Slovenia News 7 June 2005

Ljubljana hosted a spring plenary session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly last week with trans-Atlantic relations stirring most of the debate. While evaluating the French and Dutch rejection of the EU constitution Prime Minister Janez Janša has said that it spells the "end of the (EU) honeymoon", a time of great optimism in the bloc and added that a new period was here in which progress in the EU would not be so natural any more. The 4th festival of non-governmental organisations will get under way in Ljubljana on Tuesday, focusing on the promotion of dialogue in civil society under the slogan "A Step Towards Dialogue". More » A traditional commemoration for the victims of extrajudicial killings in the woods of Kocevski Rog, southeast, was held on Sunday at a mass grave of several thousand members of the Domobranci militia who were liquidated by partisan units in June 1945. More » "Integration of the Western Balkans is in the strategic interest of the EU," Slovenian PM Janez Jansa said Sunday as he stressed how important it was for SE European countries to have EU prospects. Speaking at a forum in Austria, he also called for ratification of the European constitution. More » The government on Thursday amended the act on foreigners. Pending approval in parliament, the amendments will simplify the procedure for obtaining permanent residency for EU citizens. More » The government has adopted a draft resolution on the national programme for equal opportunities for the period 2005-2013, which will now be sent to parliament. More » The government adopted Thursday a strategy for the information campaign on the country's euro adoption, which is due to be launched in the first months of 2006. More » Slovenia cannot support the European Commission's compromise proposal on the working time directive, Labour Minister Janez Drobnic said on Thursday. "Due to the requirements of the public sector, in particular health care, the cap on extensions to the 48-hour working week within three years is unacceptable," he said. More » The European steel industry umbrella organisation Eurofer is to launch a two-day conference on Thursday in Ljubljana. Hosted by the Slovenian Steel Group (SIJ), this year's event is to analyse conditions on the steel market in a bid to set future guidelines for the industry. More » Prime Minister Janez Janša has said the French and Dutch rejection of the EU constitution spells the "end of the (EU) honeymoon", a time of great optimism in the bloc. Speaking on Thursday in Ljubljana, Janša said a new period was here in which progress in the EU would not be so natural any more. More » Slovenia's contribution to the EU budget for this year will amount to EUR 285m instead of the initially planned EUR 300m. This was disclosed in Brussels on Monday after the European Commission adjusted member states' contributions for a second time this year. More » Prime Minister Janez Janša pledged that Slovenia would stay a strong partner in NATO as he held talks with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the sidelines of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly's session in Ljubljana on Tuesday. As Janša told a joint news conference after the meeting, Slovenia is committed to fulfiling its obligations in providing stability and security in the trans-Atlantic area together with NATO. More » "We want Slovenian film to be part of our national culture, and we want to support it. This is a commitment of culture policy," Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti stressed as he addressed the main ceremony marking 100 years of Slovenian film on Sunday evening. More » The 21st annual Druga godba festival of world music opened on Monday with a concert featuring Huun Huur Tu, the masters of throat-singing from Tuva, a republic in northwestern Mongolia. More » The Slovenian Association of Journalists conferred annual awards on Thursday, with the life achievement award going to retired international affairs commentator Jurij Gustincic. More » Extreme cyclist Marko Baloh will be taking part in this year's Race Across America (RAAM), joining his compatriot Jure Robic, last year's winner of what is considered as one of the hardest cycling races in the world. More » Schedule of Events More »

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