Morning headlines for Slovenia: Saturday, July 2, 2022
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This summary was prepared by STA:
Farmers for 22 million euros in aid, the state to buy the entire wheat harvest
LJUBLJANA – Prime Minister Robert Golob announced that the state will allocate more than 22 million euros in aid to farmers for various purposes. Through the Agency for Commodity Reserves, the state will buy this year’s entire wheat harvest in Slovenia in order to provide farmers with a “pure buyer and a stable price”. “Unfortunately, the situation in the world, especially in Ukraine, is getting worse day by day, which is evident not only in prices, but also in the availability of food,” warned Golob at a press conference after the government meeting. They also announced that the Ministry of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has prepared a list of 15 products whose prices will be regularly monitored.
The government adopted a bill on the renewal of the model of RTV management and control
LJUBLJANA – The government has adopted and submitted to the Parliament a bill on the renewal of the management and control model of RTV Slovenia in order to reduce political interference in public broadcasting. The amendments to the Act on RTV Slovenia from 2005 intend to abolish the 29-member program board and the 11-member supervisory board and to introduce a 17-member board of RTV Slovenia. Civil society and employees will play a dominant role in the new world; the latter will have five members, four of whom will be elected directly by the issuer, and one will be appointed by the workers’ council.
Jana Ahčin, the first president of the Court of Auditors
LJUBLJANA – Jana Ahčin, former director of the Financial Administration (FURS), was appointed president of the Court of Audit in a secret vote in the National Assembly, in which she received 60 votes. As the first president of the court, she will replace Tomaž Vesel, whose term expired at the end of May, for nine years. Ahčinova, who led FURS for a full five-year term between November 2014 and November 2019, said in the vision she presented to President Borut Pahor that she will be guided by independence, objectivity and efficiency in her new job. He has more than 20 years of experience in senior positions in the public sector.
Milan M. Cvikl appointed vice-governor of C-banka
LJUBLJANA – The National Assembly elected Milan M. Cvikla as vice-governor of the Bank of Slovenia in a secret ballot. The former Slovenian member of the European Court of Auditors, who has been active in the banking sector since 1983, when he took up his position in the predecessor of the Bank of Slovenia, the National Bank of Slovenia, promised at a public presentation earlier this week that he would act independently, carefully and professionally. if appointed. The high-ranking member of the SD rejected accusations that some of his past actions were politically motivated, and noted that he acted primarily as a technocrat.
Slovenia and Germany signed a cooperation action plan
BERLIN, Germany – Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon met with her German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, during which they signed a joint action plan on three-year strategic cooperation and announced further strengthening of cooperation between Slovenia and Germany, also in relation to Ukraine. Fajonova and Baerbock expressed their satisfaction that they became the first foreign ministers of the two countries, and they also expressed their belief in good and constructive cooperation in the future. Baerbock welcomed the fact that Fajonova, who took over the leadership of the Slovenian Foreign Ministry a month ago, chose Germany for her first bilateral visit abroad.
Kočevski mayor Prebilič in the presidential race
KOČEVJE – Kočevje mayor Vladimir Prebilič has confirmed his candidacy for president of the republic. The defense expert, who in the past advised current president Borut Pahor and former president Danilo Türk, is running as an independent. Prebilič, who is in his third term as mayor of the municipality of Kočevje in the south of the country, told STA that he was not looking for the support of political parties, but voters, and he is also supported by his fellow mayors from the Club of Independent Mayors. helped design at the beginning of the year.
The government adopted the bill on forms of alternative investment funds
LJUBLJANA – The government has adopted a draft law on forms of alternative investment funds, which foresees three forms and two types of funds. The long-awaited draft law, with which the state wants to strengthen the capital market, is one of the milestones for the payment of the first installment from the covid rehabilitation mechanism. The three forms are the alternative mutual fund, the special limited partnership and the investment company, and the two types are the special investment fund and the real estate investment company. The draft law, which will be put through the parliament in an expedited procedure, in order for the state to draw down grants, provides for an amount of 57 million euros.
The government is preparing a draft law to better protect whistleblowers
LJUBLJANA – The Ministry of Justice has announced that it has prepared a draft law on the protection of whistleblowers, which will be publicly discussed until August 10. The bill provides protection for whistleblowers who report irregularities in their workplace. It enables three ways of reporting: internal report, external reporting to supervisory authorities and regulators, and public disclosure of irregularities. It also determines the conditions of protection and the obligation to protect the applicant’s identity in all procedures related to the application.
Mateja Kos Zabel appointed acting director of the National Museum
LJUBLJANA – Mateja Kos Zabel took up the position of acting director of the National Museum in Ljubljana, after the previous director Pavel Car resigned last month due to the forgery scandal. Appointed by the Ministry of Culture, Zabel previously worked as a curator in the museum’s Department of History and Applied Art and headed the organizational unit for program management. The acting director will perform for up to one year or until the appointment of a new full-fledged director to a public tender.
Despite everything, Matvoz remains the director of the competition watchdog
LJUBLJANA – Andrej Matvoz remains at the head of the competition protection agency, as the government today, on the day when Matvoz was supposed to take over the leadership, dismissed Zlatko Ratej as acting director and appointed him as acting director. Ratej, who was appointed by the previous government on May 12, submitted his resignation in mid-June. Matvoz was appointed acting director, who took over for a five-year term on July 1, 2017, and whose term expired on Thursday, pending the appointment of a full director, but for a maximum of six months, the Ministry of Economy announced.
The former subsidiary of Sberbank got a new president
LJUBLJANA – N Banka, the former Slovenian branch of the Russian Sberbank, which NLB bought after the introduction of sanctions against Russia, got a new president, Heribert Fernau. Fernau, who was already part of the board, was succeeded by Jana Benčina Henigman, who was thanked by the supervisors for her contribution to the quick and successful rescue of the bank in the difficult moments of March and the smooth further integration into the group of the largest banks in Slovenia, announced on Friday from N Banks. The breakup with Benčina Henigman was supposed to be amicable. She will continue her career elsewhere.
Talum is doing well despite rising energy prices
KIDRIČEVO – Aluminum producer Talum managed to adapt quickly to the demanding changes of the last two years, from the covid crisis to the rising prices of energy products, the president of the board of the Kidričevo plant, Marko Drobnič, told STA in a recent interview. The group generated almost 354 million euros in revenue last year, which is 88 million euros more than in 2020, and the net profit reached almost 0.5 million euros.
EUR 75 million worth of tourist vouchers remained uncashed
LJUBLJANA – About 86 percent of the tourist vouchers for the years 2020 and 2021 were redeemed, or a total of 468.4 million euros, according to data from the Financial Administration (FURS), and by Thursday, the last day of the vouchers, 75.27 million euros remained uncashed. validity. According to FURS data, 84.5% or 301.47 million euros of these vouchers were cashed in, while 55.38 million euros remained uncashed. About 86.5% of the discount on all citizens redeemed their vouchers in whole or in part.
Slovenia’s approach to the Stockholm initiative for nuclear disarmament
LJUBLJANA – The government has decided that Slovenia will join the Stockholm Initiative for nuclear disarmament, as the initiative corresponds to the country’s current position on nuclear disarmament and paves the way to a world without nuclear weapons, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. The ministry announced that it is an ambitious, but realistic and results-oriented nuclear disarmament plan, and that the initiative actually builds on the gradual approach to nuclear disarmament advocated by Slovenia.
More than 900 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed on Thursday
LJUBLJANA – 909 new cases of covid-19 were confirmed in Slovenia on Thursday, which is more than 40 percent more than last week, while continuing the growth from the last two weeks. The number of reported cases in 14 days was 435, which is 21 more than the day before. One covid patient died yesterday. The number of patients hospitalized with covid as a primary illness decreased by one in normal wards to 28 and by three in intensive care units to eight, according to data from the Ministry of Health.
Installation of the Irwin art collective at MUMOK
LJUBLJANA – Irwin, a Slovenian art collective of international renown, will present one of its major projects at MUMOK in Vienna. Transnational will be presented as part of Collaborations, a group exhibition focusing on the avant-garde of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, as well as conceptual and socio-analytic approaches in contemporary art. The exhibit features some of MUMOK’s work to explore the role of collaboration in the 21st century, when basic social structures and values are crumbling, Irwin said in a press release.
Slovenia beat Croatia in the World Cup qualifiers
LJUBLJANA – On Thursday, Slovenia beat Croatia 97:69 in the fifth round of qualifying for the World Cup in football, and in the Stožice hall, a large crowd cheered with joy as they said goodbye to the legend Goran Dragić. The home team set the pace in the first quarter, which they won by 25 points after a 20-0 run led by NBA stars Dragić and Luka Dončić.