Tag: #Slovenia
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Major EU nations halt AstraZeneca as WHO says it is safe
The EU’s largest countries joined a stream of states halting their rollouts of AstraZeneca jabs on Monday over blood clot fears
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GE, Slovenia’s HSE reach settlement over troubled power plant
Ljubljana, March 11 (AFP/APP):Slovenian power supplier HSE said Thursday it has reached an out-of-court settlement with US giant General Electric over alleged irregularities in the construction of a much-delayed coal-fired power plant outside Ljubljana. HSE said in a statement that GE had agreed to pay 261 million euros ($310 million) to settle a dispute over…
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Brussels warns on media freedom in Hungary, Poland, Slovenia
Brussels, March 10 (AFP/APP):The European Commission on Wednesday warned of “worrying developments” for media freedoms in eastern member states Hungary, Poland and Slovenia as lawmakers in Brussels debated the issue. “Strong leaders are those that gain respect through their actions, that accept diversity of opinions and that allow citizens to be duly informed, not those…
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Pogacar wins UAE Tour after Ewan claims closing sprint
Paris, Feb 27 (AFP/APP):Slovenia’s Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar won cycling’s season-opening UAE Tour as Australian Caleb Ewan claimed Saturday’s seventh stage sprinting honours in Abu Dhabi. The 22-year-old Pogacar dominated the race to turn the tables on Briton Adam Yates, who had edged the Slovenian in last year’s coronavirus-curtailed edition of the World…
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Brussels condemns Slovenia’s prime minister for online personal attacks against journalists
Brussels, Feb 18 (AFP/APP): Brussels on Thursday condemned Slovenia’s prime minister for online personal attacks against journalists reporting on the deterioration of rule of law in his country, which will take on the rotating EU presidency in July. “We are not accepting the harmful words directed at journalists, and we do condemn them,” commission spokesman Eric Mamer told…
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Three Killed in Slovenian Alps Avalanches
Three people have been killed in Slovenian Alps avalanches.
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Slovenian Health Minister Resigns as Coalition Wobbles
The Slovenian Health Minister has resigned as the coalition wobbles.
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Slovenia PM Backs Hungary & Poland in EU Rule of Law Row
Slovenia is backing Hungary and Poland in the EU Rule of Law Row.