PRESS RELEASES

15. 12. 2009 Promotional Presentation of Slovenia in Egypt – Cairo, 15 December 2009 During the official visit of the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, to Egypt, a promotional presentation of Slovenia took place in Cairo. As part of the Slovenian-Egyptian business conference, Slovenia was presented in...

6. 11. 2009 Inauguration of "Our Rights" exhibition in Budapest The inauguration ceremony of the exhibition in Budapest relating to education on the rights of the child, "Our Rights", will be held in the business building of the Hungarian Parliament on Monday, 9 November 2009 at...

4. 11. 2009 The 'Ljubljana Process – Rehabilitating our Common Heritage' exhibition moves from Strasbourg to Ljubljana The exhibition 'Ljubljana Process – Rehabilitating our Common Heritage' is the result of one of the most successful and well-known projects in South-East Europe, the 'Integrated Rehabilitation Project Plan/Survey of the...

4. 11. 2009 Slovenia and Croatia Sign Arbitration Agreement PM Borut Pahor and his Croatian counterpart Jadranka Kosor signed in Stockholm on Wednesday an arbitration agreement which is expected to bring the overdue solution to the 18-year border dispute. On behalf of the Swedish EU...

13. 10. 2009 A second group of Palestinian children has arrived in Slovenia The latest rehabilitation programme includes 11 children from Gaza aged 6–15 who were victims of clashes between the Israeli army and Hamas which took place at the end of 2008 and beginning of 2009. Slovenia hosted the first...

1. 10. 2009 Women Earned 92% of Average Gross Men's Pay in 2007 The average gross monthly pay for women in Slovenia in 2007 was more than EUR 100 lower than that for men, representing 92.2% of the average gross earnings for men, down 0.9 percentage points year-on-year, according to the...

29. 9. 2009 Opening of the exhibition “You See Me – I See You: Cultural Diversity in the Eyes of the Roma” Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the Council of Europe and Chair of the Committee of Ministers’ Deputies, Ambassador Marjetica Bole, opened the exhibition “You See Me – I See You: Cultural Diversity in the Eyes of the...

16. 9. 2009 'Ljubljana Process' at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg From 1 to 15 October, the Council of Europe's headquarters in Strasbourg will be hosting the 'Ljubljana Process – Rehabilitating our Common Heritage' exhibition. As part of the programme of the Slovenian Chairmanship of the...

27. 8. 2009 Transmission of press conferences following cabinet meetings available in sign language at www.vlada.si Freedom of expression and access to public information are among the rights enshrined in Slovenia's constitution. In accordance with the government policy of ensuring that the deaf and hearing impaired are equally informed and...

6. 7. 2009 Ambassador Veronika Stabej appointed President of the Board of Governors of the Anna Lindh Foundation Brussels – The Board of Governors of the Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF), at a meeting in Brussels today, appointed Ambassador Veronika Stabej its new President for the next three years. The Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation...