Latest News from Slovenia
Slovenian influencer startup raises EUR 400,000
Ljubljana – Epidemic, a one-year-old Slovenian influencer marketing startup, has raised EUR 400,000 from three Slovenian angel investors to expand its team of influencers and upgrade its artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Media Watchdogs Warn of ‘Hostile Climate’ for Slovenia’s Press
The International Press Institute said on Tuesday that it has joined four other media watchdog organisations in writing to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to express concerns over a decline in press freedom in Slovenia since the government of Janez Jansa came to power.
Bulgaria’s Premier to Take Part in Vienna Working Meeting on Fair Vaccines Distribution
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will participate today in a working meeting with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and the Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic - Andrey Babiš, of Latvia - Arturs Krishyannis Karinsch, of Slovenia - Yanez Jansha and of Croatia - Andrey Plenkovic, the government press service announced.
Slovenia temporarily halts AstraZeneca vaccine use
Ljubljana – Slovenia has decided to temporarily halt the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine pending a decision by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
Health Minister Janez Poklukar said Monday the Slovenian expert group for vaccines had not found reasonable grounds to stop using the jab.
Kranjska Gora counting on long-term benefits of sport events
Kranjska Gora – Kranjska Gora has had a dismal winter tourist season, but it is alone among Slovenia’s winter sports resorts to have hosted several major international sporting events. While the proceeds have not been high, the community is banking on their promotional impact and the lessons learned in Covid-safe tourism.
Former DeSUS head and minister Pivec founding new party
Ljubljana – Aleksandra Pivec, the former president of the Pensioner’s Party (DeSUS) and agriculture minister, has made good on her announcements about forming a new party. The maiden congress of the For People movement is scheduled for Saturday in Maribor.
Coal phaseout strategy sent into public consultation
Ljubljana, 15 March – The Infrastructure Ministry has launched a public consultation on the draft national strategy to phase out coal and restructure the country’s two coal regions. The document applies to Savinja-Šalek, which has coal-fired power station TEŠ and a coal mine, and to Zasavje, where there are no longer any active mines or thermal plants.
Past must be confronted, SAZU says about reconciliation
Ljubljana – The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU) has presented a statement on reconciliation, underlining that Slovenians must reach an consensus about basic values on which the nations is founded. The past must be confronted because clarification is the only way to catharsis and reconciliation, the statement says.
Eurostat: Slovenia saw the biggest rise in domestic tourism in 2020
Luxembourg – In 2020 when tourism was hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Slovenia posted the highest rise in the number of nights generated by domestic tourists in the EU, that of 33%. The other two countries that also saw a rise in domestic nights last year were Malta and Cyprus (both up 15%), show figures Eurostat released on Monday.
Poland’s Replacement for Istanbul Convention Would Ban Abortion and Gay Marriage
In the letter - leaked to BIRN and published below in its entirety for the first time - that was sent last year to at least four governments in the region (Croatia, Czechia, Slovakia and Slovenia), the Polish Justice Ministry sets out its vision over five pages for an alternative to the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, to giv
Slovenian Covid-19 victims commemorated by senior officials
Ljubljana – Senior state and religious officials attended a memorial service at Ljubljana’s Žale cemetery on Sunday for people who have died from Covid-19, on the anniversary of the first death recorded in Slovenia. In his keynote, President Borut Pahor express condolences to the victim’s families and said the virus had not been defeated yet.
Slovenian, Croatian football legends raise money for Petrinja
Ljubljana – Slovenian and Croatian football legends played a charity match on Saturday in the Croatian town of Petrinja to raise funds for the area that was hit by a devastating earthquake at the end of last year. The Croatian Red Cross was handed out a donation of EUR 50,000, the Slovenian Football Association (NZS) said.
Janša says SDS will not allow soloing in coalition any longer
Ljubljana – Democrats (SDS) president and Prime Minister Janez Janša has announced in a letter to the party membership that the party will work in realising the commitments from the coalition agreement, and he expects the same from partners. The mechanism of coordination does not allow soloing and the SDS will not allow this, he added.
Five PMs, including Janša, urge EU summit on vaccines
Brussels/Vienna – Five EU prime ministers, including Slovenia’s Janez Janša, have addressed a letter to Brussels calling for a summit on Covid-19 vaccines. The call comes after Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz strongly criticised the distribution of vaccines among EU member states, saying some EU countries were receiving more vaccines than others.
Slovenia wins five Golden City Gate gold awards in tourism promotion
Ljubljana – The Slovenian Tourism Board (STO) received four gold and three silver awards in this year’s Golden City Gate international competition, which celebrates excellence in promotional campaigns and features. Another gold award went to the Slovenian western region of Posočje.
The award ceremony was part of the international ITB Berlin Now travel trade show.