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Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:35:05 +0000
Golob expects up to EUR 1bn aid to be needed for business next year
Ljubljana – Prime Minister Robert Golob has told TV Slovenija in an interview the EUR 40 million package to help businesses cope with high energy prices is focused on this year when problems are still few, while next year up to one billion euro...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:34:37 +0000
Consumer confidence remains at post-Covid low
Ljubljana – Slovenia’s consumer confidence has not changed this month, remaining at the lowest point since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, down 19 percentage points on August 2021 and 17 points below the long-term average, data from t...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:33:57 +0000
Analyst says war in Ukraine turning into war of attrition
Ljubljana – Defence analyst Iztok Prezelj has assessed that the war in Ukraine is gradually turning into a war of attrition in which the side with more technical resources at its disposal will be more successful. He noted that the war could tak...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:33:20 +0000
2,280 new coronavirus cases recorded in Slovenia on Monday
Ljubljana – A total of 2,280 new daily coronavirus cases were detected in Slovenia on Monday. Three people died, the Health Ministry said on Twitter. 80 patients were at regular hospital wards because of Covid-19 on Monday and 12 were in intens...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:32:50 +0000
Minister says head of UKC Ljubljana hospital should step down
Ljubljana – The management of the UKC Ljubljana medical centre no longer enjoys the support of the Health Ministry, Minister Danijel Bešič Loredan told the press on Tuesday. He said Jože Golobič, director general of Slovenia’s main ho...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:32:16 +0000
Free self-testing kits for students available from Monday
Ljubljana – Free kits for Covid-19 self-testing for primary and secondary school students in the new school year will be available in Slovenian pharmacies from Monday. Testing will be voluntary and will take place at home, with funds for the ca...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:31:45 +0000
Pahor reaffirms strong support for Ukraine sovereignty
Ljubljana/Kyiv – President Borut Pahor reaffirmed Slovenia’s “strongest support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine” as he delivered a video address at the launch of the Crimea Platform on Tuesday. He said...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:30:54 +0000
National Assembly passes law reducing VAT on energy
Ljubljana – The National Assembly unanimously passed on Tuesday changes to the VAT act reducing VAT on electricity, gas, biomass and remote heating from 22% to 9.5% between 1 September 2022 and 31 May 2023. The changes come as part of efforts t...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:30:31 +0000
Primož Roglič takes the lead in La Vuelta
San Sebastian – Slovenian cycling star Primož Roglič has taken the lead in La Vuelta after winning the 152-kilometre stage four on Tuesday on the last climb. Having led the peloton in the last twenty kilometres, the Jumbo Visma rider secured ...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:30:09 +0000
President says EU champion of democracy as victims of totalitarian regimes remembered
Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor underlined the role of the EU as the champion of democracy, human rights and the rule of law as he addressed a memorial ceremony to mark the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of all Totalitarian and Autho...



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