STA, 28 September 2018 - In the first piece of legislation put forward since the Marjan Šarec government was sworn in two weeks ago, the Ministry of Culture is proposing to secure an extra EUR 123m for culture between 2020 and 2026.
STA, 29 September 2018 - The Celje District Court ordered the Abanka bank to repay two junior bondholders who were wiped out in the bank bailout in late 2013 and 2014 in what is the first ruling in cases brought against banks following the bail-in. Abanka has appealed the ruling, according to a report by the newspaper Delo.
Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Monday, 1 October, as prepared by the STA:
Check the temperature before going out - it's starting to get a little cold in the evenings.
The covers and editorials from weeklies of the Left and Right for the work-week ending Friday, September 28, 2018.
STA, 28 September 2018 - The two police trade unions, PSS and SPS, will go back on strike on Monday after freezing industrial action in March when the previous government stepped down. The demands remain the same: police work must be valued according to the officers' tasks, powers, responsibilities and danger they are exposed to daily.
We love Ljubljana, castles, dancing and sunrises, so when we saw this video of some DJs and a small party on top of the watchtower overlooking the city we had to find out more.
We thus sent a few questions to DJ Ayit – who played the show along with Keta&Slim – and he was kind enough to reply
STA, 28 September 2018 - The general government generated a surplus of EUR 151m or 1.3% of GDP in the second quarter, the highest quarterly surplus in 19 years. This is the fifth consecutive quarter with a surplus, the Statistics Office said on Friday. Consolidated general government gross debt decreased to 72.8% of GDP.
The UK’s Guardian newspaper has published a report noting Slovenia’s efforts in the fight to protect a vital pollinator, the bee, at local, national and international levels, with the latter seen in the introduction of World Bee Day, a Slovenian-sponsored initiative that aims to ensure a safe future for this key link in the global food production chain.
STA, 27 September - Prime Minister Marjan Šarec told managers gathered for their annual conference in Portorož that his government cared about the economy. "Our doors will always be open to you," he said, appealing for dialogue.
If you’re in town this weekend and want to grab a beer and see the city from two different perspectives then you’re in luck, with a couple of events to welcome the autumn and anchor your adventure on the ground and in the sky: Septembeer and Oktoberfest.