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Hungary-Türkiye Cultural Year starts
The 2024 Hungary-Türkiye Cultural Year will kick off on Jan. 21 with a concert of by the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, to be held at the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) in Istanbul. On the same day as the concert an exhibition depicting the important contributions of Hungarians in the establishment of Türkiye will also be presented to the audience at AKM.
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Academia, business and govt sign deal to boost innovation
The government, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) and education and research institutions have agreed to enter strategic cooperation to bring about an innovation breakthrough in the country to increase value added it generates.
PM expects aid to business could top EUR 1.5 billion
Ljubljana – The corporate sector will need aid in excess of EUR 1.5 billion to cope with high energy prices, Prime Minister Robert Golob said on Monday after meeting with representatives of business associations. The exact scope of the aid will depend on how successful reform of EU energy markets will be.
Just weeks ago Golob said that aid would have to amount to a billion euros.
Slovenia hosting National Day in Dubai
Dubai – Slovenia’s presentation at the Dubai Expo will culminate on Tuesday as the country marks its Culture Day with a special programme. The National Day at the Slovenian pavilion will feature Foreign Minister Anže Logar and Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek.
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Conference on innovation highlights importance of cooperation
Ljubljana – Cooperation is the key to boosting innovation, agreed the participants at the Pan-European Innovation Ecosystem international conference, organised at the start of Slovenia’s EU presidency. There were also calls for cooperation between businesses and academia.
Poklukar urges vaccination to keep businesses open in autumn
Ljubljana – Health Minister Janez Poklukar made a case for vaccination to prevent an autumn wave of the coronavirus epidemic and potential business closures as he addressed the management board of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) in Ljubljana on Wednesday. “I’m afraid of the autumn if we don’t have a high enough vaccination rate.”
Hungary’s Health System Has Radical Surgery
The bill also includes a ban on "gratuity" payments to doctors that have plagued the health service for the last 70 years, undermining general trust in the system and giving patients the illusion that by tipping doctors they would receive favourable treatment in public hospitals.
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After a slump, SIJ group upbeat about business in 2021
Ljubljana – The steel group SIJ estimates that its sales revenue declined by a good 10% last year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, however with an increase in orders the group is upbeat about the future.
Tibulis, the Greek ghost town that’s actually a giant… dollhouse (haunting pics)
Tibulis, a ghost town between Zaharo and Kyparissia in the Peloponnese, is inhabited solely by dolls. In fact, a walk through the village is like stepping into a giant doll-house. The village is a well-kept secret.