Dejan Zidan

Ljubljana – Lawyer and ex-Info Commissioner Nataša Pirc Musar is in the lead in the presidential race, according to a poll conducted by Mediana for public broadcaster RTV Slovenija. She enjoys the support of 23.9% of respondents and is followed by former foreign minister Anže Logar (16.6%) and Freedom Movement vice-president Marta Kos (14.4%).

Ljubljana – Four opposition parties called on Health Minister Janez Poklukar to resign over the vaccination death of a young woman after the newspaper Dnevnik reported that Poklukar and his team were the authors of the decree granting a Covid pass as soon as a person receives the Johnson & Johnson jab. The minister sees no reason to step down.

Ljubljana – The parliamentary environment committee has passed amendments to the water act changes, under which hazardous substances could be used under certain condition by production facilities located in water protection areas. While the government says adequate safety mechanisms are envisaged, the opposition warns of harmful effects for water sources.

Ljubljana – Janez Poklukar, the director of the University Medical Centre Ljubljana, has been endorsed by the Health Committee as candidate for health minister. The National Assembly vote is scheduled for next week.

Ljubljana – Four opposition parties have filed a motion to oust Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Minister Janez Cigler Kralj over his work during the epidemic and the ministry’s decision to grant funds to an NGO with close links to the minister. They need 46 votes in the 90-member National Assembly to succeed.

Ljubljana – The four centre-left opposition parties have filed a motion to declare an environmental and climate emergency after a similar attempt made in February failed to make it past the committee stage.

Civil engineering company Riko signed a contract to build two factories for wheat processing, which its boss Janez Škrabec said was worth more than EUR 100m.

One of the factories will be built in the Oryol region, Škrabec told the STA and said that several Slovenian companies could take part in the project.

The Slovenian Parliament dismissed the country's Defence Minister Janko Veber on Thursday.

According to media reports, the reason for Veber's dismissal is the telecom privatisation scandal that has erupted in the country.

PARIS/BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Snezana Bogosavljevic Boskovic and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food of Slovenia Dejan Zidan agreed during the meeting in Paris that the two countries should intensify their cooperation in various sectors.