Slovenia News 20 November 2007

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Janez Jansa, made on 14 November an official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, where he was received by HM the Queen and his host, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. After the meeting with HM the Queen, Prime Minister Jansa was very surprised how well she knows the situation in Slovenia and in the region, and the history of numerous issues faced by the EU and the world. In addition to the reception with the Queen, Jansa met Gordon Brown at Downing Street, where the two PMs discussed on bilateral relations and common European issues, particularly in the light of Slovenia's Presidency of the Council of the EU. During his official visit to London, Prime Minister Jansa also met the Government Chief Whip, Geoff Hoon, and the Lord Mayor of the City of London, David Lewis. Prime Minister Janez Jansa, made an official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, where he was received on 14 November by HM the Queen - the first Slovenian Prime Minister to do so. In addition to the reception with the Queen and a meeting with his host, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the PM met the Government Chief Whip, Geoff Hoon, and the Lord Mayor of the City of London, David Lewis. More » Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel and his Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg discussed international topics, especially those related to Slovenia and the Czech Republic's stints as EU presiding countries, as Rupel paid an official visit to Prague on Friday. More » Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said statements allowing for no alternative to the independence of Kosovo were unproductive. "We must not pressure any of the sides by claiming there is no alternative," Lavrov said during his official visit to Slovenia on Wednesday. He added that a solution must be acceptable for Belgrade and Pristina. More » The Slovenian minority in Italy is set to get the first rise in funds from the Italian national budget in 16 years after the upper chamber of the Italian parliament endorsed on Thursday evening an amendment that increases the minority's annual budget by EUR 500,000 to EUR 5,250,000. More » The government of PM Janez Jansa won a vote of confidence in the parliament on Monday with the support of a united coalition in 51-to-33 vote, ending speculation about whether the cabinet would be ousted only weeks before Slovenia assumes the EU presidency. More » The government on Thursday confirmed the final estimation of the damages caused by the torrential rain and floods on 18 September and got acquainted with the country's application for assistance from the European Solidarity Fund, the cabinet's spokesman Valentin Hajdinjak told the press. More » The government adopted on Thursday a new bill which introduces restrictions for public office holders and transfers the powers of the current anti-corruption commission to the Court of Audits and other bodies. More » A mass rally staged by the trade unions has begun with a march towards the centre of Slovenia's capital. The organisers say up to 70,000 people are taking part in the protest calling for higher wages in Slovenia. More » Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak has announced a campaign against what he says is the murky and misleading price setting mechanisms that have led to unnecessary price increases. "Until now we have fought a battle, now we're making it a war on inflation," Vizjak told the press in Ljubljana on Wednesday. More » Slovenian flag carrier Adria Airways has confirmed an US$ 123m order of three Bombardier regional aircraft. Bombardier announced on Wednesday that Adria had ordered two CRJ 900 86-seat and one CRJ1000 100-seat jet, which are among the larger models in its range of CRJ regional jets. More » The chairman of the Maribor-based NKBM bank was confident about the future of this second biggest Slovenian bank as he subscribed for shares in Maribor on Monday a few minutes after the subscription started for 49% state stake in the initial public offering. More » Slovenia's central bank, commercial and savings banks, and the Central Securities Clearing Corporation joined on Monday the new TARGET2 (Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer) payment system. More » Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel took part in a seminar of foreign ministers of the current and next EU presiding troika hosted by the French government in Paris on Saturday. Rupel said after the meeting that those who had already presided over the EU shared their experience with countries which are to preside over the bloc for the first time. More » Education Minister Milan Zver attended a EU Education, Youth and Culture Council in Brussels on Friday, which focused on the young and their role in the Lisbon strategy. The implementation of the strategy is a key to improving the social status of young people, stressed the minister. More » The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Kres publishing house have published the sixth and final volume of the Latin-Slovenian dictionary, which is the last chapter in a 113-year old crime story, as the publisher's director Selina Ambroz labelled project on Monday. More » Marjan Marinsek, Slovenian author and friend of children's author Astrid Lindgren, wrote a book about the famous Swedish author entitled "Zvezda Astrid" (Astrid the Star) to mark the centennial of her birth. More » "Estrellita", a film directed by Metod Pevec, has been awarded at 17th Film Festival of East European Cinema in Cottbus with the prize of the Dialogue Jury. The five-day festival featured 80 films from 25 countries of Central and East Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus, and was visited by 17,000 people. More » The government appointed Olympian Miroslav Cerar a Slovenian ambassador of sports, tolerance and fair play at its session on Thursday. Professor of sports Stanislav Pinter and former Slovenian tennis player Mima Jausovec were made his deputies. More » An event concluding with a march through the streets of Ljubljana was one in the number of the activities mark this year's World Diabetes Day, which is observed on 14 November. Health Minister Zofija Mazej Kukovic highlighted the importance of taking care of one's own health. More » Calendar of Events for 20 - 25 November More »

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