The government adopted a bill on the declaration of a protective ecological zone and continental shelf in the Adriatic. The bill defines Slovenia as a successor to the 1968 agreement between Italy and the former Yugoslavia, giving it the right to protect its own interests in the continental shelf by declaring an ecological zone. Maybe this is the way to resolve the dispute over the border.
The Slovenian Government has adopted a proposal for the simplification of the visa procedure for short tourist visits to Slovenia. The relaxation of the visa regime relates to transactions with authorised travel agents for tourists coming to Slovenia for short visits and applies to citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Russia, Turkey and Serbia and Montenegro. More »
The Government has adopted a programme for the setting-up of commercial offices abroad. The programme will enable the provision of more complete services for Slovenian companies and will at the same time ensure better territorial and material coverage of international markets. More »
The number of small businesses and sole proprietorships increased in 2004 after three years of decline, and continues to rise this year. Their number was up by 1.2% to 47,463 last year, whereas the number of employees increased by 0.7% to 100,620, according to the Chamber of Trade (OZS). More »
Acclaimed Slovenian actor Peter Musevski has won best actor award at the 11th Sarajevo Film Festival for his role in the Damjan Kozole-directed "Labour Equals Freedom" (Delo osvobaja; 2005). More »
The Veronika Award for best collection of poems of 2005 went to Ivo Svetina. The poet received EUR 3,300 and a deed of the city of Celje for his collection "Lesbos" at an award ceremony in Celje on Monday evening. More »