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EU funding for safer roads in Kranj
SLOVENIA, April 14 - As part of this EU-funded project, the Urban Municipality of Kranj will develop shared-use paths, i.e. paths used by both pedestrians and cyclists, between the Slovenski trg square and the Stritarjeva cesta road in Kranj. The...

EU Reach Forty Years of Schengen Agreement
(MENAFN) As the European Union commemorates four decades since the inception of the Schengen Agreement, it is encountering rising criticism regarding the increasing reinstatement of internal frontiers among Schengen nations — sparking debates...

UNESCO Forum on AI and Education engages international partners to ensure AI as a common good for education
Under the theme “Ensuring AI as a Common Good to Transform Education”, the 2021 International Forum on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Education convened policy-makers and practitioners from around the world on 7 and 8 December 2021. The goal was...

Minister Fajon: EU's partnership with Togo is vital for regional security and stability
SLOVENIA, April 9 - "Security and stability are the cornerstones of economic progress and development. The EU sees Togo as an important partner that plays an essential role in ensuring security in the Sahel. It will continue to help tackle the...

Minister Fajon visits Kazakhstan with a strong business delegation
SLOVENIA, April 1 - “Bilateral relations between Slovenia and Kazakhstan are good and growing stronger, and this official visit at the highest level will provide additional impetus to upgrading the ties. We are particularly interested in...

First annex to the agreements on the development of region signed for all 12 development regions
SLOVENIA, April 10 - The total amount of co-financing made available under the agreements on the development of region stands at 458.54 million euros. The first annex includes projects in the areas of business incubator infrastructure, wastewater...

Minister Fajon: Benin is an extremely valuable partner for the EU in West Africa
SLOVENIA, April 7 - “Benin is an extremely valuable partner for the EU in West Africa. This is reflected in our cooperation in various fields – from security, trade and green energy to infrastructure and human capital. We recognise and support...

Inspector Slokan: It is our responsibility to enable children to be educated at school
SLOVENIA, November 22 - Yesterday, with 2,730 tests performed, infection with the coronavirus was confirmed in 1,389 people, which is less than on Sunday a week ago, when 1,818 infections were confirmed. The number of active cases remains high;...

UNODC’s ‘Super Skills’ supports skill development for vulnerable children worldwide
‘Super Skills’, the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime new program supporting evidence-based drug use prevention to raise happy, healthy children. VIENNA, AUSTRIA, November 18, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On World Children’s Day, the...

Minister Poklukar: The largest mobilisation of staff within the healthcare system in the history of independent Slovenia is now underway
SLOVENIA, November 16 - Minister Poklukar presented the latest information on capacities in the healthcare sector and the mobilisation of staff. Today, 3763 people have been newly infected, or 419 more than last Tuesday. A total of 838 people...

Opportunities and challenges of the South-East Slovenia region
SLOVENIA, November 12 - Opening the debate, the Mayor of Novo mesto, Gregor Macedoni, thanked the Government for their relationship with the local government and stressed that they wished for this relationship to continue. He said that the first...

102nd regular session of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia
SLOVENIA, November 11 - According to the amendment to the Ordinance determining the conditions of entry into the Republic of Slovenia ordinance to contain and control the COVID-19 infectious disease, the exemption for children to enter Slovenia...

EU funding for the digital transformation of SMEs
SLOVENIA, April 10 - The call will promote the full digital transformation of micro-, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). As part of this, investments will be made in digital operations, roll-out of new digital models, improvement of...

99th regular session of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia
SLOVENIA, October 27 - The Ordinance on the method of meeting the recovered/vaccinated/tested rule to contain the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is amended by introducing regular screening tests at all healthcare and social care providers, at the...

Message by Minister of Health Valentina Prevolnik Rupel on World Health Day 2025
SLOVENIA, April 7 - Advances in natal care, paediatrics, vaccination and prevention programmes have considerably improved the survival rate of mothers and children. These achievements have notably reduced the neonatal and maternal death rates in...

The joint government meeting reflects the excellent relations and cooperation between Slovenia and Hungary
SLOVENIA, September 15 - By way of introduction, Minister Počivalšek said that the coronavirus pandemic had shown that Slovenia had friends in its immediate neighbourhood, with whose help it had managed to solve many difficult problems in the...

Nonprofit-led gene therapy breaks through with EU backing, changing the rare disease model
Gene therapy for CTNNB1 Syndrome advances to trials with EU recognition, preclinical success, and political support for affordable public access. LJULJANA, SLOVENIA, April 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a move that could reshape how advanced...

Euro area and national quarterly financial accounts – Quality report 2024
This biennial report reviews the quality of the quarterly euro area and national financial accounts.[1] It fulfils the formal requirement for the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) to inform the Governing Council of the ECB on the...

€36 million in EU funding for business incubators in the SAŠA coal region
SLOVENIA, April 3 - The call for proposals will support the establishment of business incubators in the SAŠA coal region. Support will be provided both for the construction and renovation of facilities and associated infrastructure, e.g. parking...

EU funding for youth career centres+
SLOVENIA, April 2 - As part of the call that will be co-financed by the European Union, two consortia of youth career centres+ will be established, one in each of the two cohesion regions. The centres will aim to ensure that further branch offices...