Headlines for Slovenia: Tuesday, 28 April 2020

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This summary is provided by the STA:

Calls for cooperation, remembrance as Resistance Day is marked

LJUBLJANA - President Borut Pahor addressed citizens on Resistance Day calling for cooperation and mutual aid in crisis. Pahor said that "we are remembering the most difficult times and the bravest of people." The head of the WWII Veterans' Association, Marijan Križman, added that the Liberation Front was the foundation of Slovenia's independence. Parliamentary Speaker Igor Zorčič, who laid a wreath at the tomb of national heroes in the park near Parliament House, called for remembrance of all victims claimed by the National Liberation Struggle.

Pahor regrets reported political interference in PPE procurement

LJUBLJANA - President Borut Pahor told a national television talk show on Sunday that he regretted the allegations of extensive political interference in the procurement of personal protective equipment reported in the media, as this had cast a shadow on what he has assessed as otherwise excellent work of the government and parliament in the coronavirus crisis. He said that both institutions had done a very good job and represented the good face of Slovenian politics until "suspicion has been raised that some might have made personal gains" or acted in violation of regulations.

Six new Covid-19 cases recorded, death toll up by one to 83

LJUBLJANA - A total of 634 new Covid-19 tests were performed in Slovenia on Sunday, resulting in six new cases to bring the total number of confirmed infections to 1,402. One person died of Covid-19, bringing the total death toll in the country to 83, the government said. A total of 80 Covid-19 patients were in hospitals around the country yesterday, of which 22 were in intensive care. No new cases were admitted and no patient was discharged from hospital for home care

Mediana poll shows share of opponents of government increasing

LJUBLJANA - The share of respondents who support the government of Janez Janša remained almost unchanged in April at 45.6%, shows the latest Mediana poll, while the share of those who oppose it has increased from 34.4% in March to 41.4% in April. Support for the ruling Democrats (SDS) in the poll commissioned by the commercial broadcaster POP TV and published on Sunday has somewhat dropped compared to March to 19.3%. Following the SDS is the opposition Marjan Šarec List (LMŠ), which has lost 2.1 percentage points to 11.1%, and the opposition Left, which has lost a point to 7.8%. The respondents were also asked about the government's measures to fight the coronavirus epidemic, with 57.7% of them saying they were appropriate.

Počivalšek optimistic about joint corona standards in tourism

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek is moderately optimistic about the prospects of securing good and coordinated standards of anti-coronavirus measures in tourism. Počivalšek said this at a videoconference of the EU ministers in charge of tourism, which comes after PM Janez Janša called at the EU summit last Thursday for a joint corona-standard for tourism facilities and services to be established. The minister rejected concerns about possible discrimination based on passport, while calling for border-crossing protocol to be established relative to the epidemiological situation.

Small anti-government protests held in several cities

LJUBLJANA - While lockdown measures remain in force, Slovenians started hitting the streets to protest against the government and the continuation of quarantine, with a few hundred people gathering in Ljubljana today, several hundred in Maribor and smaller rallies held in several other cities. The protests were initiated by a Facebook group called Resistance against the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, which calls for the situation in the country to be normalised and for Prime Minister Janez Janša to resign. A Facebook page has also been created in support for a whistleblower who has revealed political pressures in the procurement of personal protective equipment, but its moderators said it was not connected to the protests.

Slovenian international airports record less traffic last year

LJUBLJANA - The total volume of traffic in the three Slovenian international airports in Ljubljana, Maribor and Portorož dropped by 5% last year compared to the year before. By far the largest share of passengers travelled through Jože Pučnik Ljubljana Airport, which recorded 1.72 million passengers in the year when the flag carrier Adria Airways ended in receivership. The volume of cargo transport through the airports was down by 8%, the Statistics Office reported.

Former sciences and arts academy president France Bernik dies

LJUBLJANA - Literary historian and author France Bernik, who headed the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU) in 1992-2002, has died at the age of 92, the SAZU said. Born in Ljubljana in 1927, Bernik graduated in Slavic studies at the University of Ljubljana in 1951, and became tenured professor of Slovenian literature history in 1984. He published more than 400 essays and articles in scientific journals and a total of 16 books, while he also lectured at many international universities, including in Zagreb, Belgrade, Trieste, Innsbruck and Bonn. Bernik was the recipient of many national and international awards and decorations, including the Zois Prize for lifetime achievement in literary studies (1999).

 

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