Slovenia

Slovenia

Northern states, Switzerland champions in gender-balanced cabinets

Article | May 17, 2012 - 3:14pm

The fulfilled promise of Hollande for a gender-balanced cabinet with 17 women out of 34 ministers inspired AFP to analyse the ratio between men and women also in the governments of other European states.

Comment | Switzerland

Switzerland

Dalai Lama visits European Culture Capital

Article | May 16, 2012 - 1:54pm

Comment | Tibet

Tibet

Slovenia's unions urge government to negotiate

Article | April 22, 2012 - 10:15pm

A group of 24 public sector trade unions organising the 18 April strike urged the government on 13 April to start negotiating with them, STA news agency reported.

Comment | Trade union

Trade union

Krainer vs. Krainer: the war on sausage

Article | April 17, 2012 - 1:35pm

Comment | Vienna

Vienna

Slovenia rejects adoption for same-sex couples

Article | March 26, 2012 - 12:49pm

In a referendum on 25 March, the citizens of Slovenia rejected a new...

Comment | Social Issues

Social Issues

State selling 25% stake in Steel Group SIJ

Article | March 25, 2012 - 8:41pm

The Capital Assets Management Agency (AUKN) published on 16 March an international invitation for bids for the acquisition of 248,655 shares or 25% plus one share in the Slovenian steel group SIJ. The deadline for binding bids is 30 March, Invest Slovenia reported.

Comment | steel

steel

Telekom Slovenije dial P for profit

Article | March 11, 2012 - 10:32pm

The group of incumbent telco Telekom Slovenije returned to profit last year although its operating revenues dropped by 2% to € 824.5 million.

Comment | telephony

telephony

Riko wins Minsk construction deal

Article | February 26, 2012 - 9:08pm

The Slovenian civil engineering company Riko will build a €100 million complex featuring a five-star Kempinski Hotel, apartments and offices in the Belarus capital Minsk, Invest Slovenia reported.

Comment | Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia gets a new government

Article | February 19, 2012 - 10:16pm

Slovenia's parliament previous Friday voted in a new, centre-right government ending months of political instability in the small EU nation, Balkans reported on 13 February.

Comment | Slovenia

Slovenia

Moody's downgrades six Eurozone countries and issues UK-France-Austria warning

Article | February 14, 2012 - 12:39pm

Credit rating agency (CRA) Moody's decided on 13 February to downgrade the sovereign ratings of Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia by a notch and Spain by two, while warning Austria, France and the UK that they may lose their coveted AAA ratings.

Comment | United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Spanair collapse leaves Adria Airways Tehnika reeling

Article | February 5, 2012 - 8:48pm

The owner of Adria Airways Tehnika announced on 1 February the aircraft maintenance company is in serious trouble following the bankruptcy of Spainair, its second-largest client, Invest Slovenia reported.

Comment | Slovenia

Slovenia

Mercator decides not to buy Pivovarna Lasko

Article | January 29, 2012 - 7:27pm

Slovenian retail chain Mercator has decided not to buy Pivovarna Lasko brewery group, giving up on a move seen as an attempt to prevent Croatia's food giant Agrokor from taking over Mercator, the company said in a filing to the Ljubljana Stock Exchange previous week, Balkans reported.

Comment | Technology

Technology