Morning Headlines for Slovenia: Monday, 20 July 2020

By , 20 Jul 2020, 04:33 AM News
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This summary is provided by the STA:

Six new coronavirus cases confirmed in 480 tests, one Covid-19 death on Saturday

LJUBLJANA - Six out of the 480 tests for Sars-CoV-2 conducted on Saturday came back positive, fresh official statistics showed. One Covid-19 related fatality was recorded in what is the first such death after more than a month and a half, raising the national death toll to 112. A total of 18 persons were hospitalised with Covid-19; two of them were in intensive care.

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PM labels EU summit negotiations test of perseverance

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Prime Minister Janez Janša described on Saturday the EU summit negotiations over the next EU budget and recovery package as a test of perseverance. As Janša arrived for a third day of talks on Sunday, he pointed out that side issues were preventing focusing on key issues. Slovenia's alleged support for Hungary and Poland in their opposition to tying the budget funds to respecting the rule of law has raised some dust, with the PM saying that Slovenia only wanted the same standards to be used for all member states. The opposition SocDems as well as the coalition partners meanwhile highlighted the role of the rule of law and EU values.

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