Slovenia Times
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:07:50 +0000Brussels freezes investigation of MOL’s takeover of OMV Slovenija
Ljubljana/Brussels – The web portal Necenzurirano reports that the European Commission has frozen the in-depth investigation of the purchase of service stations of OMV Slovenija by the Hungarian energy group MOL until further notice. The invest...
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:06:26 +0000Insurer Sava reports lower half-year profit on flat revenue
Ljubljana – The insurance group Sava saw its half-year net profit reduced by a third year-on-year to EUR 28.9 million as operating revenue remained level at EUR 364.2 million. The company said the drop was mainly due the frequency of vehicle in...
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:05:46 +0000Golob says govt determined to help Prekmurje develop
Ljubljana – It is high time that after years of talk, Prekmurje region was helped make a development breakthrough, Prime Minister Robert Golob said in a message he wrote on the Day of Unification of Prekmurje Slovenians with the Homeland, which...
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:04:47 +0000Almost 2,600 coronavirus cases on Tuesday
Ljubljana – A total of 2,591 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Slovenia on Tuesday, more than a third more than a week earlier, which may be attributed to reduced testing on public holiday on Monday. One patient died, Health Ministry data ...
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:04:15 +0000NSi urges govt not to reverse tax reform, proposes measures
Ljubljana – The opposition New Slovenia (NSi) has urged the government not to reverse the tax reform introduced by the previous government, while also noting that it should prepare a package of targeted measures to help vulnerable groups as wel...
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:03:26 +0000TV Slovenija boss clashes with Mladina over latest editorial
Ljubljana – Uroš Urbanija, the director of the TV arm of RTV Slovenija, has decided to cancel the subscription for Mladina over an editorial that criticises staffing at the public broadcaster. The editor-in-chief of Mladina retorted that by at...
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:02:41 +0000Anna Netrebko will perform at Ljubljana Festival, its boss says
Ljubljana – The concert of Russian soprano Anna Netrebko at the Ljubljana Festival remains scheduled for 26 September, the festival’s director and artistic director Darko Brlek said on Wednesday after the Ukrainian community in Slovenia c...
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:02:02 +0000Higher Court upholds SD’s EUR 10,000 libel claim against Janša
Ljubljana – The ruling ordering opposition Democrats (SDS) head Janez Janša to pay EUR 10,000 in damages and apologise to the coalition Social Democrats (SD) for claiming the party operated from a “stolen Jewish villa” has become f...
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:01:21 +0000Third gold for Garnbret at European Championships
Munich – Janja Garnbret won gold in the new boulder & lead event on Wednesday, her third consecutive gold medal at the European Championships in Munich. Another Slovenian, Mia Krampl, finished in second place. Garnbret left nothing to chanc...
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:00:45 +0000Tina Šutej wins bronze at European Athletics Championships
Munich – Slovenia’s Tina Šutej won bronze in the pole vault at the European Athletics Championships on Wednesday, finishing with a height of 4.75 metres, close to her personal best of 4.76 metres in outdoor competitions. The 33-year-old ...