The long evenings just got even better.
STA, 26 June 2018 - After testing grounds with individual parties, the Marjan Šarec List (LMŠ) hosted on Tuesday the first meeting of all six parties that had entered the LMŠ-sponsored talks on potential coalition building. Meanwhile, Janez Janša of the election-winning Democrats (SDS) said "we're not rushing things".
Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Wednesday, 27 June 2018, as prepared by the STA:
Summer nights offer many pleasures, but those in Ljubljana present the opportunity to indulge in one that’s rather special – watching movies in the open air, in the courtyard of a castle, with a bar serving drinks and a great view of the city at the end.
STA, 26 June 2018 - Outgoing Prime Minister Miro Cerar labelled a major border protection exercise carried out by the Austrian police and army along the Slovenian border on Tuesday "somewhat provocative".
STA, 26 June 2018 - Prime Minister Miro Cerar, who discussed migrations and Sunday's mini EU summit on the matter with heads of parliamentary parties on Tuesday, said after the meeting that Slovenia was safe at the moment and alert and active at the EU level at the same time.
STA, 26 June 2018 - The Slovenian army will hold an exercise at the Poček grounds near Postojna this week in what will be an attempt to improve its NATO CREVAL readiness assessment. In February, the country's battalion battle unit failed the combat readiness evaluation, which cost the chief of the general staff his job.
The airport is benefiting from more passenger and cargo.
STA, 25 June 2018 - Slovenian basketball prodigy Luka Dončić, who recently became a member of the NBA Dallas Mavericks, will not play for the Slovenian team in the qualifications for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup because his new employers believe he should rest and regenerate. The Slovenian team expected this but hoped he would be able to play after all.
Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Tuesday 26 June 2018, as prepared by the STA:
When big skateboards get dirty.