Slovenia Times
Sat, 28 May 2022 21:29:43 +0000Retrial ordered in Mariposa botnet case after coder serves prison sentence
Ljubljana – Coder Matjaž Škorjanc, who has already served his almost five year prison sentence for masterminding a major botnet, will go on trial again after the Constitutional Court annulled the 2013 guilty ruling and two higher-instance cou...
Sat, 28 May 2022 21:29:11 +0000Candidate for minister for Slovenians abroad gets green light in parliament
Ljubljana – The parliamentary Commission for Slovenians Abroad has endorsed the candidacy of Matej Arčon from the Freedom Movement for minister without portfolio for Slovenians abroad. Nine MPs voted for and two against his bid to head the off...
Sat, 28 May 2022 21:28:29 +0000No. of new coronavirus cases keeps dropping
Ljubljana – A total of 260 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Slovenia on Friday, almost 50% fewer than a week ago. The National Institute of Public Health estimates that there are now 4,974 active cases in the country, a daily drop of ...
Sat, 28 May 2022 21:28:01 +0000Musicologist Primož Kuret dies
Ljubljana – Musicologist Primož Kuret, a professor emeritus at the Academy of Music, has died aged 86, says a posting on the academy’s website. He was one of the most prominent Slovenian intellectuals whose research and expertise have si...
Sat, 28 May 2022 21:27:30 +0000Mayor Jevšek’s bid for cohesion minister deemed OK
Ljubljana – Slovenia will have to use all EU funds available, grants and loans, to achieve balanced regional development, said Mayor Aleksander Jevšek before his candidacy for minister without portfolio for development and European cohesion po...
Sat, 28 May 2022 21:27:02 +0000Paper happy sport coming to economy and tourism ministry
Koper – The incoming government has perhaps taken the right approach to sport by transferring it from the existing ministry of education, science and sport to the planned ministry of the economy, tourism and sport. “It should be clear in ...
Sat, 28 May 2022 21:26:35 +0000As economy recovers, taxes on wages go up
Paris – As economies recover post-Covid, taxes on wages went up last year in two-thirds of countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), including Slovenia. In Slovenia, the tax rate on a monthly wage of an indi...
Fri, 27 May 2022 21:35:59 +0000Pussy Riot call for embargo on Russian oil
Ljubljana – The Russian feminist protest punk rock band Pussy Riot said that its European tour, as part of which they held a concert in Ljubljana on Thursday, was aimed primarily at expressing solidarity with Ukraine and anti-war views. They ca...
Fri, 27 May 2022 21:35:31 +000013th Znanstival science festival occupying Ljubljana
Ljubljana – The House of Experiments is hosting the 13th Znanstival, a festival promoting science, education and critical thinking, which will occupy the streets, squares and bridges of Ljubljana from Friday to Sunday to turn the capital in ...
Fri, 27 May 2022 21:34:43 +0000Luka Koper’s net profit nearly doubles in Q1 to over EUR 16m
Koper – Port operator Luka Koper posted a net profit of EUR 16.5 million for the first quarter of 2022, up 91% over the same period in 2021. Sales revenue rose by 23% to EUR 70.9 million, and transshipped goods were up 18% to nearly 5.9 million...