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Tuesday, May 1, is a national holiday, and thus many stores will be closed, or closing early, while state-run museums and galleries are also likely to remain locked, as they are each Monday. That said, plenty of other things will be open, and the streets themselves will remain as interesting to explore as ever.
How a non-Slovene, non-beekeeper, non-author ended up writing a novel about beekeeping in Slovenia. Part one here.
STA, 28 April 2018 - The opposition Left has decided to field one of the artists known as Janez Janša in the 3 June general election. He will not be a candidate just anywhere, he will run in the Grosuplje district, the stronghold of the man whose name he took for artistic purposes, Democrat (SDS) leader Janez Janša.
Some things to consider before choosing your next adventure.
The long holiday weekend, with five days off for some, presents the perfect excuse for this week’s visit to the archives to cannibalize itself and review what was posted in the first three months of the year. Clicking on the titles above each picture will take you to the full set, along with the individual credits.
STA, 27 April 2018 - A government delegation led by Finance Minister Mateja Vraničar Erman met European Budget Commissioner Günther Oettinger today to argue for a cautious, gradual approach in a potential reduction of cohesion funds in the EU and for the preservation of a strong policy of rural development.
STA, 27 April 2018 - Slovenian households increased their financial assets at a faster rate than debt last year, which resulted in the surplus of assets rising by EUR 1.1bn from 2016 to EUR 29.2bn, data from the central bank show.
STA, 26 April 2018 - Adrian Gomboc has become only the second Slovenian to win gold at a European judo championship as he defeated the Italian Matteo Medves to take home the title in the 66-kilo category in Tel Aviv on Thursday.
STA, 27 April 2018 - Resistance Day, a public holiday remembering the establishment of the Liberation Front (Osvobodilna fronta, OF) which spearheaded the resistance against Nazi and Fascist occupation in WWII, will be marked in Slovenia on Friday.
“Machen Sie mir dieses Land wieder deutsch!” (Adolf Hitler)
STA, 26 April 2018 - The group around retailer Mercator recorded a EUR 184m net loss in 2017, largely due to real estate impairments resulting from a new accounting policy and amounting to EUR 145.8m. Adjusting for the negative effect of one-off events, the group wrapped up last year with a EUR 6m profit, the company's report says.
