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NIJZ orders more doses of flu vaccine than last year
Ljubljana – The National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) has ordered 360,000 doses of flu vaccine for this season, which is more than last year, when demand exceeded expectation. It is not clear yet whether the vaccine will be available for free this year as well. Flu vaccination usually starts in October.
Two non-appointed delegated prosecutors suing govt again
Ljubljana – Prosecutors Tanja Frank Eler and Matej Oštir have filed another suit against the government over its decision not to appoint them Slovenia’s European delegated prosecutors as proposed by the Justice Ministry after they were vetted by the Prosecution Council.
Wildfires Cause Havoc – and Arguments – in Balkans
Balkan countries are battling wildfires that have claimed eight lives in Turkey and injured hundreds more, while one person died in Albania and a military officer been injured.
Fires have destroyed land, forests, houses and tourist accommodation in Greece and Turkey. Villages and neighbourhoods have been evacuated in Turkey, Greece and Albania.
Slovenia’s joblessness keeps falling
Ljubljana – A total of 70,655 people were registered as unemployed in Slovenia in July, a decline of 0.6% from June and down as much as 21% from July 2020, according to a report released by the Employment Service.
The total kept falling despite the number of the newly registered rising by 54% from June to 5,443. The latter figure was still nearly 34% bellow last year’s.
Slovenia sends firefighters to N Macedonia
Ljubljana – Slovenia has deployed a civil protection unit and 16 vehicles to North Macedonia to help fight wildfires there in response to the country’s asking for help through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
According to a post on the government’s Twitter profile, Slovenia sent 46 members of civil protection specialising in fighting wildfires with 16 vehicles.
Slovenia’s Mišmaš Zrimšek sixth in 3000-meter steeplechase at Olympics
Tokyo – Maruša Mišmaš Zrimšek placed sixth in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase at the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Wednesday after securing the finals on Sunday. By clocking 9:14.84 at what are her debut Olympics, she set a new Slovenian record for the second time this year.
Slovenia to donate 150,000 doses of AstraZeneca to Cape Verde
Ljubljana – Slovenia will provide 150,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Cape Verde as humanitarian aid in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic, the government said after Wednesday’s correspondence session. Cape Verde recorded 33,721 coronavirus infections and 298 deaths by the end of July.
Petrol launches its second wind farm in Croatia
Knin – Slovenian energy company Petrol has opened its second wind farm in Croatia. Ljubač, situated near the town of Knin in south Croatia, has nine turbines, which should generate around 96 gigawatts of electricity a year, covering the needs of 30,000 households.
Hybrid carriages presented as part of cross-border project
Murska Sobota – A ride with an innovative horse-drawn electric carriage developed as part of a Slovenian-Austrian EU-sponsored project was demonstrated on Tuesday at the Rakičan Mansion near the city of Murska Sobota. The project aims at developing carriage routes in a bid to promote sustainable cross-border tourism.
Slovenia’s beer trade on the rise
Ljubljana – Beer lovers, brewers, hop growers and pub owners will celebrate International Beer Day on Friday. Last year, there were 68 companies in Slovenia with beer production as their main activity, compared to only 12 in 2010, according to the Statistics Office. According to 2018 data, Slovenians consume 26 litres of beer at home on average per year.
Project SI4CARE addresses distance caregiving for elderly
Ljubljana – The SI4CARE European Social Innovation Project, initiated by researchers from Slovenia, aims to improve the process of providing long-distance caregiving for older people. They note that it is important to identify the services and technologies that are available and the demand for them.
Slovenia make it to semi-finals of Olympic basketball tournament
Tokyo – Slovenia have advanced to the semi-finals of the Tokyo Olympics basketball tournament in a historic feat as it won 94:70 against Germany on Tuesday. This is the first time the Slovenian men’s basketball team is competing at the Games and now they are one win away from a medal.
Dnevnik slams Slovenia’s Covid status checking system
Ljubljana – The newspaper Dnevnik offers congestions at Slovenia’s border crossings with Croatia last weekend as a proof in lambasting Slovenia’s management of the coronavirus epidemic and in particular the system used to check Covid-19 certificates.
Large carnivores presented at new centre in Pivka
Pivka – A centre will open in Pivka on Monday presenting three species of large carnivores living in Slovenia – the brown bear, wolf and lynx. Center Dina is a continuation of a European project Carnivora Dinarica, aimed at protecting the carnivores and promoting co-existence.
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Brussels clears Slovenia’s EUR 22.8m scheme to support businesses
Brussels – The European Commission has approved a EUR 22.8 million worth Slovenian scheme to support companies in various sectors affected by the coronavirus outbreak and the restrictions implemented to limit the spread of the virus.
In a press release issued on Monday the Commission said the Slovenian measure was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework.