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Slovenia bans Russian aircraft from its airspace
LJUBLJANA - Due to Russia's attack on Ukraine the government decided to ban Russian aircraft from Slovenia's airspace at a correspondence session after a number of European countries made the same move. The decision enters into force today and will remain in place "until the reasons for it cease to apply", the government said. The ban covers aircraft registered in Russia and operators based in Russia and licensed by the competent Russian authority.
Slovenian diplomats serving in Ukraine arrive in EU, says FM
LJUBLJANA - A delegation of Slovenian diplomats that had been stationed in Ukraine and two representatives of the prime minister's office arrived in the EU, FM Anže Logar said. He also called on the honorary consuls of the Russian Federation in Slovenia to relinquish their titles. The office's officials had been in Ukraine as part of preparations for the PM's planned visit to the country that was then postponed.
Slovenia sending EUR 100,000 aid to Ukraine
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia will make a humanitarian contribution of EUR 100,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 2022 to help war-stricken Ukraine, the government decided. The decision in line with Slovenia's international development cooperation and humanitarian aid priorities, and foreign policy priorities, the Foreign Ministry said.
National Security Council debates aggression on Ukraine
LJUBLJANA - The National Security Council debated the situation in Ukraine. "It is in Slovenia's national-security interest that Ukraine defend itself against the aggression and that the threat against the EU and NATO's eastern flank be reduced, so that there is neither a new Cold War, nor an escalation of sanctions against the Russian Federation," the Prime Minister Janez Janša's office said after the session.
SocDems tell voters they are safe and reliable bet
LJUBLJANA - The Social Democrats (SD) endorsed their manifesto for the 24 April election as their leader Tanja Fajon offered the opposition party as a safe and reliable choice between the dangers of the incumbent government on the one hand and the unpredictability of new experiments on the other. Fajon described the war in Ukraine as proof of what happens when democracy, the rule of law and human rights are deliberately undermined.
Freedom Movement remains ahead of SDS in latest poll despite dip
LJUBLJANA - The Freedom Movement remains in the lead ahead of the ruling SDS in the latest poll by the pollster Ninamedia. It lost almost three percentage points compared to two weeks ago to 21.2%, with the SDS down almost two points to 19.1%. The SD in third place saw the biggest swing in the positive direction, adding almost two points to 9.9% to place two points ahead of the Left, which added 0.4 points.
Epidemic continues to ebb in Slovenia
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia confirmed 1,784 new coronavirus infections on Friday in what is the second day in a row that the figure dropped below 2,000 for the first time since early January. The total of active cases fell below 50,000. Hospitalisations kept decreasing and another 13 people with Covid died, government data shows.
