The Slovenia Times

30/08/2024

Slovenian shooter Franček Gorazd Tiršek wins gold in the air rifle standing position at the Paris Paralympics. More at: https://sloveniatimes.com/40787

30/08/2024

Slovenia's PharmaHemp and South Korea's T&L are developing medical plasters with h**p extract, which are to be manufactured in Maribor. https://sloveniatimes.com/40784

30/08/2024

Slovenia's annual inflation rate drops to 0.9% in August, the first time since March 2021 that it fell below 1%.

Slovenia's inflation keeps slowing down. The annual rate dropped to 0.9% in August, the first time since March 2021 that it fell below 1%, fresh data from the Statistical Office show.

30/08/2024

Several police officers injured and damage done to Stožice Stadium in rioting seen in Ljubljana as home team Olimpija rout Croatia's Rijeka 5:0 to advance to the league phase of the UEFA Conference League.

Olimpija Ljubljana routed Croatia's Rijeka 5:0 at home on 29 August to advance to the league phase of the UEFA Conference League, but the match was marred by rioting in which seven police officers were injured and there was considerable damage done to the stadium.

29/08/2024

Izola-based research institute InnoRenew CoE will conduct an experiment in space involving a fungal biofilm that can be used to protect various materials.

A Slovenian research institute will conduct an experiment in space involving a fungal biofilm that can be used to protect various materials in what it says is the first research of this kind.

29/08/2024

A report by the the European Environment Agency rates Ljubljana's air quality as poor, Maribor ranked as moderately polluted with PM 2.5 particles.

Slovenia's capital Ljubljana has placed 310th among 372 cities in Europe where the European Environment Agency (EEA) measured average levels of PM 2.5 fine particles in the air in 2022 and 2023. Its air quality was rated as poor.

29/08/2024

RTV Slovenija licence fee to go up in 2025 after staying put for 12 years.

The licence fee that Slovenian households are paying for the public broadcaster will go up by 10% in 2025 after it has remain unchanged for 12 years as RTV Slovenija has been struggling with a lack of funds.

28/08/2024

A hike along a 273-kilometre trail by which over a hundred Allied prisoners of war were led to freedom across Slovenia 80 years ago will pay tribute to the most successful POW escape of World War II.

A trek following a 273-kilometre trail traversing Slovenia by which over a hundred Allied prisoners of war were led to freedom 80 years ago will pay tribute to the most successful POW escape of World War II.

28/08/2024

The government's decision to invite Tzipi Livni, a former Israeli foreign minister, to the Bled Strategic Forum sparks protest with the smallest ruling coalition party joining appeals for her to be disinvited.

The government's decision to invite Tzipi Livni, a former Israeli foreign minister, to Slovenia's leading foreign policy event, has sparked protest in the country and calls for her to be disinvited.

27/08/2024

Slovenian secondary school student Peter Andolšek wins his fourth consecutive gold at an International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics, emerging as the overall winner for the second time in a row.

Slovenian secondary school student Peter Andolšek has achieved a remarkable feat that no other student in the world has achieved before. He has won his fourth consecutive gold at an International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics, and emerged as the overall winner for the second time in a row.

26/08/2024

Slovenia has been seeing a steady increase in recruitment of workers from India, Nepal, Bangladesh and the Philippines in recent years.

Slovenia is increasingly reliant on foreign labour force to mitigate staff shortages. While the majority still come from countries of the former Yugoslavia, the numbers of workers from India, Nepal, Bangladesh and the Philippines have been rising. Steps are also being taken to make hiring easier.

26/08/2024

Jorgić defeated German Patrick Franziska in the finals of the World Table Tennis Contender Lima 2024.

Slovenia's best table tennis player Darko Jorgić has won the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender Lima 2024 with a prize money of US$80,000 (€71,500). The 26-year-old defeated the top seed, German Patrick Franziska 4:0 (5,9,3,7) in the finals on 25 August to clinch his first WTT tournament win.

25/08/2024

Basketball great Goran Dragic ended his career with an emotional and star-studded farewell at his favourite place, a basketball court.

Goran Dragić, one of the greatest Slovenian basketball players, who played 15 seasons in the NBA and captained the national team that won the 2017 EuroBasket, capped his career with an exhibition game featuring NBA stars and retired legends of the sport. A Ljubljana native, Dragić bid farewell to ...

25/08/2024

Every year the Dnevi poezije in vina, a major literary festival, asks an author to spotlight issues of grave concern. This year's letter was written by Polish author Jacek Dehnel.

Every year the Days of Poetry and Wine, one of Slovenia's largest literary festivals, invites an author to write an open letter to Europe in order to put the spotlight on issues they consider the most pressing. Polish poet Jacek Dehnel is the author of this year's letter, which we are publishing in....

23/08/2024

A young man who threatened passers-by with knives in March has been sentenced to a year in psychiatric detention.

