Slovenia Times
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 21:01:03 +0000Dnevnik thinks war in Ukraine will be long
Ljubljana – A week of top-level meetings has finally affirmed the conviction that the war in Ukraine will be long, Dnevnik says on Friday as it comments on the EU, G7 and NATO summits. “The EU, G7 and NATO having consented that the outcom...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:59:27 +0000Mladina says coalition should take initiative
Ljubljana – The latest Mladina editorial says Janšism is the main problem of Slovenian society and of any government that tries to oppose it, adding that PM Robert Golob does not have a single political heavyweight by his side who has already ...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:59:03 +0000Over 900 Covid-19 cases confirmed on Thursday
Ljubljana – Slovenia confirmed 909 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, up more than 40% on the week before, as the growth seen over the past two weeks continued. The number of patients hospitalised with Covid as their primary condition decreased...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:58:32 +0000Ex Sberbank subsidiary gets new chairman
Ljubljana – N Banka, the former Slovenian subsidiary of Russia’s Sberbank that was acquired by the NLB bank after sanctions were introduced against Russia, got a new chairman in Heribert Fernau on Friday. Heribert Fernau, who has already ...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:58:08 +0000Govt adopts bill to overhaul RTV management, oversight model
Ljubljana – The government adopted and filed to parliament on Friday a bill to reform the model of management and oversight at RTV Slovenija to reduce what is perceived as political meddling with the public broadcaster. This comes after RTV jou...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:57:26 +0000Farmers to get EUR 22m in aid, state to purchase entire wheat harvest
Ljubljana – Prime Minister Robert Golob announced on Friday that the state would provide more than EUR 22 million in aid to farmers for various purposes. The state will purchase through the Agency for Commodity Reserves this year’s entire...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:56:56 +0000Olimpija Ljubljana ends short-lived cooperation with Prosinečki
Ljubljana – Olimpija, Ljubljana’s foremost football club, has terminated its cooperation with former Croatian superstar Robert Prosinečki who was hired as the head-coach in March this year. The club confirmed on Friday it is also parting...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:56:05 +0000Jana Ahčin becomes first woman president of Court of Audit
Ljubljana – Jana Ahčin, a former director of the Financial Administration (FURS), was appointed Court of Audit president in a secret vote in the National Assembly on Friday in which she received 60 votes. She will take over for nine years as t...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:55:26 +0000Govt adopts bill on forms of alternative investment funds
Ljubljana – The government adopted on Friday a draft bill on the forms of alternative investment funds that envisages three forms and two types of funds. The long-awaited bill, with which the state wants to strengthen the capital market, is one...
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:54:54 +0000Slovenia and Germany sign cooperation action plan
Berlin – Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon was in Berlin on Friday to meet her German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, with the pair signing a joint action plan on three-year strategic cooperation and announcing further strengthening of cooperation be...