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Cerar says far-right parties are threat to democracy
LJUBLJANA - Foreign Minister Miro Cerar commented on the political scandal in Austria by tweeting that far-right parties were a threat to European democracy. He called on citizens to say no to such parties in the upcoming EU election. In contrast, Prime Minister Marjan Šarec would not comment on the situation. It is an internal political issue which Austrian politicians and voters must solve, his office told the STA. It added that the political crisis in Austria would have no major effect on the Slovenian-Austrian relations.
Židan hosts Swiss speaker
BLED, RADOVLJICA - Parliamentary Speaker Dejan Židan hosted his Swiss counterpart Marina Carobbio Guscetti as she started her official three-day visit to Slovenia. The pair discussed bilateral relations and cooperation as well as EU-Swiss relations. Židan and Carobbio Guscetti spent the first day of the visit in Bled and Radovljica in north-western Slovenia, where they stopped at the Beekeeping Museum.
Slovenia's energy and climate plan ranked worst in EU
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia has the worst draft energy and climate plan among all EU member states, according to a report by NGOs that highlights lack of ambition and credibility and absence of a clear path to carbon neutrality by 2050. In the report Planning for Net Zero: Assessing the draft National Energy and Climate Plans, the European Climate Foundation looked at how credible national goals are, how comprehensive and detailed policy proposals are, and how good the drafting process was.
Ljubljana fairgrounds growing, expanding congress business
LJUBLJANA - The Ljubljana fairgrounds, which annually hosts around 20 fairs, has been boosting its congress-hosting business lately, with the share of its revenue gained from this activity increasing from 25% in 2010 to 44% last year. Its operator believes that the venue will continue to grow and record another successful year in 2019. Presenting the figures for the STA, Iztok Bricl, the director of Gospodarsko Razstavišče, stressed that the fairgrounds operator's total revenue was up by 10% last year, with the goal being to grow at an annual rate of 5%.
Roglič wins stage nine at Giro d'Italia
SAN MARINO, San Marino - Slovenian cyclist Primož Roglič won stage nine of the Giro d'Italia by finishing first in today's 34.8-kilometre time trial that ended in San Marino. His second victory in time trial earned Roglič second place overall. Roglič, who already won the opening time trial, finished today's race on wet roads that ended with a 12-kilometre ascent to San Marino, in 51 minutes and 52 seconds. Belgian Victor Campenaerts came 11 seconds behind him, followed by Dutch Bauke Mollema, who was a minute behind.
