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This summary is provided by the STA:
Kranj District Court launches receivership for Adria Airways
LJUBLJANA - The Kranj District Court launched receivership for Adria Ariways, filed for by the German-owned air carrier on Monday due to insolvency after the government rejected its appeals for aid. The procedure, in which creditors will have three months to file their claims, will be managed Janez Pustatičnik. The carrier was sold to the German turnaround fund 4K Invest in 2016, after being recapitalised several times by the state. Unofficially, the company has run up EUR 90 million in debt. The receivership will put 558 people out of their jobs.
Lenarčič happy with performance in European Parliament hearing
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Slovenia's European commissioner-designate Janez Lenarčič was heard by the EU Parliament's Development Committee in a session that revolved around migration and climate crisis, as well as the role of the private sector and NGOs in humanitarian activities, education of child refugees and nuclear incident preparedness. Lenarčič listed improved crisis response, prevention and preparedness as his priorities. Responding to questions, he said there was no migration crisis in Europe at the moment and vowed to address sexual abuse issues in hot spots and refugee camps and detention centres. Like Lenarčič, Slovenian MEPs were happy with his performance, and committee chair Tomas Tobe said the session was a good exchange of opinions.
PM Šarec denies having intervened in hiring at intelligence agency
LJUBLJANA - PM Marjan Šarec denied the allegation by the Požareport news website that he intervened to have the SOVA intelligence agency hire a former female employee of the municipality of Kamnik, where he served as mayor before becoming prime minister. Šarec admitted that he knew the woman, but he as well Kamnik administration denied that she had been a municipality employee. He said that she got the job in line with standard procedure. The allegation was discussed on Tuesday by the parliamentary intelligence oversight commission, some of whose members paid a visit to SOVA. Findings are yet to be presented.
President not sure whether to push ahead with provinces
RIMSKE TOPLICE - President Borut Pahor met mayors as part of a congress of Slovenian municipalities to see whether it was worth proceeding with establishing provinces. But mayors told him there was no doubt Slovenia needed them to decentralise and get a fresh development impetus. Pahor believes a meeting he is organising in November for ministers, parties, experts and mayors "will be the right moment" to assess whether the majority is in favour of devolution. A decision on whether it is worth continuing could then be made as Pahor meets the prime minister and the presidents of both chambers of parliament in December.
Top court clears partial pension for working entrepreneurs
LJUBLJANA - The Constitutional Court has ruled in a 5:4 vote that the retirement and disability pension act is not unconstitutional in the part that prevents sole proprietors from receiving full pension if they continue working after reaching retirement age. The court said that intergenerational fairness, equality and financial sustainability took precedence over the interests of sole proprietors. The Chamber of Crafts and Small Business responded by arguing MPs should take note of the close vote and introduce a fairer system. Sole proprietors who continue working have to give up up to 80% of their pension. Legislative changes are in the pipeline that would decrease this to 50%.
Slovenia and Italy continue to guard border together
LJUBLJANA - Even though the agreement on joint patrols policing the Slovenian-Italian border ended, cooperation between the two police forces remains in place in certain areas, in particular in the Koper Police Department district, police told the STA. However, joint police patrols are no longer patrolling the Nova Gorica Police Department district. Both countries are interested in extending their cooperation to other forms of joint effort enabled by the agreement, including joint analyses and a joint investigative task force.
Slovenia Business Bridge discusses family business, investment
LJUBLJANA - The two-day Slovenia Business Bridge investment and development conference, hosted by AmCham Slovenia at its 20th anniversary, opened with a business breakfast at which the panellists concluded that family businesses represented an important part of global economic growth, and that their growth was not incompatible with the commitment to fundamental values. A panel discussing strategies by investors saw the participants conclude that Slovenia wanted to be attractive to foreign investors, which in turn agreed that the country certainly offered numerous opportunities.
Swiss company buying three Slovenian car dealerships
LJUBLJANA - The Slovenian car dealerships Autocommerce, Avto Triglav and AC-Mobil, which are part of the holding company ACH 2, will be acquired by Emil Frey Group for an undisclosed amount. The Swiss car dealership needs to get the approval of the European Commission to finalise the deal. The deal was confirmed for the business newspaper Finance by ACH 2, the holding company formed after the division of assets among the owners of the former ACH holding.
Unistar LC passes into Italian ownership
LJUBLJANA - DBA Group, an Italian ICT and engineering holding, completed the acquisition of the Ljubljana-based IT and cyber security company Unistar LC. The transaction was made through Actual IT, a Koper-based firm that DBA acquired in 2015. The newspaper Finance reported a few months ago that DBA Group would pay EUR 4.3m to acquire Unistar, but Unistar executive Miran Boštic valued he entire deal at EUR 10m, including payments for good future performance, withdrawal of own shares and net financial debt.
Medicop launches new investment
MURSKA SOBOTA - Medicop, a manufacturer of medical equipment and ambulances, inaugurated a EUR 7.5 million investment featuring a production facility and offices in Murska Sobota. The 6,300-square-metre premises increase Medicop's capacities by 60% and are to create 23 new jobs. The investment received a EUR 900,000 incentive from the government. On the occasion, officials said that the government had approved EUR 50 million in business incentives for the north-eastern Pomurje region in a decade.
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