Slovenia News 23 May 2006

The European Commission has said in its report that Slovenia is ready to adopt the euro on 1 January 2007. The thumbs up paves the way for Slovenia to become the first among the countries that joined the EU in May 2004 to adopt the euro. According to the Commission's convergence report for Slovenia, released in Strasbourg, the country is in compliance with all the membership criteria, which is why it should be allowed to join the eurozone on 1 January 2007. Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa has said that "Slovenia has received good news" as he responded to the European Commission's decision to recommend that Slovenia be admitted to the eurozone on 1 January 2007. More » Slovenia's member of the European Commission has said that today is "a historic day for Europe and Slovenia" as he commented on the European Commission's decision to recommend that Slovenia be admitted to the eurozone on 1 January 2007. More » For all what happened at Pekre, this was not just a local incident. It was a major drama which shocked entire Slovenia, PM Janez Jansa said on Saturday as he addressed a ceremony marking 15 years since the first clash between the emerging Slovenian armed forces and the Yugoslav People's Army (JLA). More » To mark 15 years since the events which led to independence war a month later, a ceremony will be staged this afternoon near the city of Maribor to remember the first clash between the emerging Slovenian armed forces and the Yugoslav People's Army (JLA). More » In an interview published in an Italian daily on Thursday, President Janez Drnovsek proposes a reconciliatory meeting to his newly-elected Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano. More » Milos Budin of the Left Democrats will be the first ever member of the Slovenian minority in Italy to get a post in the Italian government. Budin, 56, was on Wednesday appointed an undersecretary at the Ministry of International Trade and European Affairs. More » The special UN envoy for Kosovo status talks, Martti Ahtisaari, arrived on a two-day visit to Slovenia on Monday, 15 May, to consult with President Janez Drnovsek, PM Janez Jansa and FM Dimitrij Rupel before the fifth round of talks between Serbia and Kosovo begins in Vienna on 23 May. More » Prime Minister Janez Jansa has welcomed the fair and democratic implementation of Montenegro's independence referendum. "The choice of the voters is clear, and all parties involved have a responsibility to respect it and contribute to its implementation," the PM said in a press release. More » "Slovenia is entering the club of the most developed states in Europe," Bank of Slovenia Governor Mitja Gaspari said in his response to the decisions of the European Commission and European Central Bank to recommend that Slovenia be admitted to the eurozone on 1 January 2007. More » Slovenian household appliance maker Gorenje is selling two versions of its top-of-the-line Premium Touch refrigerators at London's prestigious department store Harrods, the business daily Finance writes on Wednesday. More » President of Russian oil giant Lukoil Vagit Alekperov has expressed his company's interest in partnership with Slovenian companies as he met Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa in Ljubljana on Thursday. More » Slovenian companies are very well prepared for the euro switch, set to happen in January 2007, Nina Presern of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) told the press in Ljubljana on Thursday. More » Austria and Slovenia have extensive potential in producing biomass and using solar energy, the head of the international department at the Austrian Energy Agency Alois Geisslhofer said in Celje on Wednesday. More » The European Commission has said in its report that Slovenia is ready to adopt the euro on 1 January 2007. The thumbs up paves the way for Slovenia to become the first among the countries that joined the EU in May 2004 to adopt the euro. More » A correct and realistic choice of the priority tasks and good cooperation between the parliament and the government will be of key importance for the success of Slovenia's stint as EU president, the head of the Government Office for European Affairs (SVEZ) Janez Lenarcic said on Wednesday. More » Slovenia's GDP per capita stood at 76% of the EU average in 2003, putting the country above the 75% threshold for receiving EU funds under Objective 1, according to Eurostat data published on Thursday. More » When reflecting on their employment features, workers in Slovenia find the most satisfaction in the level of job security, in their co-workers and the work itself, but are less enthusiastic about their working hours and wages, according to a survey conducted as part of the SiOK project. More » The new Centre for a European Future (CEP), designed to support countries from SE Europe and countries neighbouring the EU, opened on Tuesday at Jable Castle near Menges. The centre, opened by PM Janez Jansa, is Slovenia's contribution to EU enlargement and Euro-Atlantic integration, says the Foreign Ministry. More » Slovenian flag carrier Adria Airways launched a regular route between Ljubljana and Rome on Wednesday. With the help of Italian partner, carrier Air One, the route is to be serviced four times a week. More » Slovenia's biggest advertising festival is to stress the importance of the sense of touch as it is put on for the 13th time this year. The Golden Drum, which places special emphasis on advertising in the former Eastern Bloc, will be held this year between 1 and 6 October in the seaside resort of Portoroz, the organisers said on Thursday. More » Serbian poet Miodrag Pavlovic will receive this year's Vilenica Grand Prix when the traditional festival of Central European authors gets under way in September in Slovenia. More » A team of archaeologists has found a Bronze Age sword, assessed to be over 3,000 years old, in Lake Bled, one of Slovenia's premiere resorts. The completely preserved sword was discovered earlier this week and dates back to 13th or 12th century BC. More » The English translation of the cookbook "The Cuisine of Slovenia" has earned a special mention award given out as part of the annual Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. The jury of the acclaimed gastronomic magazine Gourmand praised the book for its "versatile uniqueness". More » Main thoroughfares in major Slovenian towns were turned into giant dance floors on Friday as thousands of school-leavers danced to the music of Strauss's "Fledermaus" to celebrate their last day at school. More » A special ceremony with a mass in the centre of Celje marked the inauguration of a new diocese in this eastern city and the appointment of its new Bishop Anton Stres on Sunday. More » The third Slovenian brown bear, a five-year old female named Hvala (Thank You) was successfully released in the Arbas region of the French Pyrenees early on Wednesday. More » To honour the white horse breed of Lipizzaner, the Slovenian Association of Lipizzaner Breeders has been marking Lipizzaner Day for the past four years remembering 19 May 1580 as the day when Archduke of Austria Charles II bought a stud farm and a deserted mansion in Lipica. More » While the Slovenian police believe that the EU Schengen evaluation team was pleasantly surprised with the country's preparedness to join the Schengen zone, they still expect some recommendations, especially regarding infrastructure, Danijel Lorbek of the border police department has said. More » Schedule of Events from 23 to 28 May More »

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