Investment in environment protection up 70% in 2020
LJUBLJANA - Investment in environment protection in Slovenia totalled EUR 412 million in 2020, a 69% rise compared with 2019. The majority, or EUR 200 million, went for air and climate protection, up 49%, the Statistics Office (SURS) said ahead of World Environment Day. Current expenditure on environment protection in 2020 increased by 2% to EUR 698 million, of which as much as 56% went for waste management. The country generated 143,570 tonnes of food waste, a rise of 2% from 2019 and 21% more than in 2013. Households generated 52% of the total, food services 30%, food stores 11% and food production 7%.
Boxer Kozin wins WBF light middleweight world champion title
AALEN, Germany - Slovenian boxer Ema Kozin defeated Hungary's Szilvia Szabados in Aalen, Germany on Saturday to become the world champion in the women's light middleweight category in the WBF organisation. This is third weight category in which the 23-year-old from Ljubljana holds the world champion title. Kozin, who also holds the middleweight and super middleweight categories in the organisation, confirmed the role of a favourite to win the match in the seventh round after the referee stoppage. "I felt that I was stronger than Szabados already in the first round," the Slovenian champion told Delo.
