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Left leadership gets vote of confidence, mandate for coalition talks
LJUBLJANA - The council of the Left on Friday endorsed the party's executive committee, headed by coordinator Luka Mesec, after the committee put their mandate for a vote of confidence, and the party leadership was given the mandate for talks with the Freedom Movement to enter a coalition headed by Robert Golob. Mesec told the press on Saturday he would meet the leaders of the potential coalition partners, the Freedom Movement and the Social Democrats (SD), on Tuesday. He added that he expected "concrete steps towards a new government".
Coronavirus case count down 9% week-on-week on Friday
LJUBLJANA - A total of 948 new cases of coronavirus were reported for Friday, down by 9% on the week before, as the Covid situation in Slovenia remains stable, the latest Health Ministry data show. The overall number of patients in ordinary Covid wards declined by one to 76, while the number of ICU increased by one to 12. No Covid patient died yesterday. Slovenia's 14-day case notification rate per 100,000 population is down by 16 of 619.
Türk attends first meeting of UN High-Level Advisory Board
NEW YORK, US - Former Slovenian President Danilo Türk attended the first meeting of the High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism in New York. He told the STA on the occasion that the UN had perhaps never been in such a difficult situation as today, in particular due to the Russian attack on Ukraine. "The multilateral system is falling apart and Secretary General Guterres is trying to preserve it and give it some new content," Türk told the STA.
Belimed sees increase in demand as Covid 19 pandemic subsides
GROSUPLJE - Belimed, a subsidiary of a Swiss maker of washing-disinfecting machines and sterilization equipment used in medicine, has seen a boost in demand as medical procedures got back on track. The company generated 1.2 million in net profit in 2021 on sales of EUR 41 million. Currently employing 243 people, the company projects a 15% increase in the headcount in the near future. Their biggest market is the USA, followed by Europe, China and Japan.
Judoka Pogačnik wins European bronze in women's 70kg
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Slovenian judoka Anka Pogačnik won the bronze medal in the women's 70kg category at the European Judo Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria, her first medal in major competitions. In the decisive fight, she defeated Hilde Jager of the Netherlands after three penalties. The 30-year-old Slovenian lost in the quarter-finals to Sanne van Dijke of the Netherlands, the bronze medallist at the Tokyo Olympics and last year's world championships.
Festival of roses kicking off in Nova Gorica
MOVA GORICA - The 17th Festival of Roses will started today in Nova Gorica. Running until 22 May, it will offer visitors a number of events related to roses, which have become one of the main symbols of the city and the wider area. Visitors will be able to stroll through rose parks and the garden of Bourbon roses at Kostanjevica Hill, as well as attend workshops, exhibitions and a number of concerts, or enjoy the town's many delicacies.
Pop-up concerts to mark International Jazz Day
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia marked International Jazz Day on Saturday with a series of street performances and live concerts by jazz musicians that will be a welcome change after two years of Covid-19. In addition to Ljubljana, events will be or have already been held in several other towns as well. The cultural organisation Imago Sloveniae, the main organiser, also invited jazz musicians country-wide to perform for random passers-by from their windows.
Campsite near Pivka rated Slovenia's most popular by camping.info
BERLIN, Germany - Camping Plana & Bar 66 near Pivka has been rated the most popular Slovenian campsite and the 82nd most popular in Europe by the users of the Berlin-based portal camping.info. Along with Plana & Bar 66, one of the 110 Camping.info Award 2022 winners, Center Kekec at the foot of the Maribor Pohorje hills and Šobec, not far from Bled, have been voted best Slovenian campsites.
Slovenian gets prison in France for stealing Cessna in Italy
ROME, Italy - A court in the French town of Aix-en-Provence has sentenced a Slovenian citizen to three years and six months in prison for stealing a Cessna aircraft from an airfield in the Italian resort of Novi Ligure in March and flying it to France, the Italian media reported. The 33-year-old stole a Cessna 172 from the E.Mossi airfield north of Genoa in north-western Italy, and flew it across the coastal region of Liguria and the French Riviera.
