismissed her from the job in August last year. In a press re...

Tue, 17 May 2022 21:24:43 +0000
Ukrainian biathletes training at Pokljuka, thankful for aid
Pokljuka – Around 50 Ukrainian biathletes and accompanying staff continue to train at Slovenia’s Pokljuka, where they have found a safe haven from the war in their country. They could not praise the local club and Slovenia enough for the ...

Tue, 17 May 2022 21:24:00 +0000
Vote on PM-designate to be held on 25 May
Ljubljana – The National Assembly could take a vote on whether to appoint Robert Golob as Slovenia’s next prime minister as early as Wednesday, 25 May, Speaker Urška Klakočar Zupančič and President Borut Pahor decided at their first m...

Tue, 17 May 2022 21:23:26 +0000
Covid cases, hospitalisations down
Ljubljana – The number of new Covid cases was down 34% in weekly comparison to 734 on Monday. Hospitalisations decreased, while one more patient died, show data released by the Health Ministry. This morning, 46 Covid patients were at regular wa...

Tue, 17 May 2022 21:22:54 +0000
Remaining candidates for minister revealed
Ljubljana – The names of all nominees for ministers in the Robert Golob government have now been revealed. The Left confirmed the party’s vice-president Asta Vrečko was slated for the culture portfolio and Simon Maljevac, the party’...

Tue, 17 May 2022 21:22:26 +0000
Presidential decorations for humanitarian work
Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor has decorated four individuals for work spanning remembrance of the Holocaust, fight for the rights of the victims of war violence, and helping children with cancer. Robert Waltl, a theatre director and leader ...

Tue, 17 May 2022 21:22:00 +0000
Talks with Germany on military gear swap continue
Brussels – Defence Minister Matej Tonin acknowledged Tuesday that talks with Germany for a swap under which it would sent Yugoslav-era tanks to Ukraine in exchange for more modern German armoured vehicles have stalled, but he said negotiations ...

Tue, 17 May 2022 21:21:26 +0000
Restored monument to Ukrainian Isonzo Front fighters unveiled
Nova Gorica – A restored monument to the Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the WWI Isonzo Front was unveiled on Tuesday in Panovec near Nova Gorica, with the speakers noting that it was not a monument to generals and military leaders, but to ordin...

Tue, 17 May 2022 21:20:52 +0000
Alpina sold to Czech company K&H
Ljubljana/Žiri – The Bank Assets Management Company (BAMC) announced it had sold its outright stake in footwear maker Alpina to K&H, a Czech company that is part of the Franco de Poisd’eau & CIE group, for an as yet undisclosed a...



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