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Šarec says Labour Day is not ideological holiday
RAVNE NA KOROŠKEM - Addressing a Labour Day ceremony in Ravne na Koroškem, Prime Minister Marjan Šarec said that Labour Day was not an ideological holiday but a "holiday of good people, who like to spend time together, who work hard every day and who love their country." Šarec said that celebrations such as those marking Labour Day were important for exchanging views and for a positive atmosphere in the country.
Pahor urges Slovenians to turn out in EU election
LJUBLJANA - President Borut Pahor urged Slovenians to cast their votes in the upcoming European Parliament elections in an interview with the STA ahead the 15th anniversary of Slovenia's joining the EU, observed today. The vote will show whether more people support the union or oppose it, Pahor believes. "All of us, who see the EU as brining a future of peace, security, prosperity and the future for our children have the obligation to do something ... It is our responsibility to encourage people to vote," he said.
Cerar congratulates Slovenians on EU membership anniversary
WARSAW, Poland - "The European Union is strong because it is united by its diversity and differences, big and small," Foreign Minister Miro Cerar tweeted on Wednesday. The minister, who is attending a ceremony in Warsaw, marking the 15th anniversary of the accession of ten countries to the EU, including Slovenia, congratulated Slovenians on the anniversary. Cerar also held bilateral talks with his Polish counterpart Jacek Czaputowicz on the sidelines of the event. The pair talked about cooperation between Slovenia and Poland as part of the EU, according to Cerar.
Trade unions point to working time issues on Labour Day
LJUBLJANA - Ahead of this year's Labour Day, the Slovenian trade unions pointed out that many employees work more than eight hours a day or 40 hours per week or take their work home. Unions also warned about the dangers of precarious work. The head of the ZSSS trade union confederation Lidija Jerkič told the STA that work has been increasingly invading private lives also due to overall digitalisation and modern technologies.
Slovenia's GDP per capita up 40% since EU accession
BRUSSELS, Belgium - GDP per capita increased by 41% in Slovenia since the country joined the EU 15 years ago, according to a leaflet issued by the European Commission on the eve of Slovenia's accession. Since 2004, Slovenia received EUR 9.2bn in structural and investments funds from the EU and since 2014, the EU has provided structural funding equivalent to 29% of all public investments in the country.
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