Morning headlines for Slovenia: Sunday, March 27, 2022
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This summary provides STA:
The National Hall will be officially moved to the Slovenian minority on Monday
TRIESTE, Italy – The ownership of the National Hall, a building in Trieste that has great symbolic significance for the Slovene minority in Italy, will be officially transferred from the University of Trieste to a minority on Monday. However, the university will be able to use it for free for another ten years until the building to which it will move is renovated. The National Hall Foundation has announced that the move will end the restitution process that began in July 2020.
Digit Minister visits US technology giants to discuss cooperation and investment
LJUBLJANA – Minister of Digital Transformation Mark Boris Andrijanič visited technology giants such as Apple, Google, Tesla, Meta, Amazon, Starlink and NVIDIA during his visit to the USA from March 20 to 25, where he discussed ways to increase technological investments in Slovenia and the opening of a representative office in Silicon Valley. Slovenia will open a development and economic office in Silicon Valley in the coming months, as it wants to become one of the most advanced European countries. It will thus become the first Central and Eastern European country to do so. The office will help Slovenian technology companies and talents enter the American market.
Slovenia won the team competition of the World Cup in ski jumping in Planica
PLANICA – Slovenians Žiga Jelar, Peter Prevc, Timi Zajc and Anže Lanišek won the last team competition of the World Cup in ski jumping in the season in front of about 20,000 spectators in Planica. With 1,601.1 points, the team beat Norway by 24.2 points and third-placed Austria by 56.9. The men’s ski jumpers brought Slovenia its 84th victory in the World Cup, of which 72 were individual. “I am glad that the boys jumped well, but we should not take such achievements for granted. There was a lot of hard work throughout the season to achieve such successes,” head coach Robert Hrgota told TV Slovenija.
Zorčič says that the role of the President of the National Assembly should be neutral
LJUBLJANA – Parliament Speaker Igor Zorčič praised the work of the National Assembly at the end of his four-year term, adding that every president must maintain a neutral position. As the first speaker in Slovenian history, he was, so to speak, an opposition MP, as he left the coalition SMC two years ago. In an interview with STA, he assessed that he performed his role in accordance with professional standards.
The Freedom Movement and the SDS are almost equal in the 2022 elections
LJUBLJANA – The non-parliamentary free party of former energy economist Robert Golob is slightly ahead of Prime Minister Janez Janša’s ruling Democrats (SDS), according to a poll conducted by Ninamedia for the newspapers Večer, Dnevnik, Svet24. and Primorske novice between 21 and 24 March. The free movement has a 20.7% advantage over the SDS by 1.2 points, while a total of eight parties would run for parliament. All other customers were below 10%.
The daily number of coronavirus cases on Friday was 2,888
LJUBLJANA – 2,888 new cases of coronavirus were recorded on Friday, which is 85 more than on Thursday, 274 less than a week ago. It is estimated that there are currently 38,510 active cases in the country, representing a daily increase of 686. The 7-day average of new cases continues to decline, while the 14-day incidence per 100,000 people is increasing. In the regular wards of Covid-19, 131 patients with Covid were treated this morning, which is 10 less than yesterday, and 33 were in intensive care (ICU), which is 1 more. Three patients died.
The European Individual Chess Championship has started
ČATEŽ OB SAVI – Only a few months after the team competition at the same venue, the European Individual Chess Championship started in Čatež ob Savi. While the team event took place under strict restrictions, this time the Russian invasion of Ukraine is at the forefront. Both European and world chess governing bodies have banned players from competing under the Russian or Belarusian flag, while Ukrainian players, who will be 23, will not have to pay a fee to participate in the competition. Over 300 competitors from 40 countries registered for the event, which runs until April 6.