Slovenia News 17 January 2006

The government made a great stir with a decision to send soldiers to Iraq to train Iraqi security forces there in a move seen by its opponents as a U-turn in Slovenian foreign policy. The decision overshadowed President Janez Drnovsek's efforts to find a lasting solution to the crisis in Darfur, and stole some spotlight to the appointment of the governing and supervisory bodies of the public broadcaster, which was at the core of a controversy last year and resulted in a new RTV Slovenija act being put to a referendum. Slovenia supports the priorities of the Austrian presidency of the EU, Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel has told ambassadors from EU member states in Slovenia. More » "The crisis in Darfur is worsening, therefore I believe an international peace conference needs to be held to put an end to it," President Janez Drnovsek told the press on Thursday as he presented in more detail his recent appeal to stop the humanitarian crisis in this western Sudanese region. More » The government coalition proved a good manager of the country in 2005, PM Janez Jansa said on Tuesday as the coalition leaders met to review the implementation of the coalition agreement. More » The government discussed on Thursday Slovenia's priority tasks as the country prepares to take over EU presidency for the first time in the first half of 2008. More » The parliament appointed the majority of members of the RTV Slovenija's governing and supervisory bodies after the new law on the public broadcaster passed the test of a referendum in September and entered into force in November. More » "I'm not here to buy assets, but to support government decisions," head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Jean Lemierre said after meeting PM Janez Jansa and Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk in Ljubljana on Wednesday. More » The board of governors of the country's central bank agreed on Thursday that the current interest rate guarantees a stable tolar/euro exchange rate, while Slovenia also fulfiled all the euro convergence criteria. More » Slovenia has placed the 14th most innovative country among all 25 EU member states, according to the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS), which was published on Thursday in Brussels. More » Broadband Internet access saw a true breakthrough in Slovenia in 2005, as the number of broadband connections was three times higher in the January-October period over the year before, the Agency for Post and Electronic Communications said. More » European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said he welcomed all positive contributions of individual EU members regarding the future political status of Kosovo in a letter addressed to Slovenian President Janez Drnovsek. More » The government adopted a decision to send four Slovenian military instructors to Iraq, to help in NATO efforts to train Iraqi high and middle ranking officers. More » Slovenia's decision to send four soldiers to Iraq to train Iraqi security forces is "good news", NATO representatives told STA on Thursday. More » Slovenian theatre and film actress Iva Krajnc was chosen as one of Europe's "Shooting Stars" for the forthcoming 56th Berlin International Film Festival, the European Film Promotion network announced on Tuesday. More » The Ljubljana SNG Drama Theatre put on stage the adaptation of Lev Tolstoy's Anna Karenina in what is considered one of Drama's most demanding projects to date. The play, which was directed and adapted by Dusan Jovanovic, premiered on Saturday. More » The Slovenian National Opera and Ballet (SNG) and the Cankarjev dom arts centre will jointly stage Prokofiev's modern opera "The Love for Three Oranges", SNG acting director Kristijan Ukmar has recently told the press. The director is Vito Taufer and the conductor Dieter Rossberg. More » The management of the Slovenian Tourist Board (STO) approved the operational plan for 2006. Of the SIT 2bn (EUR 8.34m) allocated for the organisation in 2006, STO plans to spend SIT 1.28bn (EUR 5.34m) on promotion. More » Schedule of Events from 17 to 22 January More »

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