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15 May 2018, 14:33 PM

STA, 15 May 2018 - Brexit could become an opportunity for Slovenia, a debate discussing the UK's exit from the EU heard in Ljubljana on Tuesday. Some businesses are relocating not only to western but also to central and eastern Europe, where Slovenia has a competitive advantage, according to acclaimed economist Mojmir Mrak. 

15 May 2018, 14:26 PM

STA, 15 May 2018 - Average net pay in Slovenia in March amounted to EUR 1,083, which is 1.6% more nominally and 1.3% in real terms than in February. It was up by 2.6% compared to March 2017, the Statistics Office reported on Tuesday. 

15 May 2018, 12:13 PM

STA, 15 May 2018 - Taxes are at the centre of the campaign running up to the 3 June parliamentary election. Slovenia is likely to see fiscal policy changes in the future, according to answers that the parties have submitted to the STA showing that most of the parties want to cut taxes on labour and support a new real estate tax. 

15 May 2018, 10:59 AM

STA, 14 May 2018 - Slovenia's initiative to have the UN declare 20 May World Bee Day has helped raise awareness of the importance of bees, but a lot more will need to be done to create the conditions for their survival, the Slovenian Beekeepers' Association president Boštjan Noč told the STA in an interview. 

15 May 2018, 10:38 AM

STA, 14 May 2018 - The European Space Agency (ESA) has picked three candidates for its next middle class space mission, including Theseus, an early universe surveyor mission that includes Slovenian scientists from the Nova Gorica University and the Vesolje-SI centre of excellence. If picked, the mission is scheduled for launch in 2032. 

15 May 2018, 08:17 AM

Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Monday, 15 May 2018, as reported by the STA:

 

14 May 2018, 17:06 PM

STA, 14 May 2018 - Four defendants from the high-profile Balkan Warrior drug-trafficking trial have been so far awarded compensation for inappropriate detention conditions. 

14 May 2018, 15:05 PM

STA, 14 May 2018 - More than 100 migrants crossed the south border into Slovenia at the weekend, most of them in the region of Bela Krajina and Posavje. Most have asked for asylum. 

14 May 2018, 09:39 AM

STA, 14 May 2018 - The list of media owner Bojan Požar is among the many political newcomers hoping to boost their election chances with a dose of populism. Unabashed by criticism over his coupling of journalism and politics, Požar is proposing heavy tax cuts while announcing a war on white collar crime and the current judiciary. 

14 May 2018, 09:28 AM

STA, 14 May 2018 - Once the country's major conservative party, the Slovenian People's Party (Slovenska ljudska stranka, SLS) will try to make its way back to parliament in the 3 June general election in what will likely be one of its final attempts to get saved from political oblivion. 

14 May 2018, 09:20 AM

STA, 11 May - Topics such as the dangers of migrations and the need to protect national identities were at the forefront as the opposition Democrats (Slovenska demokratska stranka, SDS) held their main election convention in Celje on Friday. 

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