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Wed, 02 Nov 2022 17:07:24 +0000
Entrepreneur makes EUR 1.47m donation to firefighters
Ivo Boscarol, the Ajdovščina-based entrepreneur who sold his successful ultra-light aircraft maker earlier this year, has donated EUR 1.47 million to the Slovenian Firefighting Association, thus making good on the promise he made during a huge wild...

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:52:10 +0000
Ministry backs renovation of three castle in eastern Slovenia
Šmarje pri Jelšah – Culture Minister Asta Vrečko signed on Wednesday EUR 3.6 million worth of contracts for the renovation and development of tourism infrastructure of three castles in the wider Kozjansko area in eastern Slovenia. The Jelši...

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:42:19 +0000
Temporary protection for Ukrainians extended to March 2024
Ljubljana, 2 November – In line with the relevant decision of the European Commission, Slovenia will automatically extend temporary protection for displaced persons from Ukraine until 4 March 2024. Administrative units will issue a new card val...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:44:34 +0000
Orchestra wins best film at the Festival of Slovenian Film
 Matevž Luzar’s Orchestra, which traces members of a Slovenian wind orchestra as they travel to a brass band music festival in a small Austrian town, has won the award for best film at the 25th Slovenian Film Festival, which wrapped up on Sun...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:10:00 +0000
Velenje wins 2024 Green Leaf award
The Slovenian city of Velenje received the Green Leaf award for 2024 together with Denmark’s Elsinore while Spain’s Valencia was designated the European Green Capital of 2024 at a ceremony in France’s Grenoble. The award was accepte...

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 09:29:00 +0000
Research shows Triglav, Skuta glaciers continue to shrink
The latest measurements of the glaciers below the Triglav and Skuta peaks have shown that the only two remaining glaciers in Slovenia have shrunk and thinned significantly this year due to the unfavourable snow and temperature conditions, and that th...

Sat, 29 Oct 2022 06:19:00 +0000
Ombudsman 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 +0000
Mutual 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 +0000
Franco-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 +0000
Passenger 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...



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