Slovenia to send recovery plan to EU Commission by end of month
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Slovenia will send its recovery plan to the European Commission by the end of April or before the deadline, Finance Minister Andrej Šircelj said on Friday evening. He expects that the country will forward the plan to Brussels in the last week of April. Slovenia presented its plan at Friday's virtual session of the EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Council, Šircelj said. The minister believes that Slovenia has prepared a plan that complies with all the requirements.
Covid numbers continue to improve
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia reported 766 new coronavirus infections on Friday in what was a third day in a row that the daily case count dropped significantly in weekly comparison. Therefore, the 7-day average of new daily cases continued to fall, standing at 801. Another six Covid-19 patients died, showed latest government data. Hospitalisations decreased by ten to 629 and the number of patients in intensive care was down by one to 151. A total of 3,752 PCR tests were conducted, of which 20.4% returned positive results, which compared to 26.5% on the same day a week ago.
Trstenjak wins gold at European Judo Championships, Leški bronze
LISBON, Portugal - Slovenian judoka Tina Trstenjak won gold at the European Judo Championships 2021 in the women's 63 kg event in Lisbon, Portugal. She won against Russia's Daria Davydova. Fellow Slovenian judoka Andreja Leški got a bronze in the same category, having beaten Poland's Agata Ozdoba-Blach.
Hojs talks EU presidency and illegal migration with Italian counterpart
LJUBLJANA - Interior Minister Aleš Hojs discussed the priorities of Slovenia's coming EU presidency with Italian counterpart Luciana Lamorgese via videoconference on Friday. Noting that cooperation between the Italian and Slovenian interior ministries was good, the pair also talked about illegal migration. They agreed that a joint and comprehensive solution should be reached on EU level to tackle the issue. In terms of security, Slovenia's EU presidency will focus on providing a high level of security in the EU mostly through boosted police cooperation as well as on strengthening security in the Western Balkans, Hojs said.
Police visited STA chief supervisor due to a number of reports
LJUBLJANA - The police is leading an investigation to determine whether there are elements of suspected criminal acts prosecutable ex officio based on allegations of irregularities regarding the STA, the police told the STA. Investigators visited STA chief supervisor Mladen Terčelj based on a number of reports of these allegations and not based on a government decree adopted in March, the police said. The police highlighted that Terčelj was visited by Ljubljana Police Department investigators and not by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) investigators as had been reported earlier.
