Latest News from Slovenia
NLB buying out small Komercijalna Banka shareholders
Ljubljana – The NLB bank has send a request to its Serbian subsidiary NLB Komercijalna Banka for a buy-out of the minority shareholders as Slovenia’s largest bank recently reached the relevant threshold after acquiring additional shares. NLB expects that the buy-out will have a neutral impact on the group’s bottom line.
Week in Review: New Starts and Old Headaches
Fresh Start
A woman walks past electoral posters on her way to a poling station in Arce, Pri Velenju, Slovenia, 24 April 2022. Slovenia holds its Parliamentary elections to name a new Government and Parliament for next four years. EPA-EFE/ANTONIO BAT
Pandemic curve continues to flatten
Ljubljana – Slovenia confirmed 455 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, a drop of more than 70% over the week before amidst severely reduced testing due to the holiday. Hospital figures remain flat, but two patients with Covid-19 died, Health Ministry data show.
Children from Ukrainian orphanage arrive in Slovenia
Postojna – Twenty children from a Ukrainian orphanage have arrived safely in the village of Slavina near Postojna on Tuesday. Most of the children are between one and three and a half years old. Sandi Curk, commander of civil protection of the Notranjska region, told the STA they had been warmly welcomed.
Convoy of 20 Ukrainian orphans on its way to Slovenia
Postojna – A convoy of 20 orphans from Ukraine and accompanying staff is on its way to Slovenia, where they will be accommodated in the village of Slavina near Postojna, Sandi Curk, commander of civil protection of the Notranjska region, said on Monday. The journey will be challenging, he admitted, expressing hope that the children will reach Slovenia soon.
Mufti Porić says epidemic revealed all weaknesses of society
Ljubljana – Nevzet Porić, mufti of the Islamic community in Slovenia, stressed in his address marking Eid al-Fitr on Monday morning that the Covid-19 epidemic had brought all the weaknesses of the society to the surface in the last couple of years. He warned that the Islamic community in Slovenia had received no Covid aid form the state.
Fuel prices surge after price caps end
Ljubljana – Fuel prices in Slovenia surged on Sunday after the government decided to end price administration. Regular petrol is about 8% more expensive than yesterday, with diesel up by more than 20%. Data reported by petrol stations show regular petrol costs between EUR 1,617 and EUR 1,619 per litre depending on provider, up to EUR 1,628 along motorways.
Slow decline in coronavirus continues
Ljubljana – Slovenia reported 477 new cases of coronavirus for Saturday, down six percent over the week before, as hospitalisations remained broadly stable. One patient with Covid-19 died. The overall number of patients hospitalised due to Covid rose by five to 81, while the number of ICU case remained unchanged at 12. The 14-day incidence per 100,000 population is at 616.
Pop-up concerts to mark International Jazz Day
Ljubljana – Slovenia is marking International Jazz Day on Saturday with a series of street performances and live concerts by jazz musicians that will be a welcome change after two years of Covid-19. In addition to Ljubljana, events will be or have already been held in several other towns as well.
Campsite near Pivka rated Slovenia’s most popular by camping.info
Berlin – Camping Plana & Bar 66 near Pivka has been rated the most popular Slovenian campsite and the 82nd most popular in Europe by the users of the Berlin-based portal camping.info.
Left leadership gets vote of confidence, mandate for coalition talks
Ljubljana – The council of the Left on Friday endorsed the party’s executive committee, headed by coordinator Luka Mesec, after the committee put their mandate for a vote of confidence. The party leadership has been given the mandate for talks with the Freedom Movement to enter a coalition headed by Robert Golob.
Coronavirus case count down 9% week-on-week on Friday
Ljubljana – A total of 948 new cases of coronavirus were reported for Friday, down by 9% on the week before, as the Covid situation in Slovenia remains stable, as is the situation in hospitals, the latest Health Ministry data show. The overall number of patients in ordinary Covid wards declined by one to 76, while the number of ICU increased by one to 12. No Covid patient died yesterday.
Primorske looks at what is ahead for Golob
Koper – Despite his solid majority, and no matter what kind of coalition he puts together, election winner Robert Golob will have his work cut out as he tries to navigate the many traps of government, Primorske Novice says in Saturday’s commentary.
Survey unemployment rate continues to drop in March
Ljubljana – Slovenia’s ILO-compatible survey unemployment rate was at 4% in March, down by 0.1 percentage point on February and 1.1 percentage point year-on-year, the Statistics Office said on Friday, estimating there were some 41,000 unemployed people in Slovenia last month. Half the unemployed aged 15-74 in March were men and half were women.
Slovenia’s inflation accelerates to 6.9% in April
Ljubljana – Slovenia’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 6.9% in April, up 1.5 percentage points from March and level with the rate in February, driven by higher prices of petroleum products and food, data from the Statistics Office shows.