Latest News from Slovenia
Govt nominates Petrovič for European Court of Auditors again
Ljubljana – Jorg Kristijan Petrovič, first deputy president of the Slovenian Court of Audit, has been put forward as Slovenia’s candidate for European Court of Auditors once again, after the parliamentary EU Affairs Committee turned down his nomination without debate in mid-October.
Dramatic Increase in COVID-19 Infection in Balkan Countries
Countries in the region still see a dramatic increase in the number of new coronavirus infections. With the exception of an increase in the number of new coronaviruses in Slovenia and Croatia, the worst situation on Wednesday is in Romania, where there are almost 15,000 new infections and 512 deaths registered in one day, Belgrade's Politika writes.
“IF WE HAVE INCOMPETENT AND CORRUPT PUBLIC LEADERS, WE ALL SUFFER”
Interview: Dr Pierre Casse, Leadership Chair, IEDC-Bled School of Management; Professor, Moscow School of Management (Skolkovo-Russia) Author: Tina Drolc, MBA Dr Pierre Casse is the Leadership Chair at IEDC-Bled School of Management and a professor at the Moscow School of Management (Skolkovo-Russia).
Over 3,000 coronavirus cases logged for Tuesday
Ljubljana – Slovenia reported another 3,166 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the highest daily figure since 5 January, as 38% of the PCR tests came back positive, official data shows. Estimates by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) show the number of active cases in the country thus increased by almost 2,000 on the day before to 22,188.
Partial lockdown warning as Slovenia’s Covid situation worsens
Ljubljana – Slovenia’s epidemiological status is poor as the country’s heads towards the worst situation since the start of the epidemic, said Health Minister Janez Poklukar on Wednesday. If the trend is not reversed, he will propose at least a partial lockdown, he announced, noting that some Covid restrictions were being stepped up.
Podgoršek attends meeting of agriculture ministers in Poland
Krakow – Agriculture Minister Jože Podgoršek was invited by his Polish counterpart Grzegorz Puda to attend a meeting of agriculture ministers within the Three Seas Initiative. The ministers discussed securing feed protein production in the EU and the transition to a green and digital agricultural economy.
Monday brings near ten-month high in Covid cases, positivity rate spike
Ljubljana – Slovenia logged 2,292 new coronavirus infections on Monday, the highest daily case total since early January. More than a third of all PCR tests came back positive. The estimate of active cases in the country has topped 20,000, according to the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ).
Changes to the gaming act pass first hurdle in parliament
Ljubljana – The National Assembly endorsed at first reading on Tuesday changes to the gaming act that introduce partial liberalisation of the field and allow for multiple organisers of classic games of chance. The centre-left opposition obstructed the session. Employees from the gaming sector and charities strongly oppose the changes.
Delo says DeSUS is done, but that will not affect pensioners
Ljubljana – The newspaper Delo looks at the Pensioners’ Party (DeSUS) in Tuesday’s front-page commentary, saying it is going “down the road of no return” and that “its one-way ticket will not take it to parliament” in the next election. There is actually no rational reason to justify the existence of single-issue parties, the paper says.
A Survey Shows which are the Happiest Nations. Where is Bulgaria?
Bulgaria ranks 88th among 104 countries in a new international Gallup survey entitled World Happiness Report 2018-2020.
Positivity rate almost 34% on Sunday as Covid spike persists
Ljubljana – A total of 707 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Slovenia on Sunday, almost double of the figure from a week ago, while the positivity rate also increased on a daily basis, rising from 33.5% to almost 34%, reported the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ).
Week-on-week coronavirus case count more than doubles to 1,500
Ljubljana – Almost 1,500 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Slovenia on Saturday in what is an increase of 138% week-on-week, while the positivity rate increased on a daily basis by more than three percentage points to 33.5%, the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) reported.
Kenyans dominate 25th Ljubljana Marathon
Ljubljana – The 25th Ljubljana Marathon on Sunday was dominated by Kenyan runners, with Ernest Kibet Tarus winning the men’s race with a time of 2 hours 22 minutes and 39 seconds, and Kwamboka Momanyi Grace winning the women’s competition (2:38:10).
Slovenia calls for enhanced multilateralism on UN Day
Ljubljana/Slovenj Gradec – On United Nations Day, Slovenia has called for strengthening of effective and rule-based multilateralism, with the UN playing the primary role based on inseparable connection and mutual complementation of peace, security and development, and on human rights with respect of international law and goals and principles of the UN Charter.
Kranjec 3rd in Alpine Ski World Cup season opener in Sölden
Innsbruck – Slovenia’s Žan Kranjec finished 3rd as the men’s giant slalom on the Rettenbach glacier above Sölden, Austria opened the Alpine Ski World Cup season on Sunday. The race was won by Marco Odermatt of Switzerland, and Austria’s Roland Leitinger finished second.