Morning Headlines for Slovenia: Sunday, 1 September 2019

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Morning Headlines for Slovenia: Sunday, 1 September 2019 Photo by it's me neosiam from Pexels CC-by-0

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This summary is provided by the STA:

Erjavec and Ermenc visit Colorado national guard

LJUBLJANA - Defence Minister Karl Erjavec and Major General Alenka Ermenc, the chief of the general staff, visited the Colorado Army National Guard, the Slovenian Defence Ministry said, noting Colorado is a US federal state with which the ministry has been cooperating within the State Partnership Programme for 26 years. Together with Major General Michael Loh, the commander of the Colorado Army National Guard, Erjavec and Ermenc signed a programme of priorities in defence cooperation. The delegation also attended the annual general conference and exhibition of the National Guard Association of the US and was received by Colorado Governor Jared Polis.

Adria Airways pilots threaten with series of strikes

LJUBLJANA - Pilots at Ardia Airways, Slovenia's airline in German ownership, are planning three three-day strikes next month, starting on 8 September, to force the management to reach a new collective bargaining agreement, the Trade Union of Pilots (SPPS) said in a release. Adria, responding to the announcement, told the STA the talks would continue next week, but declined to comment any further, saying "the talks are internal in nature". The collective bargaining agreement for pilots expires tomorrow, with pilots complaining about "unbearable working conditions" and urging the management to "stop violating the existent collective bargaining agreement".

Protesters demand farm minister's resignation over bear, wolf culling

LJUBLJANA - Some 200 animal rights and environmental activists urged Agriculture Minister Aleksandra Pivec to resign, as they protested against the authorities' plans to cull endangered brown bears and wolves. They believe she is unaware of the role of sustainable agriculture and only promotes the arguments of farmers. The authorities were urged to start implementing other measures that are already available to farmers and to limit the feeding of bears by hunters. The activists accused the hunters of overfeeding the bears for trophies. The protest was held after hunters were allowed to kill nearly 200 bears and eleven wolves under an emergency law passed in June.

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