Ljubljana

Ljubljana – Air passenger traffic in Slovenia recovered last year from the shock caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, with the three international airports in the country serving a total of 419,300 passengers or 46% more than in 2020. The lion’s share represented passengers served by the Ljubljana airport.

Visoko – The Visoko Manor, once home to Slovenian author, politician and Ljubljana mayor Ivan Tavčar (1851-1923), is being renovated with plans to set up a rehabilitation centre and secure tourist accommodation to revive the local economy and enable higher-quality tourist services in the region around the town of Škofja Loka, north-west.

Ljubljana – A crowd numbering several dozen people, mostly Ukrainian refugees, gathered in the centre of Ljubljana on Sunday to call for peace in Ukraine and an end to Russia’s aggression.

Ljubljana – Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana recorded just over 415,000 tourist arrivals last year, an increase of almost 63% compared to the year before but more than 60% below the pre-Covid 2019, show figures by Tourism Ljubljana.

The statistics for nights show a similar picture: almost 867,000 stays were recorded, up 60% over the year before but 61% lower than in the record year 2019.

Ljubljana – The Ljubljana City Library will host this week a series of lectures and other events presenting the rich cultural and natural heritage of Austria and its impact and integration into the common European space as part of the Austrian Culture Week.

Ljubljana – Due to growing needs for space and a rise in cancer cases in Slovenia, the Oncology Institute in Ljubljana plans to expand its buildings with the support of the Health Ministry. The value of two expansion projects has been estimated at EUR 13-19 million.

Ljubljana – The main building of the UKC Ljubljana medical centre called Hospital will be renovated in an investment valued at EUR 37 million. The government has included the project in the plan of development programmes in the 2022-2025 period.

Moscow – Russia has closed its airspace for Slovenian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian planes, a retaliatory measure after these countries banned Russian aircraft from their airspace due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ljubljana – The Slovenian Olympic Committee on Saturday called on all sports associations to refrain from participating in competitions organised in Russian and Belarus, after International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach called for a boycott of competitions in the two countries.

Ljubljana – The Social Democrats (SD) endorsed their manifesto for the 24 April election on Saturday as their leader Tanja Fajon offered the opposition party as a safe and reliable choice between the dangers of the incumbent government on the one hand and the unpredictability of new experiments on the other.