A young man who threatened passers-by with two knives at a busy bus stop in the Ljubljana city centre in March this year has been found guilty of assault on police officers and sentenced to one year of psychiatric treatment.

22/08/2024

The convicted criminal was hiding in Koper on the Slovenian coast.

The leader of an Italian crime syndicate who had been on the run for six months has been arrested in the Slovenian seaside city of Koper. He has been convicted of multiple crimes, including drug trafficking, extortion and kidnapping, and was on the run from a 21-year prison sentence.

22/08/2024

This is the third high-level basketball job for the Slovenian expert. WNBA

Slovenian basketball executive Vanja Černivec has been appointed vice president of basketball operations of the newly-established WNBA team Golden State Valkyries. This is a third prominent managerial post in basketball for the 42-year-old former player from Maribor.

20/08/2024

Primož Roglič puts his Tour injury behind him to take the red jersey at lavuelta.

Slovenian rider Primož Roglič (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) has taken the lead at La Vuelta a Espana after winning stage four on 20 August in a sprint up the final climb to the Pico Villuercas.

17/08/2024

Klopotec, a wooden mechanical device that makes a rattling sound in wind, may no longer scare birds away from ripening grapes, but it still invites people to come together in anticipation of a good harvest.

Klopotec, a wooden mechanical device that makes a rattling sound in wind, has been a familiar sight in vineyards in parts of Slovenia for centuries. Meant to scare birds away from ripening grapes, nowadays these rattles invite people to come together and call for a good harvest.

16/08/2024

Police trade unions call for comprehensive measures after police officers were assaulted by a group of Roma in Kočevje.

Slovenian police trade unions have called on the authorities to take measures to increase officer safety after the latest incident in the south of the country that saw a group of Roma assault police officers performing a routine traffic stop.

16/08/2024

Facing declining demand, high costs and fierce competition, sports footwear maker Alpina to make 60 workers redundant at its headquarters in Žiri, moving part of production to Bosnia-Herzegovina after shutting down one of its two units there.

The Czech owner of Alpina, the Slovenian-based sports footwear maker, will close down part of production in Žiri in the west of the country and move it to a factory in Bosnia-Herzegovina as a result of which 60 jobs in Slovenia will be lost by the end of the year. One of the plants in Bosnia has be...

15/08/2024

Observation towers dotting Slovenia offer panoramas that often extend beyond the country's borders.

Slovenia has high mountains that afford spectacular views. But these can also be enjoyed from one of the many observation towers, several of which offer panoramas extending to neighbouring countries.

14/08/2024

The worst heatwave of this summer in Slovenia seems to have peaked with the highest temperature of the year hitting 38C in the southeast.

Slovenia has been gripped by what meteorologists say is the worst heatwave of the summer with western and southeastern parts of the country seeing the highest temperatures.

14/08/2024

Telemach Slovenija signs a deal to acquire rival telecommunications services provider T-2 as an agreement is penned to settle T-2's debt to Slovenian Sovereign Holding.

Telemach Slovenija has signed a deal to acquire rival telecommunications services provider T-2 just as an agreement was penned to settle T-2's debt to the state-run Slovenian Sovereign Holding. Pending regulatory approval, the acquisition will shake up the Slovenian telecommunications market.

14/08/2024

Slovenian athletes will compete in four disciplines at the Summer Paralympics in Paris between 28 August and 8 September.

Slovenia will field 14 athletes in four disciplines at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, which will take place from 28 August to 8 September.

13/08/2024

Ambassador Victoria Jane Harrison says she and her guide dog Otto are looking forward to visiting all parts of Slovenia.

The UK's new ambassador to Slovenia, Victoria Jane Harrison, listed cooperation in defence and security and the Western Balkans as some of the priorities she would like to focus on as she presented her credentials to President Nataša Pirc Musar on 13 August.

13/08/2024

Slovenian athletes given a warm welcome as they return home from the Paris Olympics.

Slovenian athletes who took part in the Paris Olympics were given an enthusiastic welcome home at an event that drew a huge crowd to Ljubljana's Congress Square late on 12 August.

13/08/2024

After crashing out of the Tour de France due to an injury, the Slovenian rider Primož Roglič will race in the last Grand Tour of the year, which starts on Saturday.

Slovenian rider Primož Roglič will race in the Vuelta a Espana, having recovered from an injury that forced him to abandon the Tour de France last month, his team Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe announced on 12 August.

13/08/2024

German-Slovenian bilingual signs to be erected in all railway stations in municipalities with Austrian and Slovenian populations by the end of the year.

Austria has unveiled the first bilingual train station name sign in Carinthia, a province in the south of the country that is home to a Slovenian minority.

12/08/2024

Youth representatives say the government has not honoured its promise to treat young people and their challenges as a priority.

Unaffordable housing and insecure forms of employment are two of the main issues faced by young people in Slovenia. Their representatives say the government is not listening to them and failing to take steps to improve the situation, while young people have little say in decision-making.