President hopes National Hall in hands of Slovenian community soon
TRIESTE, Italy - President Borut Pahor said that National Hall, which used to be the centre of the Slovenian community in Trieste, should be returned to the Slovenian community there as soon as possible, the symbolic restitution having taken place a year ago. "I ask both the mayor and the regional government to do everything so that National Hall materially belongs to the Slovenians as soon as possible, just as we agreed then," he said. Mayor Roberto Dipiazza said there were just a few formal obstacles left. The statements came as Pahor was conferred the Tre Sigilli di Trieste, the city's highest honour.
Timmermans boycotted family photo over rule of law
LJUBLJANA - Frans Timmermans, vice-president of the European Commission, told Delo he boycotted the family photo during the recent visit by the College of Commissioners due to rule of law concerns. Personal attacks and defamation of judges and members of the European Parliament with hints that they are doing something inappropriate or that this means the judicial system is corrupt constitutes disrespect of the rule of law and division of powers, he said.
Rising trend persists as 82 new cases of coronavirus confirmed
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia confirmed 82 cases of coronavirus on Friday and the rate of positive PCR tests hit 5%. The daily caseload is up more than 170% over the week before and the positivity rate climbed from 2% to 5% in just a week. There were no fatalities.
