Morning Headlines for Slovenia: Sunday, 9 February 2020

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Morning Headlines for Slovenia: Sunday, 9 February 2020 piqsels CC-by-0

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Prešeren's poems echoing on Culture Day

LJUBLJANA - Poems by France Prešeren were read at several events on Culture Day when Slovenia paid tribute to its most celebrated poet and celebrated art. A number of events took place around the country and many museums and galleries opened their doors to visitors free of charge. The main ceremony was held in front of Prešeren's home in Vrba, the village in the north-western Gorenjska region where he was born.

MEP Fajon pledging support to Serbia in preparations for election

BELGRADE - Slovenian MEP Tanja Fajon (S&D/SD), the chair of the European Parliament's Delegation to Serbia, has vowed that the bloc would continue assisting the country in ensuring a fair election in April, as she paid a visit to Serbia together with European Commissioner for Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi and Rapporteur for Serbia Vladimir Bilčik (EPP). Meeting Serbia's government, opposition, media and NGO representatives, Fajon urged the country to provide conditions for a fair election and enable the media to report freely and objectively on the developments.

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