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Maribor judge target of attempted murder
MARIBOR - A Maribor district judge was severely injured in an attack outside her home in the wee hours in an incident the police are investigating on suspicion of an attempted murder. Head of Maribor crime investigators, Andrej Kolbl, confirmed the victim was Daniela Ružić, a judge at the corporate crime department of the Maribor District Court, known for being responsible for several high-profile cases. The judge is outside life-threatening condition. The motive for the attack, which drew widespread condemnation, remains unclear.
Šarec party keeps ahead in Vox Populi poll
LJUBLJANA - Prime Minister Marjan Šarec's party remains in the lead in the latest Vox Populi poll at 24%, nearly six percentage points ahead of the opposition Democratic Party (SDS), at 18.1%. Both parties gained ground on the month before. The coalition SocDems are third on 9.8%, followed by the opposition New Slovenia on 6.5% in fourth. The proportion of respondents happy with the government's job rose by one percentage point to 59.5%. President Borut Pahor continues to rank as the most popular politician.
Slovenia gains two spots to 8th on Global Peace Index
SYDNEY, Australia - Slovenia placed eighth among 163 countries in the latest Global Peace Index, having climbed two spots from last year. Iceland remains the world's most peaceful country for the 12th year running, ahead of New Zealand and Portugal. Slovenia placed below Singapore in 7th and Japan in 9th. Of the neighbouring countries only Austria ranks higher, in 4th. The report is produced by the Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace with data collected and collated by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Amendments in pipeline to streamline public contracting
LJUBLJANA - The Public Administration Ministry has drawn up legislative amendments in a bid to provide full legal remedy in public contracting procedures and make public procurement law more effective. The amendments will make it possible to challenge decisions by the National Review Commission, Slovenia's topmost public procurement authority, in the Administrative Court within 15 days. The review commission will be expanded from five to seven members and conditions for candidates will be stiffened.
Maribor airport operator deep in red in 2018
MARIBOR - Aerodrom Maribor, the operator of Maribor Airport, made a loss of EUR 2.2 million under Chinese ownership last year on a mere EUR 810,000 in revenue, according the annual report posted with AJPES, the agency for public legal records. Overall revenue was by about 100,000 higher than the year before, but still insufficient to cover the cost of the lease. The airport served 2,700 passengers and 234 tonnes of cargo. The airport's management will taken over by the state-owned firm DRI in mid-July.
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