Slovenia Times
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 21:00:37 +0000Police chief says fence removal will not result in lower security
Ljubljana – New Police Commissioner Boštjan Lindav has told the STA in an interview that the police will be capable of providing security even after the fence on the border with Croatia is removed, noting that the influx of migrants in recent ...
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 21:00:03 +0000Tuesday’s Covid tally slightly down from last week
Ljubljana – A total of 1,821 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Tuesday, slightly fewer than the same day a week ago. Three patients with Covid-19 died, figures released by the Health Ministry show. The number of patients hos...
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:59:36 +0000First round of presidential election to be held on 23 October
Ljubljana – Slovenia will hold the first round of election to pick its fifth president on 23 October under a decision taken on Wednesday by Speaker Urška Klakočar Zupančič. Candidates will be able to submit their bids starting from 22 Augus...
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:59:09 +0000Pahor congratulates N Macedonia at the start of EU accession talks
Ljubljana/Skopje – President Borut Pahor talked over the phone on Wednesday with his Macedonian counterpart Stevo Pendarovski about the start of EU accession talks for North Macedonia. Pahor said this was an achievement of prudent Macedonian po...
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:58:28 +0000Two Ljubljana hotels leased to Latvian group for 20 years
Ljubljana – The Latvian Mogotel Hotel Group will lease The Fuzzy Log and Hotel Central in Ljubljana for 20 years, with the rents for both hotels during this period to amount to a total of EUR 12 million, the Slovenian real estate fund Equinox h...
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:57:59 +0000Upper chamber vetoes new RTV Slovenija law
Ljubljana – The National Council has imposed a suspensive veto on the law amended by the lower chamber last week to overhaul the governing bodies of the public broadcaster so that their members will no longer be appointed by parliament, politic...
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:57:34 +0000Opposition not in disagreement with cost-of-living measures planned by govt
Ljubljana – Political leaders and energy professionals met for a cost-of-living meeting on Wednesday, after which Prime Minister Robert Golob listed several measures the government is to adopt before autumn, including VAT cuts and gas price reg...
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:57:05 +0000Pogačar bags stage win, remains second overall
Pau – Cyclist Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates) won the 17th stage of Tour de France, which took the cyclists up four mountain passes in the Pyrenees. This was the second of a total of three Pyrenees stages which many believe are Pogačar’s l...
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:56:40 +0000Pahor receives credentials from two new ambassadors
Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor received on Wednesday credentials from new ambassadors of Switzerland, Gabriele Schreier, and Mongolia’s Cengeg Midžidorž. Schreier succeeds Denis Knobel. She has so far served in the Swiss Mission to t...
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:56:07 +0000Kras fire under control as wind dies down
Ljubljana – Some 1,000 firefighters from all across the country and several aircraft have been battling a vast fire in the Kras area all day on Wednesday. Prime Minister Robert Golob told TV Slovenija that the fire, which had spread across 1,00...