The cabinet confirmed on Thursday a measure with which it intends to speed up the construction of border checkpoints ahead of Slovenia's entry into the Schengen zone. In line with the plan, the Ministry for Public Administration must complete the construction of 16 border checkpoints on the border with Croatia by the end of this year.
The State Secretary for European Affairs Janez Lenarcic on Monday called on the European Commission to draft by the end of the year a report on the implementation of the first three-year cycle of the overhauled Lisbon Strategy.
President Janez Drnovsek sent a letter on Monday to participants of the 7th World Social Forum in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, saying that making the world better was no small task, although it could be achieved with faith in success. More »
Slovenian President Janez Drnovsek is critical of the United States for its lack of leadership on climate change in his latest post on the website of his Movement for Justice and Development. "It is clear to almost anyone how misguided the policy of the greatest superpower is, but the country is still stubbornly clinging on to it." More »
President Janez Drnovsek addressed a letter on Friday to Prime Minister Janez Jansa and Health Minister Andrej Brucan calling for the government to go further with its proposed law aimed at banning smoking in public places. More »
Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel presented on Monday the Caucasian-Caspian Commission which would draft a plan for future relations between the Caucasian-Caspian region and Europe. It will focus on European neighbourhood policy and related aspects of the EU energy issues, Rupel said at the sidelines of EU foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels. More »
Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel labelled on Monday the victory of the hardline Radical Party (SRS) the general election in Serbia a Pyrrhic victory. The party cannot form a cabinet on its own, so conditions exist for a pro-European government, Rupel said at the sidelines of EU foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels. More »
The Ljubljana-based International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) does not think the outcome of Sunday's general election augurs well for Serbia's future because it retains the status quo, which means a slow down in the country's progress towards the EU. More »
Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel assured officials in Skopje on Friday that Slovenia had made it one of the priorities of its EU presidency in the first half of 2008 to launch negotiations with Macedonia. This means Macedonia has a lot of work ahead, Rupel said. More »
The cabinet confirmed on Thursday a measure with which it intends to speed up the construction of border checkpoints ahead of Slovenia's entry into the Schengen zone. More »
Slovenia does not expect Bulgarian and Romanian nationals to flood the country in search for jobs after it opened its labour market to the pair of new EU entrants on 1 January. Slovenia has so far attracted only a few Bulgarian and Romanian workers; last year their numbers stood at 109 and 466, respectively. More »
Labour, the Family and Social Affairs Minister Marjeta Cotman stressed the importance of flexibility of employers and employees while adding that basic work conditions should also be respected as she met her EU counterparts in Berlin on Friday. More »
Pharmaceutical company Lek, a subsidiary of Novartis's generic arm Sandoz, posted sales of EUR 721m for 2006, an increase of 33% over the year before. Lek said profits grew significantly, but it did not disclose the figures in Friday's press release. More »
The European paradox is that "we are strong in creating knowledge, but weak in using it", European Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik told the panel of leading Slovenian managers that took place in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) on Friday. More »
Slovenian boat maker Elan has captured the award for the best European sail yacht in the category of up to 10 metres for its 340 model at the Dusseldorf Boat Show. Another Slovenian company, Seaway, was awarded for the Salona 37 model, adjudged the best in the category of 10-12 metre sail yachts. More »
The State Secretary for European Affairs Janez Lenarcic on Monday called on the European Commission to draft by the end of the year a report on the implementation of the first three-year cycle of the overhauled Lisbon Strategy. More »
The exhibition "16th and 17th Century Italian Graphic Art", based on artworks from the collection of old masters of the Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences (HAZU), is to open at the Cankarjev dom gallery on Tuesday. More »
January has been unusually warm in Slovenia so far. The average temperature until Wednesday was 5.6 degrees Celsius, 7 degrees above the long-term average, according to data by the Agency for the Environment. More »
Belgian Ambassador Jean Louis Mignot was declared the foreign diplomat of the year on Thursday as the largest two Slovenian media outlets oriented at foreigners pronounced the winners of Guest Star 2006 awards. More »
The Economy Ministry and the Slovenian Tourist Board (STO) presented on Monday in Ljubljana the recently launched central tourist booking system, which brings together everything that Slovenia has to offer to tourists in terms of accommodation at www.slovenia.info. More »
The Ministry of Health has drafted new drug price regulations aimed at reducing costs for the health purse. The ministry hopes to save some EUR 24m of the EUR 524.5m currently spent on prescription drugs at hospitals each year with the regulations that are to take effect on Wednesday. More »