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This summary is provided by the STA:
Šarec denies his team falling apart
BRDO PRI KRANJU - A day after resigning as prime minister, Marjan Šarec denied the reason behind the move was that his own team was falling apart. He did admit though that to continue successfully as prime minister he would have had to carry out a broader government reshuffle, which "would be too risky" at the moment. This was as it transpired that two ministers from Šarec's LMŠ party quota tendered their resignation, Andrej Bertoncelj as finance minister and Aleš Šabeder as health minister.
Dnevnik poll: Majority supports early election
LJUBLJANA - A poll conducted by Ninamedia for the newspaper Dnevnik suggests that more than 60% of Slovenians want a new election after the resignation of Prime Minister Marjan Šarec. Šarec's arguments convinced more than half of the respondents. One out of five respondents think Šarec should form a different government coalition in this term, one in ten think somebody else should form a government and the rest were undecided.
5,000 Slovenians file for staying in post-Brexit UK
LONDON, UK - Roughly half of some 5,000 Slovenians living in the UK have applied for settled or pre-settled status so far ahead of Brexit, according to the British Home Office. Slovenian Ambassador to the UK Tadej Rupel expects the number of Slovenians in the UK to "drop somewhat, but not drastically". Most of the Slovenians to have applied for the post-Brexit status have opted for the settled status, granted to EU citizens who have been in the UK for more than five years.
Fighting climate change demands change in mindset, says Šarec
BRDO PRI KRANJU - An event hosted by the Statistics Office (SURS) discussed climate change, with Prime Minister Marjan Šarec saying that fighting the phenomenon would demand "change in mindset and billions of euro". SURS director general Bojan Nastav added that "we are not talking about climate change, but a climate emergency". The event heard some worrying statistics, including that the carbon footprint of an average Slovenian in 2017 was 8.4 tones of CO2 equivalent, while the EU average was 7.2 tonnes.
National Energy and Climate Plan to be passed soon
LJUBLJANA - Environment Minister Simon Zajc and Infrastructure Minister Alenka Bratušek assured the public that the National Energy and Climate Plan would be adopted by the government by the end of February, despite PM Marjan Šarec's surprise resignation yesterday. The latest version of the document, now subject to a public consultation, sets out energy and climate change mitigation measures until 2030. The state-owned power group HSE slammed the plan for not including its planned hydro power plants.
Slovenia urges EU to enhance labelling rules for honey
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Slovenia and Portugal have urged the European Commission to introduce a clearer system of labelling the origin of honey to give consumers more comprehensive and reliable information. Slovenia made the proposal with the support of like-minded countries at Monday's session of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels, which was attended by Agriculture Ministry State Secretary Jože Podgoršek. At Slovenia's initiative the UN declared 20 May World Bee Day in 2017.
AmCham event praises Slovenian companies for innovation
LJUBLJANA - A debate hosted by AmCham Slovenia, heard that Slovenian companies were well integrated into the global market, and made a name for themselves on foreign markets with innovation. "Big companies usually only talk to big companies," said Ajda Cuderman, director of the SPIRIT agency. She praised small Slovenian companies for making it abroad, saying they proved it was possible to succeed with high value added niche products.
Lonstroff launches production in Logatec, announces expansion
LOGATEC - Lonstroff, the Swiss subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, launched elastomer production in Logatec this month. Currently, the facility employs almost 40 people, with the company planning to expand its capacities and workforce by additional 50 in two months' time, reported the newspaper Finance. Lonstroff, which launched test production in April last year, said at the start of the facility's construction that it planned to employ 180 people in total.
Data protection officers overworked
LJUBLJANA - A survey conducted among data protection officers (DPO) in Slovenia shows that most of them are overworked and have a lot of other work on their plate, and that, on average, they can dedicate only 13% of their time to data protection. The results were presented at a round table debate hosted by the Information Commissioner's Office on European Data Protection Day. In total, there are 2,150 companies and bodies in Slovenia obligated to have a DPO.
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