Slovenia
Tour of Slovenia ready for 30th birthday bash
Slovenia's biggest cycling race, the Tour of Slovenia, is celebrating 30 years this year. With Slovenian cycling making waves on the world stage, the race has attracted increasingly strong international fields in its mid-June slot. The organizers are promising another hotly contested affair with a palette of hilly stages this year.
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Business and sport converge in Slovenian-flavoured events in Dallas
Dallas, the third largest city in Texas and the fourth largest metropolitan area in the US, is currently the place to be to learn more about Slovenia's investment, business and tourism opportunities while enjoying an NBA match featuring no other than Luka Dončić.
Slovenia and Serbia set to improve rail links
Slovenia and Serbia will give an initiative to create a joint task force with Croatia, Austria and Italy to explore ways to speed up railway traffic between the countries. This was agreed as Infrastructure Ministers Alenka Bratušek hosted her Serbian counterpart Goran Vesić in Ljubljana on 3 April.
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Slovenian prime minister visits Ukraine
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on 31 March, his first to the war-torn country. Talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal focused on Slovenia's potential participation in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine and the country's progress towards EU and NATO membership.
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Trade with UK brisk despite Brexit
Trade between Slovenia and the UK remains brisk despite obstacles that are the result of Brexit. Britain remains an attractive destination for Slovenian companies due to its openness to innovation, premium prices, a large market, connections with the rest of the world, and a reliable business environment.
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Study shows Slovenian community in Austria shrinking
The Slovenian community in the Austrian province of Carinthia continues to shrink, according to a study presented by the Austrian public opinion polling institute OGM on 28 March. The use of Slovenian in everyday life is in decline and it is still mainly used at home and in church.
Slovenia stepping up defence spending
Slovenia will step up defence spending to meet the target 2% of GDP by 2030, five years earlier than planned so far, under a resolution passed by the National Assembly on 22 March. Slovenia's defence spending as a share of GDP is among the lowest in NATO.
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Old countryside inns brought to life
Three entrepreneurs from the west of the country have joined forces to bring long-forgotten country pubs back to life for a day in a project that has aroused interest beyond Slovenia's borders.
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Orto Fest for rockers of all ages
Ljubljana's celebrated rock club Orto Bar will host the 23rd iteration of the Orto Fest from 30 March to 29 April. The 2023 line-up features 20 Slovenian and 10 foreign bands, many of which are well-known crowd favourites.
Opening the festival will be the popular Slovenian rockers Big Foot Mama, who will soon be followed by Dan D, described by some as Slovenia's Pearl Jam.
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Bosnia-Slovenia money laundering racket busted
Law enforcement authorities in Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina conducted a series of house searches at dozens of locations on 21 March on suspicion of a money laundering racket involving shell companies that allegedly netted the suspects more than €5 million.
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