Slovenia News 22 November 2005

Just weeks before the OSCE ministerial in Ljubljana, it has turned out that the hard work has paid off, Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel said, adding that the "table is relatively clear of problems". Rupel highlighted the resolution of problems in Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan as the biggest achievements. Internally, he said the OSCE had made great progress in budget talks and the appointment of a new secretary general. The parliamentary foreign policy committee unanimously concluded that Slovenia's international reputation has been greatly enhanced by the country's stint as the chair of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). More » Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel has told the parliamentary foreign policy committee that Slovenia would seek renewed arbitration on the debt of the defunct bank Ljubljanska banka (LB) to Croatian savers. More » The government decided on Thursday to establish an office that will coordinate the implementation of the planned structural reforms, to be headed by a minister without portfolio. More » The cabinet on Thursday set up two privatisation working groups, one for the country's largest bank, Nova Ljubljanska banka (NLB), and the other for the leading insurer, Zavarovalnica Triglav. More » PM Janez Jansa told the National Council on Wednesday that the Slovenian economy is doing relatively well, however the time had come to give it more oxygen, thus allowing companies to start breathing with full lungs. More » Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski encouraged Slovenian companies to invest in Macedonia, which is currently undergoing structural reforms to cut red tape for foreign investors, at a Slovenian-Macedonian business conference on Friday. More » The EU must embrace the opportunities offered by globalisation and face the challenges, agreed speakers at Thursday's business conference discussing the impact of globalisation. More » The European Commission has kept its economic forecast for Slovenia almost unchanged: it projects Slovenian economy to expand by 3.8% this year despite the unfavourable international environment, whereas end-year inflation is expected to hit 2.6%. More » The changeover to the euro will be one of the most difficult projects that the central bank has ever undertaken, a central bank official has told a presentation of Slovenia's euro coins. More » "Slovenia Culture Profile", a project designed as a sort of English-language guide to Slovenian culture, was presented to the press on Monday in Ljubljana. It features a review of the country's cultural organisations and art groups on a web site and in a book with the same title. More » Slovenian extreme swimmer Martin Strel has announced his latest world-record quest - a swim of the world's longest river, the Amazon. More » Slovenian ski lift operators expect a good season this year, as they invested a lot of money into three new ski lifts, artificial snow machines and numerous other projects, head of the national ski lift operators association Ales Ursic said on Wednesday. More » Schedule of Events from 22 to 27 November More »

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