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This summary is provided by the STA:
PM expects committee sessions on foreign financing of parties
LJUBLJANA - Outgoing PM Marjan Šarec has urged "relevant parliamentary committees chairs" to start actively discussing potentially problematic foreign funding of Slovenian parties and their media outlets. "Whoever finances you, probably does not do that because you're adorable but because they want something in return," he wrote on Facebook. Šarec warned against a potential new coalition led by the Democrats (SDS), saying that instead of wondering about various bids and who will get which department, "we should be asking ourselves to whom this (potential) government would be subordinated".
DeSUS wants concrete pledges in coalition talks, focus on healthcare and elderly
LJUBLJANA - The Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) published a list of priorities it wants tied to a timeline and funding secured if it is to enter a new government following the resignation of PM Marjan Šarec. The list, entailing an estimated EUR 2 billion in expenditure in the coming two years, is topped by healthcare and elderly care issues.
Pahor to host second round of party talks on 24 and 25 February
LJUBLJANA - President Borut Pahor said that he would hold a second round of consultations with parliamentary parties on 24 and 25 February to determine whether there is consensus that would lead to the nomination of a prime minister designate. The president's office said that the dates had been chosen so as to give Pahor enough time to think about a potential nomination. Pahor held the first round of talks last week, saying on Thursday that he would call a second round if it seemed like a coalition was possible.
EU too self-absorbed, Šarec says in Munich
MUNICH, Germany - Slovenia's outgoing prime minister, Marjan Šarec, rebuked the EU over excessive self-absorption and inefficiency as he spoke on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. Illustrating, he said the bloc was not even capable of agreeing its expansion to the Western Balkans. "The European Union is having difficulty adapting in this globalised world," said Šarec; it is surrounded by superpowers with different decision-making models such as China, Russia or the US, while the EU is a community of countries which makes decision-making cumbersome.
Youths urge better climate plan in Valentine's Day card
LJUBLJANA - Young climate activists called on the Infrastructure Ministry with a special Valentine's Day present, giant card urging improvements on the draft national energy and climate plan. Prompted by the "imported consumerist day of love", they read out a poem that they had written for Minister Alenka Bratušek, but the minister was not there to receive them, touring a road reconstruction site in the west of the country. The poem, written on a giant Valentine's Day card, asked for the national energy and climate plan not to let them meet with their premature deaths. Although "cute, the plan should bear more fruit".
Adria Airways brands on sale
LJUBLJANA - Five brands of Adria Airways, the bankrupt Slovenian air carrier, will be put up for sale through an invitation for binding bids at the asking price of EUR 100,000, the Kranj District Court has decided. The price, equal to the market price value, was set based on the proposal of the official receiver Janez Pustatičnik and a report on the value of the bankrupt debtor's brand as of October 2019 made in February by an official appraiser.
Construction industry stable in 2019
LJUBLJANA - The value of construction work in Slovenia expanded by 3.3% last year, which is a significant slowdown in growth compared to 2018, when the sector expanded by almost 20%. Construction of buildings expanded by 3.4% and the value of work in civil engineering rose by 3.2% last year, fresh data from the Statistics Office show.
International festival celebrates flamenco
LJUBLJANA - A concert by Rafael Riqueni, the great Spanish flamenco guitarist, will officially open the second biennial international flamenco festival at Cankarjev Dom tonight. The Bi Flamenko festival will feature some of the most compelling and interesting contemporary flamenco artists from Spain and elsewhere as well as classic flamenco artists.
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