Slovenia Times
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:59:47 +0000Rail operator gets green light to buy half of Nomago
Ljubljana – The competition watchdog has approved a deal under which national rail company Slovenske Železnice (SŽ) is purchasing a 50% stake in Slovenian coach group Nomago. The acquisition is in line with competition regulations, said the C...
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:58:18 +0000Covid figures up week-on-week on Thursday
Ljubljana – A total of 2,174 coronavirus infections were recorded in Slovenia on Thursday, which is fewer than the day before but some 550 cases more than a week ago. Yesterday, 73 patients were treated for Covid at regular wards and 7 in inten...
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:56:41 +0000Nearly half of Slovenia participating in Mobility Week
Ljubljana/Maribor/Novo Mesto – The European Mobility Week will kick off in nearly half of Slovenian municipalities on Friday, promoting sustainable mobility by encouraging people to travel by foot, bike or with public transport. “Building...
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:56:11 +0000Pahor receives ex-peacekeepers in Sinai
Ljubljana – Ahead of the International Day of Peace, President Borut Pahor received the Slovenian members of a UN mission that monitored the ceasefire between Israel and Egypt in the Sinai peninsula in the 1950s and 1960s. They highlighted the ...
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:55:27 +0000Air traffic recovery in Slovenia slowest in Europe, association warns
Ljubljana – Air traffic in Slovenia will only reach the level of three years ago in 2026, says the Transport Association at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS), which has singled out a lack of air links as the main reason for...
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:54:50 +0000Mesec says solidarity-based future portfolio will not be established
Ljubljana – Minister of Labour, the Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Luka Mesec has told the STA that he had a change of heart about establishing a new portfolio for solidarity-based future. He will thus keep his portfolio, which ...
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:54:26 +0000SDS endorse Logar for president
Ljubljana – The party council of the opposition Democrats (SDS) decided on Friday to endorse the presidential bid of its MP and former Foreign Minister Anže Logar. Logar has collected 5,000 voter signatures and will be formally running as an i...
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:54:03 +0000Janša suggests ouster motion against Šarec over rescinded Boxer deal
Ljubljana – Responding to the government’s decision to pull out of the Boxer defence deal, opposition SDS leader Janez Janša has raised the possibility of filing an ouster motion against Defence Minister Marjan Šarec. Reportedly, the SD...
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:53:37 +0000Top weather warning in force for south and central Slovenia
Ljubljana – The Environment Agency (ARSO) has issued a red weather alert, its highest, for southern and central parts of the country as some areas have already received more rain in a day than they had in the three summer months. In a rare occa...
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:52:55 +0000National Gallery temporarily closed by flood
Ljubljana – Heavy rain that Slovenia has not seen for months has been causing disruption across the country since Thursday. A number of buildings have been flooded and roads have been closed by floods or blocked by landslides. In Ljubljana, the...