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Janša about independence, its opponents in Ognjišče interview
LJUBLJANA - Independence was the right path, it is just that being naive, we did not consolidate it in time, PM Janez Janša said in an interview with the Catholic radio station Radio Ognjišče, warning that reviving the totalitarian left-wing ideology in a relatively young democracy was very dangerous. "Those threatening with nationalisation, abolishment of parliamentary democracy, exit from the eurozone and even death are bloody serious. And to be honest, we ourselves will also be to blame if we don't say 'no' to them in time."
Slovenia's tennis player Zidanšek wins first WTA tournament
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Top seed Tamara Zidanšek, the French Open semi-finalist, won the WTA Lousanne Open beating France's Clara Burel in the finals after a good two hours with 4:6, 7:6 (5) and 6:1 for what is her first-ever WTA tournament victory. "I'm really happy I managed to win it, and now I got that under my belt," she said after the victory. The world's number 50 won the Lousanne title as she played in the finals of a WTA tournament for the third time - after Bogota in April and Nürnberg in 2019.
Slovenian travel agencies record higher demand for organised tours
LJUBLJANA - Slovenian travel agencies have noticed interested in organised tours as Slovenians travel more and more after stiff coronavirus restrictions have been relaxed, although demand remains 20% below last year's. "Demand for holidays and travel is slowly returning," Mišo Mrvaljević, the secretary general of the Association of Tourist Agencies of Slovenia, has told the STA, yet the industry does not expect full recovery before mid-2025.
Number of newly registered cars in Slovenia down in June, up in EU
BRUSSELS, Belgium - As many as 5,176 new vehicles were registered in Slovenia in June, a drop of 21% compared with June 2020, shows data the European European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) released this week. The EU meanwhile recorded a rise of 10.4% in new registrations to 1,048 million, in what the ACEA said was a continuing upward trend, although the growth was somewhat slower than in previous months. The biggest rise was posted by Germany, up 24.5%.
Ban on sale of single-use plastic products proposed
LJUBLJANA - In line with EU standards, the Environment Ministry has put forward for adoption by the government a regulation banning the sale of several single-use plastic items such as plastic cutlery, straws, plates, plastic ear swabs, except for medical equipment, plastic stir sticks and balloon sticks with the exception of those not intended for consumers. The ministry is also proposing banning expanded polystyrene food and drink packaging and items made of oxo-degradable plastics.
Almost EUR 11 billion spent on social security in 2019
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia earmarked EUR 10.72 billion for various social security programmes in 2019, up 6.2% over 2018, with the bulk spent on two fields - the elderly, where pensions are also included, and on diseases and healthcare. The figure represented 22.2% of the country's GDP, up 0.2 points from 2018, the Statistics Office (SURS) said, adding the trend of rising funds spent on all social security programmes continued in 2019. Social contributions, largely paid from wages, accounted for almost three quarters of social security funds, and amounted to EUR 7.7 billion.
