Morning Headlines for Slovenia: Sunday, 23 February 2020

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Morning Headlines for Slovenia: Sunday, 23 February 2020 pxfuel CC-by-0

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This summary is provided by the STA:

Počivalšek says talks with SDS to conclude soon, regardless of outcome

MARIBOR - Zdravko Počivalšek, the head of the Modern Centre Party (SMC), discussed for Večer the talks with the Democrats (SDS) on the formation of a new coalition, saying that they would be soon concluded either in the sense of an agreement or the four parties parties realising that no constructive conclusion could be made. In an interview for the Maribor-based paper, the economy minister has said that the talks, which also feature New Slovenia (NSi) and the Pensioners' Party (DeSUS), were nearing the end when it comes to the programme. Počivalšek was also asked about the collapse of the Marjan Šarec government, of which the SMC was a part, saying that the way in which the coalition had been managed was inappropriate.

Two Slovenian passengers from Diamond Princess arrive home

LJUBLJANA - Two Slovenian passengers from the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess were flown home on a chartered flight, touching down in Maribor after being airlifted from Japan to Germany, Andrej Šter of the Foreign Ministry told the press. The two, who will be in self-isolation at home for two weeks, were tested for the novel coronavirus at the Maribor airport, and the results were negative. They flown in from Berlin Tegel airport, to where they arrived in an Italian military aircraft from Tokyo along with citizens of seven other European countries. Of the total of six Slovenian passengers on the ship, two have tested positive and have been admitted to a hospital in Japan. Another two Slovenians had returned home earlier on a commercial flight and had been placed under a two-week quarantine after renewed tests for the virus turned out negative.

Janša wants National Security Council session over coronavirus

LJUBLJANA - The head of the Democrats (SDS) Janez Janša called on the caretaker government to call a session of the National Security Council to discuss the spreading of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Janša said on Twitter on Saturday he also expected a "crisis staff" to be established and include all who can help the cause, and effective control to be carried out on the critical entry points to Slovenia. He also said that he expected from the government to update the public on the developments related to the novel coronavirus.

Slovenia advances the most in Bloomberg Innovation Index

NEW YORK, US - Slovenia has advanced ten spots to place 21st in the 2020 Bloomberg Innovation Index, which is the greatest improvement among all 60 countries surveyed for the list. Slovenia scored a total of 73.93 points out of the 100 possible, compared to 88.21 by the first-ranked Germany, faring the best in value-added manufacturing (8th). "Big winners among 2020's ranked economies were led by Slovenia, which gained 10 spots to No. 21 on the back of a 34-tier improvement in patent activity," Bloomberg noted. Placing the highest is Germany, which has overtaken South Korea after the latter's six year streak as the most innovative nation.

FM thanks Slovenians in Sweden for preserving language, identity

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Foreign Minister Miro Cerar attended a meeting of the Slovenian Association in Sweden as part of his working visit to the country. Cerar thanked his compatriots in Sweden for preserving the Slovenian identity and mother tongue, the Foreign Ministry said. "The Slovenian community in Sweden is one of the largest Slovenian communities in this part of Europe," the foreign minister said as he addressed the meeting. Cerar stressed that the compatriots in Sweden were key in bringing Sweden and Slovenia closer together, and expressed support to their work and promotion of Slovenia in culture, business, science and education.

Slovenia second at women's Ski Jumping World Cup team event in Ljubno

LJUBNO OB SAVINJI - The Slovenian team finished second in the Ski Jumping World Cup event for women in Ljubno ob Savinji, finishing only behind Austria, as the two-day meet at Savina Ski Jumping Centre started, with some 8,000 spectators in attendance. Nika Križnar, Špela Rogelj, Katra Komar and Ema Klinec, who led the standings after the first round, combined for a total of 1,005.1 points, while the Austrians scored 1,008.7. The second place for Slovenia repeats the success from last year. Led by Chiara Hölzl, who currently leads the World Cup standings, Austria overtook Slovenia to claim the first place, while Norway, headed by the Olympic champion Maren Lundby, were third (960.2).

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