STA, 15 October 2018 - Anže Logar, the Democratic Party's (SDS) candidate for the Ljubljana mayor, formally submitted his bid on Monday, indicating that he would challenge incumbent Zoran Janković by exposing the flaws of his 12-year rule in Ljubljana.
STA, 15 October 2018 - An exhibition presenting the work of Elza Kastl Obereigner (1884-1973), a pioneer Slovenian sculptress, opened at the Ljubljana City Museum last Thursday. The exhibits were collected in the dusty attic of the artist's home with the permission of her granddaughter Angelika Hribar.
STA, 15 October 2018 - Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek has told the STA he will continue pursuing a pro-business agenda that involves attracting foreign investors and sustaining a stable business environment.
And another prize for sustainable tourism.
STA, 12 October 2018 - Slovenia expressed reservations Friday about EU plans to set up a permanent European Border and Coast Guard with 10,000 members, in particular about staff contributions, executive authority, financing and the time frame.
STA, 12 October - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was willing to assist in the resolution of the Slovenia-Croatia border dispute and praised Slovenia's efforts to protect the Schengen border after she held talks with Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Šarec in Berlin on Friday.
Capriccio, an authentic Italian ristopizza place is offering free samples on its opening day.
Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Monday, 15 October 2018, as prepared by the STA:
STA, 13 October - Slovenia continued their series of defeats in UEFA Nations League as they played Norway in Oslo on Saturday. Following a lacklustre performance, the Slovenian national football team were beaten 1:0, with Norway's Ole Selnaes scoring the only goal of the game.
There's a lot of live music going on this week, including what claims to be the first ever K-Pop show in Slovenia, the great Franco Fagioli (see below) returning to Cankerjev dom to sing more of his beloved Handel, and what seems to be even more metal than usual, of the punk, hardcore, black and doom varieties. But whatever you like, we're sure there's something that'll appeal going on over the next 7 days in the capital, so wait for the videos and other media to load then scroll down and see what takes your fancy.
Andreja Podlogar and Blaž Bertoncelj are Argentinian tango world champions, internationally acclaimed artists, innovative teachers, researchers, critical thinkers and global tango ambassadors, whose visionary work is gathered in a small dance studio lab in the centre of Ljubljana, called Studio BA Tango. Andreja and Blaž shared with us their knowledge and views on the dance itself, its historic development, their diverse work and future plans, which include an ambitious project to create a global creative platform for critical thinking, applied knowledge and development of new creative potentials in the field, starting with an international tango symposium, which they plan to organise in 2019 in no other place but Ljubljana.