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This summary is provided by the STA:
Slovenia proposes joint police patrols with Austria
LJUBLJANA - Slovenian Interior Minister Boštjan Poklukar proposed that Slovenia and Austria form joint police patrols to police the Slovenian-Austrian border, as he hosted his counterpart Wolfgang Peschorn. Saying it was a good proposal, Peschorn said the Austrian government would examine it to see if it could fully contain the migration pressure. Poklukar reiterated Slovenia's stance that Austria's border checks with Slovenia had a negative impact on local population on both sides of the border, causing economic damage and long lines of vehicles on the shared border.
Governor: Economic situation calls for more than just monetary measures
LJUBLJANA - The economic situation is as complex as to call for measures from a variety of fields not just for monetary measures, Slovenian central bank Governor Boštjan Vasle told the STA after Thursday's session of European Central Bank (ECB) governors. Risks to the global economy are growing, threatening to further curb growth and further reduce inflation, he said, pointing to trade wars, China's cooling and Brexit. Vasle stressed the was ready to further reinforce our instruments and to take new measures, should it prove necessary.
Slovenian MEPs think some commissioners may fail hearings
LJUBLJANA - Slovenian members of the European Parliament appear to share the view that some of the candidates for Ursula von der Leyen's European Commission may stumble in parliamentary hearings. Tanja Fajon mentioned the Hungarian candidate for enlargement commissioner, Laszla Trocsanyi, who was justice minister at the time the EU launched Article 7 proceedings against Hungary. Klemen Grošelj (RE/LMŠ) said French candidate Sylvie Goulard and Romanian commissioner-designate Rovana Plumb were vulnerable because they are subjects of financial investigations, while Franc Bogovič (EPP/SLS) added another candidate under inquiry, Janusz Wojciechowski from Poland.
Govt to expand commercial diplomacy services
CELJE - Foreign Minister Miro Cerar and Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek expressed the government's and diplomatic service's commitment to help Slovenian businesses make it in foreign markets, as they addressed Day of Slovenian Diplomacy at the International Trade Fair in Celje. Commercial diplomacy remains the Foreign Ministry's priority, Cerar assured businesses. Despite financial constraints, the ministry would like to adapt to businesses' needs optimally and innovatively. This is why the ministry plans to expand the range of services it provides, and to open new diplomatic and consular missions with trade advisers, Cerar said.
Anti-corruption watchdog under fire over lack of action
LJUBLJANA - The Commission for the Prevention of Corruption was criticised for alleged inactivity under its boss Boris Štefanec as the parliamentary Justice Committee discussed its 2018 report. It was criticised as being inefficient and for having lost trust among the public as a result, which Štefanec rejected as unfounded. Justice Ministry State Secretary Dominika Švarc Pipan was worried that the number of cases the commission received has dropped from over 1,900 five years ago to 541. She believes this shows a worrying fall in the commission's activity and lower trust in its work.
Decision on Adria Airways's licence expected by end of October
LJUBLJANA - The Civil Aviation Agency is examining the annual report for 2018 by the struggling Adria Airways, which the German-owned airline had to submit as one of the conditions to keep its operating licence. Civil Aviation Agency director Rok Marolt told the STA that the decision on the licence would expectedly be taken by the end of October. He also said that the agency had launched the procedure to extend the operating licence for Adria Airways, representatives of which have been invited for a meeting.
Oversight council urges reducing Koper-Divača track costs
LJUBLJANA - The council for civil oversight of the project to build a second rail track between the Koper port and Divača is unhappy with the way the project is run, asserting that costs should be brought down. "We are talking about 100 to 150 million euro," the council's head, Jadran Bajec, said about the savings that could be made, as he presented the council's second report. Bajec said that technical solutions that could reduce the value of the project - currently estimated at EUR 1.95 billion - had not been taken into consideration in some of the budgeting items.
Astronauts training for space missions in Slovenian caves
LJUBLJANA - Six astronauts from five space agencies are training in Slovenia for space missions as part of the CAVES programme by the European Space Agency (ESA). Training in caves presents the astronauts with environments and situations very similar to spaceflight, to help them transfer the learning from their caving expedition to space. Astronauts are exploring underground systems, delve deep underground to perform scientific experiments as well as chart and document their activities.
Festival of Military History focuses on military aviation
PIVKA - The Park of Military History in Pivka launched its 13th Festival of Military History, this time paying tribute to military aviation, including Slovenian military aviation, which celebrates its centenary in 2019. Running until Sunday, the festival will feature exhibitions, guided tours, tank rides and a battle re-enactment. Parts of a Supermarine Spitfire F.IX MJ116 fighter plane which was shot down on 18 September 1944 above Ljubljana will be exhibited for the first time.
Slovenia open European Volleyball Championship with win
LJUBLJANA - The Slovenian men's national volleyball team opened the European Championship in Ljubljana's Stožice Arena with an easy 3:0 win against Belarus on Thursday, while the preceding matches in Group C ended with wins by the defending champions Russia over Turkey and Finland's over North Macedonia. In the final match of the day, the home team confirmed it is ready to aim high at the tournament hosted by four countries, defeating Belarus in straight sets.
Ljubljana enters race to become 2025 European culture capital
LJUBLJANA - Ljubljana and 25 surrounding municipalities signed an agreement to cooperate in the bid of the Slovenian capital to be awarded the title of the European Capital of Culture (ECC) in 2025. They are joining Lendava, Nova Gorica, Ptuj, Kranj and Piran as the candidate cities. Nina Peče Grilc, who heads the team preparing the bid, announced an ambitious programme with which Ljubljana and the partner municipalities "will respond to challenges of the future and increase the quality of live in the region."
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