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The Slovenia Times - 24-May-2014

The government is to examine the progress in the sale of Mercator, Economic Development and Technology Minister Metod Dragonja said after several trade unions demanded that the cabinet step in to prevent the sale of Slovenia's biggest grocer to Croatian rival Agrokor....

The Slovenia Times - 24-May-2014

Slovenian double Olympic champion Tina Maze will have a new coach this season, as Italian Valerio Ghirardi signed a one-year contract, Maze's team revealed on Friday....

Slovenian Press Agency - 24-May-2014

The daily Dnevnik says in Saturday's commentary that the Bank Asset Management Company (BAMC), the bad bank, is making some irrational steps at the first glance, expressing hope that its managers know what they are doing. ...

Slovenian Press Agency - 24-May-2014

The daily Delo comments on Saturday on the receivership launched at former clothing giant AHA Mura by the tax Administration which will leave 1,200 people jobless. Considering that the company was a "dinosaur" that only generated loss, the state might have waited too long before ending the agony, the paper says. ...

Slovenian Press Agency - 23-May-2014

The opposition Democrats (SDS) are on course to sweep the Eurovote in Slovenia with the final opinion polls ahead of the election blackout projecting they will win three of the eight seats allotted to Slovenia in the European Parliament. ...

Slovenian Press Agency - 23-May-2014

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Slovenian Press Agency - 23-May-2014

Slovenia will join the EU-wide exercise in democracy Sunday as 1.6 million voters are invited to elect Slovenia's eight representatives to the European Parliament, in what will also be a dress rehearsal for the general election in the summer. Election blackout sets in at midnight and will be in place until polls close. ...

Slovenian Press Agency - 23-May-2014

Delo advises voters to "use their heads" as they go to the polls on Sunday and base their choice not on domestic squabbles but serious consideration of EU issues. ...

Slovenian Press Agency - 23-May-2014

Only a few candidates in the upcoming EU elections have made a stance against the notion that change is possible within the neo-liberal system, the weekly Mladina says in its latest commentary, singling out Jože Mencinger, Dušan Keber and Luka Mesec. ...

Slovenian Press Agency - 23-May-2014

Slovenia will wake up to a sunny morning on Friday with temperatures between 8 and 15 degrees centigrade. Clouds will start to creep in from the west early in the day and occasional showers and storms will be possible in the west in the afternoon. Daytime highs will range from 22 to 28 degrees. ...

Slovenian Press Agency - 23-May-2014

As campaign culminated in the final week before the Eurovote, the government saw its majority melt away at the first regular plenary of parliament after PM Alenka Bratušek stepped down, and the country fell further on global competitiveness rankings. On a positive note, Slovenia responded massively to help former fellow republics cope with floods. ...

Slovenian Press Agency - 23-May-2014

In all fairness, the EU election has never particularly attracted Slovenians. Truth be told, nobody ever believed we would ever have an equal say in decision-making after entering the bloc. People are not dumb, the Maribor-based daily Večer says in Friday's commentary. ...

Slovenian Press Agency - 23-May-2014

Slovenia lost three spots from last year to place 55th on the 2014 World Competitiveness Scoreboard released by the Swiss management institute IMD. Peter Stanovnik of the Institute for Economic Research believes that the country lost ground mainly due to the state of public finances, while it faces other problems as well. ...

Slovenian Press Agency - 23-May-2014

It will be predominantly sunny in Slovenia on Thursday with day-time temperatures pushing into the high 20s. ...


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