Slovenia Times
Sat, 29 Oct 2022 06:19:00 +0000Ombudsman finds foreign students discriminated against in subsidised housing
The Equal Opportunities Ombudsman recommended to the Ministry of education, Science and Sport to change the higher education act following an analysis that found the act discriminates against foreign students in subsidised housing. The analysis was c...
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:40:43 +0000Mutual fund managers continue to record net investments
Mutual fund management companies in Slovenia find that despite the increased uncertainty and drops on stock markets, investors continue to make net investments in mutual funds. They are optimistic in spite of the value of assets under their managemen...
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 10:40:24 +0000Franco-German train running out of ideas, finds Delo
The newspaper Delo writes about the latest frictions between France and Germany in Friday’s commentary headlined Train without Energy and Ideas, finding that these are but the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the negative role of this train ...
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:24:57 +0000Passenger figures at Ljubljana airport up 174% in first nine months
Passenger transport at Ljubljana airport has returned to pre-epidemic levels, the airport’s operator said on Thursday as it announced the winter schedule featuring 12 carriers proving links to 14 destinations. The number of passengers in the fi...
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 18:18:26 +0000First ibis Styles is coming to Slovenia
Accor, the world’s leading hospitality group, expands into Slovenia, further developing the Group’s presence in Eastern Europe. The group has signed a franchise agreement with Mogotel Group, opening Accor’s first hotel in Slovenia under the ibi...
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:48:34 +0000DARS dimming and switching off lights along motorways
Motorway company DARS has decided to shut off lights at motorway sections where the law permits and to adjust the lighting along other sections of motorways as of Thursday. The company expects to save 2,000 megawatt hours of electricity a year or 10%...
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:39:12 +0000Free2move car rental launched in Slovenia
The mobility platform Free2move launched its car rental service in Slovenia on Thursday, announcing that additional services, such as fleet sharing vehicle financing and the use of car parks and electric charging points, are to follow. Free2move, whi...
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:08:15 +0000New 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 +0000Mountain 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 +0000Škocjan 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...