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EU answer to W Balkan issues, Pahor tells Munich conference
MUNICH, Germany - President Borut Pahor urged stepping up EU enlargement to the Western Balkans as he appeared in a panel debate at the Munich Security Conference, saying the EU was the only answer to the issues troubling the region. He identified the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the stalled Belgrade-Prishtina dialogue and Bulgaria's blocking North Macedonia's EU accession talks as three major issues at the moment. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Anže Logar said the key was to resolve issues in the region stemming from the past.
PM Janša appears in Italian documentary on foibe
ROME, Italy - Prime Minister Janez Janša and Cardinal Franc Rode featured as witnesses in a documentary on summary executions in the wake of Second World War that was aired on Rai 2, the second channel of the Italian public broadcaster, on Saturday night. The documentary, entitled Foibe ed esodi, i giorni dell'Odio (Foibe and Exodus, Days of Hatred) was made by journalist Andrea Romoli. Janko Petrovec, the Rome correspondent for the Slovenian public broadcaster RTV Slovenija, who saw the film, described it as "an Italian view of the history of 20th century dictatorships in the North Adriatic".
Slovenia's daily coronavirus count at seven-week low
LJUBLJANA - A total of 2,267 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Slovenia on Saturday, the lowest daily tally in the Omicron-driven wave of infections. The count is the lowest recorded since 2 January. It is 40% below Friday's count and down by 47% from the figure reported a week ago. The number of patients in hospitals increased somewhat, which is typical at the weekend, and 19 more patients with confirmed infection died, government data shows. Most Covid restrictions will be lifted on Monday.
Slovenia second in medals per capita at Beijing Games
BEIJING, China - Slovenian athletes won seven medals at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, which puts the country second only to Norway in medals per capita. Overall, Slovenia ranks 15th among all countries on the Olympic medal table. Team Slovenia won two golds, three silvers and two bronze medals, four of which in ski jumping, two in snowboarding and one in alpine skiing. On the last day of the Games Team Slovenia finished 7th in the mixed team parallel slalom after being eliminated by Austria, who went on to win gold.
High-school band wins Slovenia's Eurosong contest
LJUBLJANA - LPS or Last Pizza Slice, a band of five teenagers, will represent Slovenia at the 66th Eurovision song contest in Turin with the song 'Disko' (Disco) after winning the combined vote from the audience and judges on Saturday. LPS made it to the final of the national EMA contest as one of the four finalists of EMA Fresh, the competition for young up-and-coming talents. They will appear in the first semi-final of the Eurovision song contest in Turin on 10 May.
