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This summary is provided by the STA:
SOVA confirms charges over leaked arbitration info, Pahor demands Ntl Security Council session
LJUBLJANA - Slovenian intelligence agency SOVA confirmed pressing charges over information leaked from materials examined by the parliamentary Commission for Oversight of Intelligence Services concerning the Slovenian-Croatian border arbitration procedure after public broadcaster reported SOVA had reported Matej Tonin, chair of the parliamentary commission, to law enforcement. Tonin and PM Marjan Šarec exhanged accussations about the political abuse of SOVA and the oversight commission respectively, while President Borut Pahor called on Šarec to convene a session of the National Security Council due to the tensions. Šarec said the proposal was worth considering.
Govt moves to crack down on paramilitary groups
LJUBLJANA - The government adopted legislative amendments designed to crack-down on the activity of self-styled village guards and militias patrolling the border with the intention of stopping illegal migrants. The government proposes for parliament to pass amendments to the protection of public order act and to the state border control act as a matter of urgency.
Visiting asylum centre, Šarec lauds integration effort
LJUBLJANA - Prime Minister Marjan Šarec visited the Government Office for the Support and Integration of Migrants and the appertaining asylum centre in the Ljubljana Vič borough, praising their efforts. Accompanied by Interior Minister Boštjan Poklukar, Šarec visited the Reception and Support Division and was acquainted with accommodation procedures. It said that the main challenge in the field was preparing action plans of integration for the implementation of the government's migration strategy.
FDI Awards go to Iskaemeco, Systemair and Swarco Lea
BRDO PRI KRANJU - The SPIRIT investment promotion agency honoured top foreign investors in the country, presenting awards to electricity meter maker Iskraemeco, ventilation company Systemair and maker of LED traffic displays Swarco Lea. FDI Award Slovenia was given out in three categories. Iskraemeco was named the best among big companies, Sytemair won the award in the long-term presence category, and Swarco Lea got the smart products and services development award.
Fajon elected head of EU Parliament's Schengen task force
STRASBOURG, France - The European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) elected Slovenian MEP Tanja Fajon (S&D/SD) the chair of a special task force for the Schengen Area, with Fajon announcing she would strive to restore importance and reputation to the idea, and restore full life to the area without borders.
Pahor forms consultative committee for climate policy
LJUBLJANA - A permanent consultative committee for climate policy attached to the office of President Borut Pahor held its maiden session today, the president's office announced. The seven-member committee features climatologist Lučka Kajfež Bogataj, Mojca Dolinar of the climatology department of the Environment Agency, Andrej Gnezda of the environmental NGO Umanotera and climate change negotiator Zoran Kus of the Environment Ministry.
New legislation to address environmental liability
LJUBLJANA - Environment Minister Simon Zajc said a new legislation that was in the making would prioritise the environment over creditors in case a company goes into receivership. The damage it has caused needs to be cleaned up, which is usually a long and expensive effort, he said. When the bankruptcy estate is being divided among creditors, "the damage done to the environmental will be paid first, before all the other creditors", he said at a conference on environmental responsibility.
Medved puzzled by Pahor postponing electoral law meeting for SDS
LJUBLJANA - As the search continues for a two-thirds majority in parliament to change Slovenia's electoral legislation in line with a Constitutional Court ruling, Public Administration Rudi Medved clashed with President Borut Pahor over the latter's decision to postpone a meeting on the topic because of the Democrats (SDS). Pahor planned to host on Wednesday the eighth round of talks addressing the problem of the current electoral districts no longer guaranteeing the one person-one vote principle but decided to postpone it in the face of Medved and the largest opposition party holding differing views.
Nomago not for sale, looking for strategic partner
LJUBLJANA - Adventura Holding has denied it is selling coach company Nomago, though it acknowledged it was in talks with several possible strategic partners which would help it fulfil its ambitions plans for the company. The privately held Adventura Holding issued the statement after a TV report suggested yesterday that national rail company Slovenske Železnice (SŽ) was interested in buying Nomago.
Parliament backs culture euro bill
LJUBLJANA - Parliament passed a bill providing more funds for arts and culture to facilitate its development. The field will thus get an additional EUR 122.6 million for investments in 2021-2027, or an average EUR 17.5 million a year, in addition from what its gets in annual state budgets. This sort of funding was first introduced in 1998, but in 2013 the relevant legislation, which was time-limited, was not amended so as to remain valid.
Slovenian Book Fair kicks off with focus on Europe
LJUBLJANA - The annual Slovenian Book Fair got under way. Europe in Focus will bring to Ljubljana a number of Europe-based authors, among them Irish Jacke Harte, German Sibylle Berg, Lukas Bärfuss, this year's winner of the Georg Büchner Prize and Jan Carson from Northern Ireland, the winner of EU prize for literature 2019. The fair will also honour poet, writer and linguist Valentin Vodnik (1758-1818) and the region of Prekmurje, whose people were reunited with the rest of Slovenian nation 100 years ago.
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