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Slovenia joins appeal against rash changes to EU treaties
BRUSSELS, Belgium - About ten EU countries, including Slovenia, have drawn up a non-paper on the outcome of and follow-up to the Conference on the Future of Europe, warning against rash changes to EU treaties. In the document obtained by the STA the countries say the ideas presented by citizens at the conference "should not be instrumentalised to serve special institutional interests". Meanwhile, President Borut Pahor joined calls by French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for such changes.
Pahor says V Day and Europe Day more connected than one might think
TOPOLŠICA - Victory Day was marked in the town of Topolšica, some 50 km north-east of Ljubljana, which was one of the five places in Europe where the allies made the German armed forces sign unconditional surrender in 1945. President Borut Pahor said at the event that Victory Day and Europe Day are more connected than one might think. Seventy-seven years ago, the forces of good defeated the forces of evil, and Slovenia was among the forces of good, Pahor said in his keynote address.
Pahor, Milanović to attend Slovenian minority's celebration
RIJEKA, Croatia - The Union of Slovenian Associations in Croatia will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a ceremony in Rijeka on Tuesday, to be attended by Slovenian and Croatian presidents, Borut Pahor in Zoran Milanović. "We see this visit as a recognition by Slovenia and Croatia not only of the union but also of the associations that are active in Croatia," Barbara Riman, the head of the umbrella organisation, told the STA ahead of the visit.
MPs in for busy maiden session on Friday
LJUBLJANA - As the new parliament meets for its maiden session on Friday, the MPs will appoint speaker, deputy speakers, secretary general and the parliamentary Privileges and Credential Commission apart from confirming their own mandates and deciding on the distribution of seats on three committees. These committees will be in charge of foreign policy, EU affairs and general affairs, it was agreed as outgoing Speaker Igor Zorčič met the interim heads of the new deputy factions and minority MPs.
Janković to bid for 5th term as Ljubljana Mayor
LJUBLJANA - Zoran Janković declared his intention to stand for his fifth straight term as mayor of Slovenia's capital in the autumn local elections. "It's nice to be Ljubljana mayor," he said. Janković has served as Ljubljana mayor since 2006, winning every election since with an outright majority, including after a brief foray into politics at the national level in 2011 when his party Positive Slovenia won a plurality in the general election but Janković failed to form a government.
Church bells go silent again in Slovenian minority village
TRIESTE, Italy - The Trieste authorities seized the bells of the church in San Dorligo della Vallenear, a village populated by the Slovenian minority, a second time on Friday after a renewed complaint alleging their ringing was too loud and disturbing. The bells of St Ulrich Church were first seized in January. Klemen Zalar, the Dolina parish administrator, sees the seizure as violation of international law and religious freedom, and an insult to the Slovenian community, Church and local traditions.
Ana Roš opening restaurant in Croatian coastal resort
ROVINJ, Croatia - Slovenian Michelin-starred chef Ana Roš will open a restaurant in a luxury coastal resort in Croatia's Savudrija next year, according to the Croatian newspaper Glas Istre. The Petram Resort & Residences, a project by Serbian businessman Miodrag Kostić, is one of the largest investments in the Croatian hospitality sector so far. "If we sign the agreement, which is 95% certain, we will open the restaurant by June 2023," Roš told the paper. Her Hiša Franko in Kobarid has two Michelin stars.
Slovenia, Hungary mount joint bid to host 2023 Ice-Hockey Worlds
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia and Hungary announced a joint bid to host the Ice-Hockey World Championship in 2023 after both teams secured berths in the elite division of ice-hockey at a tournament in Ljubljana. "A month ago the IIHF decided that St. Petersburg will not host the elite group next year, which is why we have come up with the idea to quickly organise it together with our Hungarian friends," Matjaž Rakovec, the head of the Slovenian Ice-Hockey Association, told the press on Sunday evening.
Cinemas offer glimpse of life on border between East and West
LJUBLJANA - Ljubljana and Nova Gorica in Slovenia, and Gorizia and Trieste in Italy will host a series of screenings and debates until 16 May to shed light on life on the border between Italy and the former Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1954 through the medium of film. The multi-year project East-West, the Frontier in Cinema and History 1945-1954-2025 is part of the programme of the 2025 European Capital of Culture hosted by Nova Gorica and Gorizia. It will visit European cities in 2025.
Ljubljana hosts German exhibition on Russian POWs
LJUBLJANA - A travelling exhibition on Soviet prisoners of war in World War II, mounted by the German-Russian Berlin-Karlshorst Museum, opened at the National Museum of Contemporary History in Ljubljana.
The exhibition entitled Dimensions of a Crime is dedicated to around 5.7 million Red Army soldiers who were captured by the Wehrmacht during WWII. More than three million of them died.
Križanke Outdoor Theatre reopens under new roof
LJUBLJANA - The Symphony Orchestra and Big Band of RTV Slovenija will give a concert at the Križanke open air theatre tonight featuring a number of Slovenian popular singers to mark Ljubljana Day and Europe Day and to inaugurate the theatre's new roof. The theatre that is used for summer festivals needed a new roof after the previous, movable roof was badly damaged in a snow storm in 2016. Supported by 13 steel pylons, the new roof was designed by architect Peter Gabrijelčič.
Jewellery in spotlight for a week around Slovenia
LJUBLJANA - The first rendition of the Slovenian Jewellery Week is getting under way in a dozen Slovenian towns, providing a promotion opportunity for 37 contemporary jewellery designers. It will feature exhibitions, talks and free workshops. Providing an opportunity for artisans to meet, exchange ideas and join forces, the project aims to introduce contemporary jewellery design to the wider public.
Coronavirus curve keeps flattening out
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia logged 196 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, down 14% from the figure reported the same day a week ago, as two patients with Covid-19 died, the Health Ministry reported. A total of 91 patients were treated in hospitals for Covid-19 as their main condition, two more than yesterday. Nine required intensive care. The 14-day incidence per 100,000 of the population dropped to 524.
Helpline urges stepping up efforts against domestic violence
LJUBLJANA - In the wake of another intimate partner homicide in Slovenia, the SOS Telefon anti-domestic violence helpline and association warned that the country has not yet done enough to prevent domestic violence or domestic homicides, and called for systemic measures and more funding. The latest domestic homicide took place in the northern region of Koroška on Saturday when a 33-year-old woman was attacked by her 38-year-old partner at her home despite a restraining order issued against him.
Slovenia's section of St Martin's Way inaugurated
KOSTANJEVICA NA KRASU - Slovenia's 550km section of Via Sancti Martini or St Martin's Way, which runs from Hungary via Slovenia and Italy to France, was inaugurated on Sunday after the 90km section between Logatec and Opatje Selo was recently completed. Together with the famous St James's Way or Camino de Santiago, St Martin's Way is one of the two major European cultural routes running through Slovenia.
