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This summary is provided by the STA:
Fuel prices surge after price caps end
LJUBLJANA - Fuel prices in Slovenia surged after the government decided to end price administration. Regular petrol was about 8% more expensive than yesterday, with diesel up by more than 20%. Data reported by petrol stations show regular petrol costs between EUR 1,617 and EUR 1,619 per litre, and diesel was priced at between EUR 1,817 and EUR 1,824 at major providers Petrol and OMV, and even higher at some smaller petrol stations, EUR 1,876.
Unions not content with state of labour rights
LJUBLJANA/RAVNE NA KOROŠKEM - Trade unionists highlighted persistent problems with the exercise of labour rights as they pledged in Labour Day speeches that the fight for rights was not yet over. "We're far from the ideal when it's not going to be all about profit, added value and competitiveness, when the human - the worker - becomes the focus," said Lidija Jerkič, president of the ZSSS trade union association.
Slow decline in coronavirus continues
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia reported 477 new cases of coronavirus for Saturday, down six percent over the week before, as hospitalisations remained broadly stable. One patient with Covid-19 died. The overall number of patients hospitalised due to Covid rose by five to 81, while the number of ICU case remained unchanged at 12.
