Editorial
The government has enough time to prepare for the demanding task of chairing over the EU in the first half of 2008, said Prime Minister Janez Jansa.
The government should complete the majority of the issues related to the economic and social reforms by the end of the year, meaning that it could then focus entirely on preparations to chair over the 25-strong bloc.
Government
The government has enough time to prepare for the demanding task of chairing over the EU in the first half of 2008, Prime Minister Janez Jansa has said at a meeting between Slovenian ministers and state secretaries with high-ranking officials from the UK, Denmark and Austria. More »
Brdo pri Kranju, 25 July
Public opinion
A vast majority of Slovenians (80.5%) believe that social and economic reforms are necessary in the country, according to a July survey by the government-commissisoned Aragon polling agency. More »
Ljubljana, 19 July
Science
The Slovenian government on Thursday decided to endorse the new proposal for the EU's 7th Framework Programme on research, reversing an earlier decision to oppose it on the grounds that it paves the way for EU funding for embryonic stem cell research. More »
Ljubljana, 20 July
Transport
Slovenian carrier Adria Airways carried 406,000 passengers in the first six months of the year, up 15% over the year before. The number of flights and cabin occupancy increased as well, the company said in a press release on Thursday. More »
Ljubljana, 20 July
Sport
Vera Zvonareva of Russia has prevented Slovenia's no. 1 tennis player Katarina Srebotnik from taking her fifth WTA tour crown with a commanding straight sets victory, 6:2 and 6:4, in the final of the Cincinnati Open. More »
Cincinnati, 24 July
Border
The chairman of airport operator Aerodrom Ljubljana Vinko Moze and the chairman of construction company SCT Ivan Zidar signed a EUR 2.3m contract on the first phase of the construction of a new passenger terminal at the Ljubljana International Airport on Tuesday. More »
Brnik, 18 July
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