Slovenia Times
Sat, 08 Oct 2022 17:47:53 +0000Pogačar defends victory at Il Lombardia
Como, 8 October – Slovenia’s star rider Tadej Pogačar won Il Lombardia, the last of the cycling season’s five one-day races known as Monuments, on Saturday to defend last year’s victory at the event. In the sprint finish of t...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:51:28 +0000Top of Mt. Triglav now covered with 5G
Telecoms operator A1 Slovenija has announced it has expanded its mobile network with the highest 5G base station in Slovenia, enabling 5G access in the wider Kredarica plateau area and the top of Triglav (2,865m), Slovenia’s highest mountain. L...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:32:37 +0000Slovenia aligned on 2021-2027 cohesion policy
Slovenia’s western cohesion region approved on Friday the programme of the European Cohesion Policy in 2021-2027, meaning the document has now been green-lit by all relevant stakeholders in Slovenia and will soon be sent to Brussels, said Minis...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:59:51 +0000Slovenia up two spots in UN e-government survey
Ljubljana – Slovenia ranks 21st among 193 countries in the latest United Nations e-government survey 2022. The country gained two spots compared to 2020, showing progress in all components of the survey, the Public Administration Ministry said ...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:56:34 +0000Opposition motion on parental protection voted down
Ljubljana – The National Assembly rejected the opposition-sponsored changes to the parental protection and family benefits act with which the Democrats (SDS) wanted to introduce a universal child benefit that would not be means tested. The gove...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:55:55 +0000Covid case count continues to rise steadily
Ljubljana – A total of 3,981 positive coronavirus tests were logged in Slovenia on Monday, a new record since March but only marginally more than last Monday. 89 Covid patients were treated at regular hospital wards on Monday and 21 were in int...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:55:23 +0000Bosnia elections indicate time right for civic ideas, says pundit
Ljubljana – Faris Kočan, a researcher at the Centre of International Relations at the Ljubljana Faculty of Social Sciences, believes the results of the general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina available so far indicate time may have come fo...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:54:48 +0000Banka Slovenije says financial system stable, but risks elevated
Ljubljana – Banka Slovenije deems Slovenia’s financial system stable, but “the expected deterioration in economic conditions and inflation persisting at high levels means systemic risks to financial stability are elevated”, vi...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:54:06 +0000Slovenia reserved about Ukraine’s joining NATO
Vitanje – Slovenia is reserved about Ukraine’s joining NATO due to major security risks involved, Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon told reporters on Tuesday. “If NATO were to take a decision to admit Ukraine as member, it could be a cle...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:53:17 +0000National Assembly codifies same-sex marriage, adoption
Ljubljana – The National Assembly signed same-sex marriage and adoptions into law by passing changes to the family code by 48 votes in favour and 29 against on Tuesday, capping decades of efforts by LGBT+ groups and activists to end discriminat...