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Despite the long ride from Canada, Štuhec was excited to be welcomed by fans. "It is really special to see so many people here. Although we've been on the way for quite a long time, because we headed home straight after yesterday's race, it is worth it."

She and her team opened a bottle of champagne on stage and toasted to new victories.

VALJEVO - Minister of Economy Goran Knezevic and Gorenje Group President Franjo Bobinac signed in Valjevo, central Serbia, on Thursday a memorandum of cooperation between the Serbian government and the Slovenian household appliance maker envisioning investments worth 12 mln euros, expansion of production capacities and new employment.

Russia and Islamist militants could try to boost their influence in the Balkan nations if the European Union doesn't take them in as members, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama said in an interview published on Wednesday.

Rama told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung it was in the EU's interests to try and bring Balkan states into its fold.

An EU-commissioned team of weapons experts are investigating links between Slovenia's army stockpiles and ammunition found with Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, as well as in Libya.

BELGRADE - The Tourism Organization of Serbia is presenting Serbian tourism at the Nature & Health Fair at the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Center on November 24-28 as part of activities promoting Serbian tourism in Slovenia.

Visitors will be introduced to possibilities for active holidays in Serbia - paragliding, fishing, hunting, camps, ski resorts and rural tourism.

Soon after the Škocjan Caves' entry on the list in 1986, Slovenia began its efforts to establish the Škocjan Caves Regional Park, which would ensure state protection of the caves' delicate ecosystem, said Ščuka.

Slovenia has improved access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and to some extent also the responsiveness of the state administration.

But the main issues remain unabated, particularly red tape, the Commission wrote, calling for an acceleration in the "reduction of administrative burden" and "increasing the efficiency of the public administration".