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Slovenia imposes strictest trans fat ban
LJUBLJANA - Food sold in Slovenia must no longer contain more than two grammes of trans fat per 100 grammes of total fats in a product, as the country introduces what Slovenian nutritionists say is the strictest ban on trans fats in the world. The new set of rules kicking in as a one-year transitional period expired on 7 April, does not apply only to the food sold directly to consumers in shops and restaurants but also to wholesale, that is ingredients used in food production. Slovenian food producers and retailers say they have adapted to the change so they expect no problems when inspections come.
Šarec calls for respect among nations ahead of Roma Day
MURSKA SOBOTA - PM Marjan Šarec urged nations to live in coexistence and respect each other while preserving their identity, as he addressed the main International Roma Day ceremony in Slovenia on Saturday evening. The president of the Slovenian Roma Association, Jožek Horvat Muc, regretted the Roma were still discriminated against and expressed hope Slovenia's public and authorities would be willing to work with the association to improve their worst problems: housing, infrastructure, education and employment.
Slovenia's labour mobility below EU average
BRUSSELS, Belgium - A study by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) from Brussels has shown the mobility of Slovenian workers in 2017 was at 3%, or 0.8 percentage points below the EU average. The highest mobility rates, showing the percentage of EU workers working in another EU country, were recorded in Romania (19.7%), Lithuania (14.8%) and Croatia (13.9%), and lowest rates in Great Britain (1.1%) and Germany (1.0%).
Telekom Slovenija's market share keeps decreasing
LJUBLJANA State-owned telco Telekom Slovenije remained the leading mobile network provider in Slovenia in the last quarter of 2018 despite the steady decline of its market share in recent years. Telekom still holds an over 40% market share, and together with the operators A1 Slovenija and Telemach they control more than 90% of the market. In the last quarter of 2018, Telekom's share decreased to 42.55% from 43.7% in the third quarter of 2018. Its market share dropped below 50% in 2012, and has been mostly decreasing since then.
Fewer violations of workers' rights in recent years
LJUBLJANA - The number of cases of violation of basic workers' rights in Slovenia has fallen over the past three years. The development comes after oversight was enhanced and laws changed in the wake of a steep rise in violations of workers' rights after the end of the economic crisis. The number of these criminal acts increased after 2008, especially in 2014, when the police processed almost 5,760 cases, as opposed to only 104 in 2008 and almost 1,520 in 2018. These crimes are most widespread in construction, hospitality, transport and retail. The most frequent such crime is employers not paying mandatory social security contributions.
World champion Garnbret wins World Cup season opener
MEIRINGEN, Switzerland - Slovenia's Janja Garnbret, the world's leading sport climber, won the World Cup bouldering event on Saturday, in what is her 20th World Cup win. "I was rather frustrated on the first boulder, then I said to myself I should just enjoy the next three, and the race unfolded wonderfully," Garnbret said. Garnbret, 20, was crowned bouldering champion at the Climbing World Championships last September, also taking gold in combined and silver in lead. She is also the overall Climbing World Cup winner in the women's lead discipline, which the athlete also aims at in bouldering.
