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Merkel to visit Slovenia on Tuesday to receive Order of Merit
LJUBLJANA - President Borut Pahor will receive German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Brdo pri Kranju on Tuesday to confer on her the Order of Merit for Distinguished Service, Slovenia's top honour. Merkel, who is leaving office after 16 years, will receive the decoration for her personal contribution to deepening relations between Slovenia and Germany on all levels and for her credible European leadership, reads a press release by Pahor's office.
Coronavirus case count goes up week-on-week
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia logged 531 new coronavirus infections on Saturday as week-on-week increase in new daily cases continued, fresh official data show. Another five Covid-19 patients have died. Figures released by the government show 428 Covid-19 patients were in hospital this morning, up by two on the day before, including 123 in intensive care, up by five. The National Institute of Public Health estimates there are now 12,358 active cases in the country, 15 fewer than the day before.
Victims of post-war executions commemorated in Teharje
TEHARJE - An estimated 5,000 victims of war and post-war summary executions were commemorated at a memorial mass in Teharje. More than 600 unmarked killing or burial sites across Slovenia bear witness to these atrocities, said retired Celje Bishop Stanislav Lipovšek at the annual ceremony. He stressed the importance of efforts to mark the graves and properly bury the victims. He also urged stepped-up efforts to tackle open issues related to war and post-war events and reach national reconciliation.
CoE urges Slovenia to address all types of violence against women
LJUBLJANA - The government has received a report by the Council of Europe's group of experts on Slovenia's implementation of the Istanbul Convention. The group believes that the measures taken in Slovenia do not cover all types of violence as defined in the convention. Slovenia needs to respond to all forms of violence in a holistic way, the experts said. The government responded by saying it had tasked relevant ministries and government departments to implement the adopted recommendations in line with their competences.
Hojs says possibility of early election on the table
LJUBLJANA - Interior Minister Aleš Hojs told commercial broadcaster POP TV that the possibility of an early election was completely justified. The ruling Democrats (SDS) are discussing this, he said, adding that going to the polls a few months earlier would make no difference as this government was practically at the end of its term. Responding, the opposition Marjan Šarec Party (LMŠ) and Social Democrats (SD) said the government's resignation was long overdue and Hojs's words would be believed only when PM Janez Janša resigned.
