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Šarec says LMŠ introducing new line of thinking
TRBOVLJE - Prime Minister Marjan Šarec addressed the congress of his LMŠ party in Trbovlje, highlighting the party's growth and sovereignty. He said the Marjan Šarec List had introduced a new line of thinking. "We rely solely on hard work, will, energy and enthusiasm, and the awareness that we do not know it all," he said. Turning to the upcoming EU election, for which the party presented its list of candidates, Šarec said the LMŠ wanted a "Europe of solidarity, which will be efficient and led by competent people with a new line of thinking."
Bertoncelj calls for stimulative business environment in all of EU
BUCHAREST, Romania - EU finance ministers discussed mobility of the labour force within the bloc and the issue of brain drain, with Slovenia's Andrej Bertoncelj stressing the importance of encouraging business and wider social and institutional environments to help citizens realise their potential. According to the Slovenian Finance Ministry, the ministers agreed that the mobility of labour force within the EU remained a fundamental EU freedom but called for measures to prevent brain drain from certain countries.
New far-right party holds founding congress
LJUBLJANA - Some 200 delegates gathered for the founding congress of the new far-right party today. The first project of the Homeland League, using the acronym DOM (home), will be standing in the EU election. Bernard Brščič, a former senior aide to opposition Democrats (SDS) leader Janez Janša who works as an economist for power grid operator Eles, was elected president, while Lucija Šikovec Ušaj, a lawyer who ran on the SDS ticket in the general election but later left the party because she thought it was too soft on migrations, was elected vice president.
SDS take the lead in Parsifal poll, support to govt dropping
LJUBLJANA - A survey by the pollster Parsifal published by Nova24TV on Friday showed the opposition Democrats (SDS) taking the lead from the ruling Marjan Šarec List (LMŠ). The SDS polled at 18.9% and the LMŠ at 16.8%. The support to the government dropped by 15%. The junior coalition Social Democrats (SD) also saw a drop in support to 7.1%, while support to the opposition New Slovenia (NSi) and the Left remained level at 5% and 4.7%, respectively.
Štore Steel revenue up, profit down last year
ŠTORE - Štore Steel, one of the largest steel mills in the country, sold 153,000 tonnes of steel last year, and generated EUR 138.7m in sales revenue, up almost 14% from 2017. Profit was however down by EUR 200,000 to EUR 8.6m. According to CEO Jani Jurkošek, the lower profit is a result of higher labour costs and the corporate tax the company had to pay for 2017. Jurkošek told the STA he was happy with last year's results, noting that the car market had started cooling in September 2018.
All-community campaign calls for anti-discrimination action
LJUBLJANA - The Slovenian Philanthropy held its 10th annual Day For Change campaign, encouraging people to stand up against discrimination and become a volunteer at least for a day. Almost 170 events were held by more than 550 organisations and 9,000 volunteers, including hate speech prevention campaigns, awareness-rising events, inter-generational socialising, clean-up campaigns, swap shops, flash mobs, and sports events under the slogan Do Not Go With the Flow - Stand For Change!
10,000 trees planted to rejuvenate Slovenian forests
LJUBLJANA - Around 10,000 trees were planted by more than 670 volunteers at several locations in Slovenia as part of a campaign launched by the state-owned SiDG forestry company last year to help Slovenian forests recover from several disasters they were hit by in recent years. This is the second year that 10,000 new tress were planted as part of the campaign and the organisers hope this will become an annual event. In October 2018, some 400 volunteers took part, so this year's turnout was a pleasant surprise.
