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This summary is provided by the STA:
Janša calls for clear EU path for eastern neighbourhood
LJUBLJANA - Prime Minister Janez Janša reiterated his call for fast-tracking Ukraine to EU membership as he told the Delphi Economic Forum that the EU should do "everything it can" He told Saturday's event that Russia's aggression on Ukraine "underlined the need to find strategic answers to strategic questions," which includes bringing Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia into the same enlargement timeline.
Slovenia contributing a million euros to Ukraine aid fund
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia contributed a million euros at an international donor conference for Ukraine refugee aid. "We are promising an additional almost million euros through the International Red Cross and the World Food Programme," Prime Minister Janez Janša said at yesterday's conference. It will also provide assistance in kind for Ukrainian refugees in Moldova, Slovakia and Poland.
Roadmap proposed for end of indoor mask mandate
LJUBLJANA - The government advisory group for coronavirus has proposed that the indoor mask mandate be lifted once the number of Covid patients in intensive care is below 35 for seven consecutive days. The figure would include all Covid patients in intensive care, Mateja Logar, the head of the advisory group, told the STA. Current trends indicate the restriction could be lifted in two weeks at the earliest.
Rally for peace in Ukraine held in Ljubljana
LJUBLJANA - A crowd numbering several dozen people, mostly Ukrainian refugees, gathered in the centre of Ljubljana to call for peace in Ukraine and an end to Russia's aggression. The rally, promoted by the Ukrainian Embassy in Ljubljana, saw the participants holding up banners in Slovenian and English with slogans such as "Stop war in Ukraine" and "We will win together."
EUR 8 million allocated for model farm in Pomurje
LJUBLJANA - The government set aside EUR 8 million for the creation and development of a model farm in Pomurje as part of efforts to nurture the development of agriculture in the region ethically mixed region in eastern Slovenia where the Hungarian minority lives. The model farm will promote a resilient and competitive agriculture in the region and "contribute to the preservation of the national identity of members of the Hungarian minority," the government said.
Caseload continues to decline
LJUBLJANA - The coronavirus pandemic is in slow retreat in Slovenia with 785 new cases reported for Saturday, down 16% on the week before, and hospital numbers dropping. Four patients with Covid-19 died. There were 142 patients treated for Covid in hospitals this morning, down by 12 over yesterday, of which 23 in intensive care.
More than half of the jobless long-term unemployed
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia's jobless total dropped to some 60,000 in March in what is the second lowest figure on record, but only 16-17% of the registered unemployed were directly employable. As many as 56% of them are long-term unemployed, an issue that poses a challenge for the authorities. Employment Service director Mitja Bobnar said the vast majority of the unemployed, more than 80%, are not immediately employable but need additional help.
Ljubljana tourism figures up in 2021, still below pre-Corona level
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia's capital Ljubljana recorded just over 415,000 tourist arrivals last year, an increase of almost 63% compared to the year before but more than 60% below the pre-Covid 2019, show figures by Tourism Ljubljana. The statistics for nights show a similar picture: almost 867,000 stays were recorded, up 60% over the year before but 61% lower than in the record year 2019.
Garnbret opens season with convincing win
MEIRINGEN, Switzerland - Olympic gold medallist Janja Garnbret opened the climbing season with a convincing victory in bouldering in Meiringen, a record 32nd World Cup win for the 23-year-old. The only one to have climbed all 13 boulders, Garnbret said after the win last night that this was a privilege because "every event is a story onto itself." She plans to leave out the next four boulder events to focus on lead.
