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First three candidates for ministers pass first hurdle in parliament
LJUBLJANA - As hearings of ministerial candidates began before parliamentary bodies on Saturday, the first three candidacies were endorsed before the National Assembly meets on 1 June to take a vote on the entire ministerial team of new PM Robert Golob. Matjaž Han, the Social Democrats' (SD) candidate for economy minister, announced there will be no cap on social contributions under the new government but businesses could be helped in other ways, for instance with funds for development-oriented jobs. Matej Arčon, the the Freedom Movement's candidate for minister without portfolio for Slovenians abroad, said a priority will be to get personally acquainted with the situation on the ground to prepare an action plan that will be put in place in collaboration with other ministries. Aleksander Jevšek, a mayor from the SD biding to become minister without portfolio for development and European cohesion policy, meanwhile said Slovenia will have to use all EU funds available to achieve balanced regional development.
Retrial ordered in Mariposa botnet case after coder serves prison sentence
LJUBLJANA - Coder Matjaž Škorjanc, who has already served his almost five-year prison sentence for masterminding the Mariposa botnet in the late 2000s, will go on trial again after the Constitutional Court annulled on 5 May the 2013 guilty ruling and two higher-instance court rulings, returning the case to the Maribor District Court for retrial, Večer newspaper reported. The top court agreed with Škorjanc's argument that the first-instance court had initially denied him access to his court file.
Musicologist Primož Kuret dies
LJUBLJANA - Musicologist Primož Kuret, a professor emeritus at the Academy of Music, died aged 86. He was one of the most prominent Slovenian intellectuals whose research and expertise have significantly contributed to the reputation of the Music Academy at home and abroad. Kuret (1935-2022) co-founded more than 35 years ago the Slovenian Music Days festival, led a number of research projects and wrote numerous monographs, with his body of work numbering more than 1,000 units. His research focussed on Ljubljana's cultural history, and he received a number of awards for his work.
No. of new coronavirus cases keeps dropping
LJUBLJANA - A total of 260 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Slovenia on Friday, almost 50% fewer than a week ago. The National Institute of Public Health estimates that there are now 4,974 active cases in the country, a daily drop of 297. Both the 7-day average of new cases and the 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 people dropped, to 298 and 235, respectively. Health authorities have meanwhile not provided the latest hospitalisation and death numbers.
