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Šarec says EU parliament not backing deal on top posts would be bad sign
BRUSSELS, Belgium - PM Marjan Šarec labelled EU leaders' compromise on appointments to top EU posts as good and expressed hope the candidate for the president of the European Commission, German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, will also be backed by the European Parliament. Šarec said parliament failing to back her would be a bad sign. "I expect there will definitely be an additional complication or two but the European Council has shown its unity," Šarec said, emphasising the importance of this unity for the legitimacy of the Commission and other institutions.
Cerar signs strategic partnership plan with France
PARIS, France - Foreign Minister Miro Cerar and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian signeda new action plan for a strategic partnership between the two countries in the 2019-2022 period. The pair also broached the appointment process for the EU's top posts and the Western Balkans, the Foreign Ministry said. Cerar said the new agreement would enrich existing cooperation and provide a new momentum. He noted it also covered the time when Slovenia and France would successively hold the EU presidency in 2021 and 2022.
Fitch improves outlook for NKBM and Abanka as merger expected
WARSAW, Poland - The ratings agency Fitch has kept the long-term credit rating of the NKBM and Abanka banks at BB+, while revising their outlook from stable to positive. The main reason for the improved outlook are the expected positive results of the banks' merger. Fitch has also kept the banks' short-term risk rating at B and the bank's long-term sustainability of operation at bb+.
Speakers Židan and Gojković discuss cooperation, EU enlargement
LJUBLJANA - Parliamentary Speaker Dejan Židan and his Serbian counterpart Maja Gojković discussed cooperation between Slovenia and Serbia and the countries' parliaments as well as EU enlargement. Židan reiterated Slovenia's support for Western Balkans accession to the EU. The Serbian speaker said EU accession was the country's strategic priority and agreed with Židan that the enlargement policy was one of the best strategies for peace and stability in the Western Balkans and the entire EU.
Constitutional Court says mental health act unconstitutional
LJUBLJANA - The Constitutional Court has found that the mental health act is unconstitutional after it was petitioned by a patient claiming their personal liberty and dignity had been violated when they were placed in a closed ward of an overcrowded institution against their will. Announcing the decision, the Constitutional Court has given the parliament nine months to mend the act.
Adria Airways's aircraft to be maintained by Northern Aerotech
BRNIK - Adria Airways announced that the Danish company Northern Aerotech will take over the maintenance of its aircraft starting September. Northern Aerotech was picked after the Adria decided not to renew its contract with the carrier's long-standing maintenance partner Adria Tehnika. Adria's chief operating officer Tadej Notersberg told the press that the Danish company, seated in Copenhagen, had a wealth of experience and had been selected in a call for applications that had attracted a lot of interest. His colleague Sven Kukemelk explained five bids had been submitted.
Energy trader Gen-I sells EUR 25 million commercial paper
LJUBNO OB SAVINJI - Energy trading company Gen-I has completed a EUR 25 million issue of a one-year commercial paper at an interest rate of 1.1%. Gen-I said it would use the fresh funds for working capital and to disperse its structure of short-term financing sources. The company, which had a 403-strong workforce at the end of last year and operated in 22 countries, said binding bids worth EUR 42 million had been submitted for the issue, which was organised by the NKBM bank.
Maribor judge says she was not attacked by her spouse
MARIBOR - The Maribor judge who was brutally assaulted near her home in mid-June gave her first statement after the attack. She told the STA through her daughter that she had not been attacked by her spouse, who is the chief suspect in the case. Maribor District Court judge Daniela Ružič has already filed a criminal complaint against an unknown perpetrator.
Power from renewables in Slovenia on the rise
LJUBLJANA - The share of electricity generated from renewable sources in gross end use in Slovenia in 2018 rose by 3.4 percentage points to 21.8% from 2005, the Energy Agency, the national regulator, said in its 2018 report. But in line with national goals stemming from the EU's climate and energy package, the share should be raised to 25% by 2020.
Slovenia 6th in EU in use of eHealth services
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia is in 16th place among the 28 EU member states in the EU's Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), being above the average only in digital public services (14th). Slovenia performs particularly well in the access to open data and eHealth services, where it ranks sixth. The European Commission has been monitoring the digital competitiveness of member states with DESI reports since 2015, enclosing every year to national reports a chapter with an in-depth review of telecommunications.
Popular street theatre festival to visit dozen towns
KAMNIK/NOVA GORICA - The 22nd Ana Desetnica street theatre festival came to Kamnik and Nova Gorica today before it visits a total of eleven towns, including Ljubljana, until Sunday. The Slovenian capital is where Ana Desetnica will dwell the longest, from Wednesday to Sunday.
Slovenia eliminated at women's EuroBasket, top 12 finish best so far
BELGRADE, Serbia - The Slovenian women's national basketball team came very close to making the quarter-finals of the EuroBasket in Serbia, letting the play-off match with Belgium (67:72) slip away only in the final minute. The team will have to be content with a top 12 finish, which is the best for Slovenian women's basketball so far. This was the second the Slovenian woman basketballers participated in the European basketball championship, coming after 2017, when Slovenia also finished 14th with a 1:2 record.
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