Slovenia Times
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 22:13:57 +0000Painter Elda Piščanec’s work on show at National Gallery
Ljubljana – A comprehensive exhibition on Trieste-born painter Elda Piščanec (1897-1967) is being launched at the National Gallery in Ljubljana later on Wednesday, showing 99 of her paintings, drawings and prints as well as multimedia featuri...
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 22:13:25 +0000PM Golob visiting Brussels to discuss coming EU summit (background)
Ljubljana/Brussels – Prime Minister Robert Golob will start his two-day visit to Brussels on Thursday to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel. The PM’s first visit abroad af...
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 22:12:58 +0000Steady climb in Covid case count continues
Ljubljana – A total of 471 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Tuesday, about a third more than the same day a week ago. There were no further deaths as hospitalisations remained stable, figures released by the Health Ministry...
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 22:12:25 +0000C-bank substantially upgrades GDP growth forecast for 2022
Ljubljana – Banka Slovenije has upgraded its economic growth forecast for Slovenia by 1.8 percentage points from its December outlook to 5.8% for this year as a result of a carry-over from last year. It downgraded the projection for 2023 by 0.9...
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 22:11:59 +0000Aided by pandemic, Slovenia met two of three climate goals in 2020
Ljubljana – Slovenia met its greenhouse gas emission reduction and energy efficiency targets in 2020 in sectors not covered by the Emissions Trading Scheme, shows the 2022 Climate Mirror report. While stressing the key contribution of measures ...
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 22:11:31 +0000RTV Slovenija journalists to go on strike on Monday
Ljubljana – Journalists at public broadcaster RTV Slovenija will go on strike on Monday after their 23 May strike and subsequent talks with the management brought no progress on their strike demands. The strike will take place between 2pm and 1...
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 22:11:10 +0000Slovenian novel tops German literary critics’ list
Stuttgart – Slovenian writer Aleš Šteger’s novel Neverend has made it to the top of the June list of books recommended by SWR, a regional TV channel targeting the states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. The list is compil...
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 22:10:46 +0000Govt reintroduces two-tier fuel pricing model
Ljubljana – Prime Minister Robert Golob set out the first government measure to tackle the cost-of-living crisis on Wednesday, announcing a return to a model where fuel retailers’ price margins at service stations outside motorways are re...
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 22:10:15 +0000Digital vouchers available as of today
Ljubljana – Digital vouchers worth 150 euros are available as of today for students from 7th grade of primary school through to university. The vouchers can be used to purchase computer hardware and were introduced under an act on digital inclu...
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 22:09:36 +0000PM expresses Slovenia’s support to Ukrainian counterpart
Ljubljana – Prime Minister Robert Golob talked to his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal on the phone on Wednesday, expressing Slovenia’s firm support for the war-torn country, its sovereignty and peace efforts, the prime minister’...