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Ministry rejects arbitration-related statements by new Croatian FM
LJUBLJANA - The Slovenian Foreign Ministry responded to the recent statements in the media by new Croatian Foreign Minister Goran Grlić Radman related to the border arbitration between the countries. The ministry said that the minister had uttered "several non-truths", which Slovenia resolutely rejected. Among other things, Grlić Radman said that Cerar, while still the PM, had almost accepted the Croatian offer in December 2017 that the border issue be resolved bilaterally, with a "protocol in six points", just as he was visiting Zagreb. The Slovenian ministry said that Slovenia was "in intensive, discreet dialogue after the final arbitration decision was announced in order to find a solution which would take into account the arbitration decision while being acceptable for both sides... It turned out in the talks that Croatia wants substantial changes in the course of the border in its favour. This is why an agreement was not reached."
Illegal border crossings peaked in July since refugee crisis
LJUBLJANA - July saw the highest number of illegal crossings of the state border in a month since the 2016 migration wave - more than 1,700. During the first seven months of this year the upward trend in such crossings was steeper than last year, according to police. In July a total of 1,740 illegal crossings were detected, while the police recorded 7,415 in the first seven months, mostly apprehending illegal migrants from Pakistan, Algeria and Afghanistan.
Tanja Strniša appointed new ambassador to Czech Republic
LJUBLJANA - President Borut Pahor has appointed Agriculture Ministry State Secretary Tanja Strniša Slovenia's new ambassador to the Czech Republic, shows the latest issue of the National Gazette. Strniša, who was appointed by Pahor on Monday, will replace Leon Marc as the head of the Slovenian Embassy in Prague. As a long-serving state secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture from the Social Democrats (SD), Strniša belongs to the quota of political ambassadors. The 56-year-old is not without diplomatic experience, though, as she worked at the Slovenian Embassy in Prague between September 2008 and July 2009.
Average net wage down 0.8% in June
LJUBLJANA - The average wage in Slovenia in June was EUR 1,717.78 gross or EUR 1,107.96 net, with the former being down by 0.9% in real terms compared to May and the latter by 0.8%, the Statistics Office reported. The average net wage in June was up by 0.3% in the public sector, while it was down by 1% in the private sector. In the first half of the year, the average gross wage in Slovenia was up 2.8% in real terms and by 4.3% nominally. The average net wage was up nominally by 3.6% and by 2.1% in real terms. The average net wage in the January-June period was up both in the public sector and private sector, by 4.5% and 3.3%, respectively.
Almost 13,500 sign petition against bear and wolf culling
LJUBLJANA - Amid escalating tensions over action in response to a growing number of wolf attacks on farm animals in Slovenia, 13,462 people have signed a petition urging against the planned culling of bears and wolves. The petition, initiated by the animal rights group AniMa, was handed to Environment Minister Simon Zajc. The initiator of the petition, Andreja Galinec, reported with disappointment after the meeting that "we failed to prevent the culling". According to the ministry, Zajc said the emergency act on culling was "needed at this moment to get the numbers back to a level that is also favourable for the local human population".
Tonin says NSi centrist party surrounded by socialists and nationalists
LJUBLJANA - New Slovenia (NSi) head Matej Tonin has responded to criticism of the announced repositioning of the centre-right opposition party to the centre of the political spectrum by saying it would be hard for the NSi to be anything else, "since those left of us are socialists and those to the right nationalists and global warming deniers". Tonin wrote on the NSi's website that the attacks had come immediately both from the left and the right. In an allusion to some of the senior members of the right-wing Democrats (SDS), Tonin wrote that the loudest criticism was coming "from those, who executed drastic political U-turns during their political lives ... former fervent Marxists who are now global warming deniers".
Gorenje looking for 100 new workers in production
VELENJE - Home appliances maker Gorenje, which terminated the contracts of 60 back office workers as part of reorganisation last month, has told the STA it was looking for about 100 new workers in production to meet increased demand. Gorenje representative Denis Oštir said that the new workers would start already in September, would get fixed-term contracts and were needed in all of the company's production facilities in Velenje, mostly in the production of washing machines and driers.
Compulsory car insurance premiums on the rise
LJUBLJANA - The number of compulsory car insurance policies has been showing an upward trend in the past few years due to the improved economic situation and the growth of the number of registered vehicles, with revenue from premiums being on the rise for the past three years. Slovenian insurers dealing in compulsory car insurance sold 1,914.134 such policies last year, a 4.6% increase compared to the previous year and a record number so far, according to the Slovenian Insurance Association. Eight Slovenian insurers were selling third-party liability insurance policies in 2018. They sold a total of EUR 244.2 million premiums, up 6.6% on 2017. Stronger competition in the insurance market has resulted in lower premiums. Despite the upward trend of sold policies, the premiums have been getting cheaper in the past decade - by 2.8% per year on average.
Tourism takes toll on Slovenia's famous lake, algae multiply
BLED - The National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) has been notified that golden-brown algae have multiplied at Lake Bled. Bathers should therefore avoid water activities where the algae are visibly present and take a shower after bathing. Špela Remec Rekar from the Slovenian Environment Agency, who monitors the state of Lake Bled, pointed out that the ecological state of the lake, which was always in good or solid condition, is worsening. The expansion of tourism and an increase in the number of fishermen and bathers are the reason for this.
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