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Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:08:15 +0000
New technologies in focus of Slovenian-Japanese Business Forum
The business and investment environment in Japan and Slovenia, opportunities for cooperation, and examples of best practice in smart cities, mobility and robotics topped the agenda of the Slovenian-Japanese Business Forum, organised on Wednesday by S...

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:49:06 +0000
Mountain huts see record footfall, over half foreign visitors
 Slovenian mountain huts are looking back at a record season, having reported 120,000 nights spent by hikers by the end of September 2022, which the Alpine Association of Slovenia says is slightly above the record figures posted in 2019. “Most...

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:40:31 +0000
Škocjan Caves one of first 100 IUGS Global Geosites
The Škocjan Caves will be among the 100 global geological sites of great international importance that the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) will declare as part of its 60th anniversary celebrations in Spain, the Geological Survey of...

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:34:36 +0000
Slovenian govt refutes Russian dirty bomb tweet
Ljubljana/Moscow, 26 October – The Slovenian government has responded to a Russian Foreign Ministry tweet featuring a photo from Slovenia alongside a warning that Ukraine was preparing to use a so called dirty bomb by stressing that radioactive...

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 20:16:22 +0000
NGO head Kovač physically attacked in Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Nika Kovač – the director of the 8 March Institute, was physically attacked in Ljubljana city centre on Tuesday, the NGO tweeted. She reported the attack, the institute said, adding this was her second visit to the police for the sa...

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:37:42 +0000
Mathematician Mohar’s karst watercourses project wins ERC Synergy Grant
Professor Bojan Mohar from the Ljubljana Faculty of Mathematics has become the first Slovenian researcher to win the prestigious ERC Synergy Grant. He will be part of an international team researching the dynamics of karst watercourses and the occurr...

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:37:11 +0000
No. of tourists in Jan-Sept up 64%
Slovenia recorded 4.9 million tourist arrivals in the January-September period, a rise of 64.2% compared with the same period last year, the figures the Statistics Office released on Tuesday show. Domestic tourists accounted for almost 1.6 million ar...

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:28:19 +0000
Dnevnik wants Ljubljana to turn off Christmas lights
Ljubljana city authorities should use the energy crisis not only to drop Christmas lights but also reduce illumination of key buildings, including Ljubljana Castle and churches, to save energy and reduce light pollution, Dnevnik newspaper says in Tue...

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 19:42:38 +0000
Triglav Glacier mission ends with 16,000 trees
Pokljuka – A project as part of which a fraction of a glacier from Slovenia travelled to the Beijing Winter Olympics has ended as 16,000 trees have been planted in Slovenia this year to offset the CO2 emissions generated during the 13,000-kilom...

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 19:26:37 +0000
Digit minister discusses semiconductors in Brussels
Brussels – Slovenian Minister for Digital Transformation Emilija Stojmenova Duh met two EU commissioners in Brussels on Monday, discussing with Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton Slovenia’s more active participation in the EU...



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