Slovenia News 17 May 2005

Although economic topics grabbed the headlines this week, notably the adoption by the government of the 2005 supplementary budget, the political scene was by no means dull. Debates thus continued over the proposed bill on public broadcaster RTV Slovenija, while speakers at many ceremonies marking the anniversary of the end of WWII voiced appeals for reconciliation and the removal of the post-war events from the daily political agenda. The controversial bill on public broadcaster RTV Slovenija continued last week, pegging opponents of the bill against those who decry the institution as biased and politically motivated. More » The Council of Europe (CoE) must tap into the rich expertise, synergies and resources of Europe in facing modern-day challenges, Prime Minister Janez Jansa said as he addressed the CoE summit in Warsaw on Monday. More » The incoming British Ambassador Tim Simmons on Monday handed over his credentials to President Janez Drnovsek, highlighting that the British stint as the EU president in the second half of this year would provide further opportunities to boost the already good relations between the two countries. More » The government visited the northeastern region of Podravje last week as part of its tour of Slovenian regions. More » The government adopted Thursday the amendments to the act on local elections which allow EU citizens to run at the local elections and introduce women quota. More » The government has adopted a supplementary budget bill for 2005 which sets the budget deficit at SIT 91.9bn (EUR 383.49m) or 1.4% of GDP. The original 2005 budget, passed by parliament in December 2003, anticipated budget deficit of SIT 112bn (EUR 467.37m) or 1.7% of GDP. More » The government adopted on Thursday a spring report of the Institute for Macroeconomic Analysis and Development (IMAD), which forecasts the country's inflation to stand at 2.5% and economic growth at 3.8% this year. More » Every citizen should know the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy, since their implementation will determine the sustainable development of the EU and Slovenia, as well as the fate of the EU, stressed participants of Wednesday's debate on the Lisbon Strategy. More » The group associated around the home appliance manufacturer Gorenje increased operating net revenue by 13% to SIT 53.8bn (EUR 224.5m) in the first quarter, compared with a year before, while net profit went up by 4% to SIT 903m (EUR 3.77m). Gorenje chairman Franjo Bobinac assessed these results as good on Thursday. More » The ruling Slovenian Democrats (SDS) updated their programme at the electoral congress on Saturday, emphasising core values such as freedom, human dignity, justice, solidarity and patriotism, as well as rapid economic reforms in the general framework of sustainable development. More » Countries in SE Europe have made considerable progress in fighting corruption, but should further intensify their efforts. In doing so, they can count on help of the Group of State Against Corruption (GRECO), GRECO president Drago Kos has stressed. More » Happy with a surge in visitor numbers that may be largely attributed to the arrival of budget carriers in Slovenia, the Ljubljana tourism authorities have entered negotiations on opening new low-fare flights that would link Ljubljana with Barcelona, Rome and Malmoe, in Sweden. More » Karmina Silec, a leading Slovenian chorus conductor, and her girls' choir Carmina Slovenica will make guest appearances in Prague and Dresden later this week. More » Some 300 writers are expected to turn up at the lakeside resort of Bled in mid-June for the 71st world congress of International PEN, the worldwide literary and human rights association founded in England in 1921. More » The biggest boat show in Slovenia came to an end on Sunday after drawing nearly 40,000 visitors since Tuesday. More » Most shops will have to close on Sundays as of 2006 under a ruling of the Constitutional Court published on Friday. The court decided that Article 17 of the trade act, which restricts opening hours, is not in violation of the constitution. More » The 12th international advertising festival "Golden Drum" will be taking place between 2 and 7 October in Portoroz. The slogan of this year's festival, organised by the Slovenian Advertising Chamber, is "New Vision". More » Schedule of Events More »

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