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Utter chaos in Slovenia: Houses flooded, torrents raging - there are dead PHOTO/VIDEO
In half an hour, 30 liters of rain per square meter fell on Krvavec, reported Radio-television of Slovenia.
One person died in the floods in Kamnik in the north of Slovenia, the media reported.
The portal Kamnik.info announced that the water swept away an elderly resident in the area of the Bistriice settlement.
English-Slovenian couple cycle for cancer patients
Alice and Žiga Erlač Shepherd, an English-Slovenian couple, will cycle from Maribor to Southampton and back to collect donations for cancer patients in Slovenia and England and to raise awareness about cancer and about the importance of expanding the registry of stem cell donors.
Med presidents issue urgent joint appeal on climate crisis
Following an initiative launched by Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the presidents of the member-states of the Arraiolos Group - Greece, Italy, Croatia, Malta, Portugal, and Slovenia - issued a joint appeal on Thursday, urging urgent action to address the dangers posed by the climate crisis in the Mediterranean.
Tensions over solutions for posted workers
Changes entailing increased costs for employers when posting employees abroad remain a cause of tensions in Slovenia. The Finance Ministry has still not delivered on the promise to come up with solutions to mitigate the impact of the legislation, which kicks in in 2024. Criticism has also come from diplomatic circles, where salaries will be impacted too.
Sole bidder for subsidised air links in new call
The second call for applications for subsidies offered by the Slovenian government to improve the country's air connectivity has attracted a single bid, submitted by AirBaltic, Latvia's flag carrier.
AirBaltic is planning to establish an air link between Ljubljana and Riga in the 2024 summer season, the Infrastructure Ministry said when announcing the results of the call on 2 August.
Sico, No. 1 laser cutting company in Slovenia
Provider of laser cutting and metal forming services, Sico has been in business for more than 28 years. Based in Arja Vas in eastern Slovenia, the company fesatures the biggest number of state-of-the-art laser cutting machines in the country, and its products are exported as far as New Zealand.
Call for action ahead of Earth Overshoot Day
Policy-makers, experts, environmentalists and representatives of NGOs and companies discussed ways that can help reduce Slovenia's ecological footprint at a panel held in Ljubljana ahead of Earth Overshoot Day, the day when humanity's demand on nature exceeds Earth's biocapacity. This year Earth Overshoot Day falls on 2 August.
SHOTS ever brighter star on Slovenia’s film festival sky
SHOTS, an international short film festival taking place since 2016 in Slovenj Gradec, is increasingly becoming part of the culture tourism highlights of the northern Koroška region. This year it will delight film fans and film-making talents from 3 to 5 August.
Petrol prices hit 12-month high
Regulated prices of motor fuels in Slovenia have gone up by almost 4%. From 1 August, regular petrol is priced at €1.511 per litre, up 5.5 cents, and diesel at €1.558 per litre, up 5.4 cents.
The prices apply only to fuels sold off the motorway network. Along the motorways, retailers are free to set their prices.
Going for the neatest cut
Slovenia hosted the European Scything Championship for the third time between 28 and 30 July, featuring participants from eight countries or regions showcasing their scything skills in this age-old craft.
Inflation slows but food prices not tamed yet
Slovenia's annual inflation rate slowed to 6.1% in July, 0.8 percentage points lower than the month before, but data from the Statistics Office shows rising food prices remain a problem.
Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages rose by 11.1% in a year, contributing 2 percentage points to the headline inflation rate, data released on 31 July shows.
Record number of storks nesting in Slovenia
Three hundred white stork pairs were spotted nesting in Slovenia this year, the highest number recorded so far, and 473 baby storks learned how to fly. The figures were released by the Bird Watching Association (DOPPS) after they completed their 25th annual white stork monitoring.
Lake Velenje pulsating with heavy metal beats
The MetalDays festival, which used to be a music staple of the Tolmin area in northwestern Slovenia, has moved to a new venue, Lake Velenje in the north. Kicking off on 30 July, the seven-day festival will feature some 130 bands representing different subgenres of mostly heavy metal music.
Remote work still popular
The number of people working from home dropped in Slovenia this year to about a fifth of the level seen in 2021, but the figures are still 20 times higher than in pre-Covid 2019. Legislative changes are in the pipeline to reduce red tape around remote work, yet challenges remain.
Bled Strategic Forum to focus on solidarity for global security
The Bled Strategic Forum (BSF), Slovenia's prime foreign policy event, will be held on 28 and 29 August for the 18th year. Running under the title Solidarity for Global Security, it will explore ways of ensuring global security by working together.
The organisers announced the theme of the international conference on 28 July, but the names of the participants are yet to be revealed.