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Pahor congratulates Mattarella on new term
LJUBLJANA - President Borut Pahor congratulated his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella on being re-elected for another term in office, saying he was looking forward to their continued constructive cooperation for the benefit of the two countries. President Pahor "welcomed with great joy the news of re-election of [his] friend Sergio Mattarella for Italian president," the president's office said. Mattarella's re-election was also hailed by Tatjana Rojc, the Italian senator who is a member of the Slovenian minority.
Another 13,852 test positive for coronavirus
LJUBLJANA - A total of 13,852 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Saturday, slightly fewer than the same day a week ago, but the 14-day notification rate per 100,000 passed 8,000. Eleven more Covid-19 patients died. Total Covid hospitalisations increased by 23 to 749, including 130 ICU cases. The latter is a rise of six, show government data. The 7-day average of new daily infections dropped by 45 to 14,025.
General government deficit shrinks
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia's consolidated general government deficit, including those of the state budget, the health and pension funds and local government budgets, amounted to EUR 2.92 billion or 5.8% of GDP last year, 1.8 percentage points less than a year before, according to the Finance Ministry. The decline was due to the growth in revenue outpacing the rise in expenditure; revenue rose to EUR 21.4 billion, up 15.4% from 2020 and up 11.2% from 2019, and expenditure was up 10.1% from 2020 and up 28.1% from 2019 to EUR 24.3 billion.
Woman injured in second bear attack in a week
ŠKOFLJICA - A 53-year woman sustained light injures after being attacked by a brown bear in the woods in the Pijava Gorica area, south of Ljubljana, on Saturday in what is the second such incident in a week. The police said inquiries into what happened were ongoing but advised public to be cautions when walking in the area. Last Sunday a 63-year-old hunter was attacked by a she bear in the Postojna area, sustaining a broken arm, rib injuries and wounds on his back. This follows two such attacks in 2021.
Philosopher wins quote of the year award
MARIBOR - Philosopher Lev Kreft's remark about people being the target of politicians rather than vice versa has won the Spade of the Year title, given out by the newspaper Večer for the most apt statement capturing the spirit of 2021. "Today, we are not in a position where representatives of the people should be protected from the people, but it's the people who should be protected from its representatives," reads the winning quote declared at the 23rd Spade of the Year ceremony in Maribor on Saturday.
Two podium finishes for Slovenia in last World Cup event before Beijing
WILLINGEN, Germany - Nika Križnar won the last women's Ski Jumping World Cup event before the Beijing Olympics after setting Slovenia's national record at 151 metres in the sole series in Willingen, Germany, as Cene Prevc placed third in the men's event for hist first ever individual podium finish. The feats come after the victory for Slovenia's mixed team on Friday and Ema Klinec finishing third at the same venue on Saturday, bonding well for the Olympics starting this Friday.
Average Slovenian drinks 35 litres of wine a year
LJUBLJANA - An average Slovenian drank 35 litres of wine in the marketing year 2020-2021, that is nearly three litres a month. The country's wine consumption in this period totalled 764,000 hectolitres, and the self-sufficiency rate stood at 95%, according to data released by the Statistics Office. Slovenia produced 725,000 hectolitres of wine during this period, with white wine accounting for 70%. Wines with a protected designation of origin contributed 58% to the country's total wine production.
