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PM Janša sees India as strategic partner
MUMBAI, India - Prime Minister Janez Janša told The Economic Times, an Indian newspaper, that Slovenia saw India as an "important global, indeed, strategic partner of Slovenia and the EU as a whole." He said the informal EU-India summit in May 2021 had "reinforced the EU-India strategic partnership, which is underpinned by the shared values of democracy, freedom, rule of law and respect for human rights." "We are aware that the EU is one of India's largest trading partners and foreign investor and we know that in the new digital era, we need close cooperation on global digital standards and also in relation to and beyond 5G."
Golob to stake out his political future by end of moth
LJUBLJANA - Robert Golob, the former chairman of electricity trader Gen-I, told Večer it will be clear by the end of January if he will enter the election race and if he does, whether he would form a new party or have a go with one of the existing parties. He said he was in talks almost on a daily basis with representatives of various parties and movements, but noted that particracy was one of the reasons why Slovenia is in its current position and "taking over any of the established parties is not the right path."
New daily record, hospital figures stable
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia confirmed 7,580 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, an increase of nearly 70% on the week before and a new daily record two weeks into the omicron-driven surge. The caseload has not caused an uptick in hospitalisations yet. Hospitals treated 514 patients with Covid, down by ten on the day before, with intensive care cases rising by one to 156. Nine patients died, government figures show. The PCR test positivity rate hit 53%.
New quarantine rule on border as of Monday
LJUBLJANA - Travellers who are ordered on entry to Slovenia to quarantine will no longer be able to cut their quarantine short with a PCR test under new rules adopted by the government last night that will take effect on Monday. The decision comes after quarantine was cut short from ten to seven days this week, the Government Communications Office said.
Food company Proconi acquired by Eta Kamnik
MURSKA SOBOTA/KAMNIK - Slovenian food processing company Eta Kamnik has recently acquired the Murska Sobota-based food company Proconi from its sole owner, the French agri-food firm Fleury Michon. Eta Kamnik plans additional investments in Proconi, which is primarily known for its ready-made meals. Eta's director Marko Konič told the STA that Eta Kamnik, best known for its pickled foods under the brand Natureta, acquired Proconi as a strategic owner with the intentions of continuing the company's core business in Murska Sobota.
Slovenian mutual funds managing record-high assets
LJUBLJANA - Slovenian mutual funds managed assets worth a record EUR 4.337 billion at the end of 2021, up by a record EUR 1.101 billion annually, as investors seem to have increasingly opted for alternatives to bank deposits at a time of extremely low interest rates and newly-introduced fees for deposits of over EUR 100,000. The last time payments into mutual funds increased at such a brisk rate was before the economic and financial crisis, in 2007, when they reached almost a billion euro.
Surge in environmental investment in 2020
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia saw its gross investment in environmental protection surge by almost 70% to EUR 412 million in 2020, nearly half of which (EUR 200 million) went toward protecting ambient air and climate. According to a report from the Statistics Office, current expenditure for environmental protection in 2020 amounted to EUR 698 million, up 1.6% from the year before. Over 56% (EUR 393 million) was spent on waste management.
Slovenia win team event at ski jumping World Cup in Zakopane
ZAKOPANE- Slovenia won the ski jumping World Cup meet in Zakopane, beating second-placed Germany and third-placed Japan by almost seventy points. Lovro Kos, Peter Prevc, Timi Zajc in Anže Lanišek finished the first round almost thirty points ahead of Germany after Prevc landed at 133.5 metres and Lanišek added a 129-metre jump. In the second series, Prevc wowed with a 140.5-metre jump, only for Lanišek to finish the job as the last jumper with the same distance.
