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EU agriculture ministers delve into low-carbon farming

Strasbourg – EU agriculture ministers, including Slovenia’s Jože Podgoršek, learned on Monday about a low-carbon farming project and the work of France’s Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAe) in the field of viticulture, as part of a two-day informal meeting hosted by the French EU presidency.

Over 11,600 new Covid cases confirmed in Slovenia on Thursday

Ljubljana – A total of 11,668 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Slovenia on Thursday, down in weekly comparison, as 3,808 PCR and 103,514 rapid antigen tests were examined, reported the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ), which has estimated that there are now 194,969 active cases in the country.

IBM bolsters investments in CEE, extends Client Engineering in Prague, Warsaw and Moscow

IBM Client Engineering fosters innovation in the region, providing an enhanced customer experience focused on co-creation, technical eminence, and speed Prague, Warsaw, Moscow - January 31, 2022: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the expansion of its Client Engineering team in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) for customers and business partners.

Over 23,000 coronavirus cases confirmed as rapid test results included in count

Ljubljana – Slovenia confirmed 23,433 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday. While this is by far the largest figure since the start of the pandemic, it is to a large extent the result of a new rule where rapid tests are automatically added to the tally without being double-checked with the more precise PCR tests.

Gaming act changes pass second reading in parliament

Ljubljana – The National Assembly approved at second reading on Wednesday the amendments to the gaming act, which aim to liberalise the gaming market in Slovenia by scrapping most curbs on casino ownership and employee licensing and allow five instead of just two lottery organisers. The final vote on the changes will be held in March.

EEA report shows Ljubljana third greenest city in Europe

Ljubljana – Ljubljana is among the capital cities with the highest ratings in Europe in terms of urban tree cover and total green infrastructure, while it is sub-par in terms of public access to the city’s abundant green spaces, shows a report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) on Tuesday.

Fewer pupils distance-learning over refusal to heed Covid rules

Ljubljana – The share of primary school children who are distance learners because they refuse to comply with Covid restrictions in schools is declining. However, there are at least dozen cases where parents decided to sue schools over the enforced pandemic rules. The share is now 0.84%, meaning 1,625 students, down from 3.61% last November, when self-testing was introduced in schools.

The leadership challenge of managing talents

By Dr Pierre Casse, IEDC Professor and Elnura Irmatova, IEDC Research Assistant Talents? "You are what you are, but you do not know it" Talents are essentially what people have that can be activated and used to make a difference for themselves and other people including organizations and societies They are innate abilities and acquired ones. They are very often consolidated through experience.

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