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News Archive - June 2012

Leaders’ late night breathrough in euro crisis

29. 06. 2012
Leaders’ late night breathrough in euro crisis
The talks went right through the night but ended in eurozone leaders agreeing a series of new measures aimed at stabilising the single currency.
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Parliamentary Committee again Suspends TEŠ6 Debate

29. 06. 2012
Parliamentary Committee again Suspends TEŠ6 Debate
The parliamentary Finance and Monetary Policy Committee suspended on Thursday discussion on a state guarantee bill for a EUR 440m loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the construction of a new generator at the TEŠ power plant.
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Greece: Hotel workers strike over pay and conditions

28. 06. 2012
Greece: Hotel workers strike over pay and conditions
Hotel and restaurant staff in Greece have taken to the streets in a 24-hour strike to protest at their plight amid the country’s economic crisis.
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EU Summit Expected to Confirm New Crisis Measures

28. 06. 2012
EU Summit Expected to Confirm New Crisis Measures
EU leaders, including Slovenian PM Janez Janša, will meet for a summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to discuss new measures for the debt crisis in the eurozone. Clear and realistic messages are needed to calm financial markets, EU officials have said in the face of aid requests from Spain and Cyprus.
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Assad talks of war as fighting reaches Damascus

27. 06. 2012
Assad talks of war as fighting reaches Damascus
“Syria is in a state of war!”, that was the message the country’s president delivered to his newly appointed cabinet.
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PM Janša to Meet Barroso ahead of EU Summit

27. 06. 2012
PM Janša to Meet Barroso ahead of EU Summit
Prime Minister Janez Janša will meet European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels on Wednesday ahead of the two-day EU summit that is to commence on Thursday.
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Moody’s downgrades Spain’s banks

26. 06. 2012
Moody’s downgrades Spain’s banks
The ratings agency Moody’s has cut the credit rating on 28 of Spain’s 33 banks by between one to four notches.
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EU looking for solutions

26. 06. 2012
EU looking for solutions
Lacking clear solutions to the eurozone crisis, EU leaders will look to buy more time when they met in Brussels on Thursday, the daily Dnevnik writes in its commentary on Tuesday.
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Spain: Rajoy welcomes independent audits of banking needs

22. 06. 2012
Spain: Rajoy welcomes independent audits of banking needs
Spain has welcomed independent audits saying its ailing banking sector does not need as much extra funding as many analysts had feared.
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Žbogar Believes Slovenia to Get Another EU Diplomatic Post

22. 06. 2012
Žbogar Believes Slovenia to Get Another EU Diplomatic Post
Slovenia's former Foreign Minister Samuel Žbogar, who took over as EU's special representative in Kosovo and the head of EU office in Prishtina earlier in the year, says in an interview with the STA that Slovenia could get another key post in the EU diplomatic service in the future.
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Egyptian election result is delayed until the weekend

21. 06. 2012
Egyptian election result is delayed until the weekend
The results of Egypt’s presidential election have been delayed adding to the tension in Tahrir Square. The people had been expecting to discover the winner today. Now they will have to wait until the weekend.
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Stanley Cup Winner Kopitar Welcomed Home

21. 06. 2012
Stanley Cup Winner Kopitar Welcomed Home
Slovenia's ice-hockey star Anže Kopitar received a warm welcome at the Ljubljana airport on Wednesday, a week after becoming the first Slovenian to win the NHL's Stanley Cup.
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Ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak 'close to death'

20. 06. 2012
Hosni Mubarak
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is critically ill and may be close to death, reports from Cairo suggest.
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Unemployment Drops in April

20. 06. 2012
Unemployment Drops in April
The registered unemployment rate in Slovenia hit 11.8% in April, down 0.2 percentage points in what was the third consecutive month of decline, the Statistics Office said on Monday.
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Greece’s New Democracy close to a coalition deal

19. 06. 2012
Greece’s New Democracy close to a coalition deal
Sources inside Greece’s election winning New Democracy party say they expect third-placed PASOK to agree to form a coalition government later today.
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Krka Chairman Colarič Rated Best Slovenian CEO

19. 06. 2012
Krka Chairman Colarič Rated Best Slovenian CEO
Chairman of pharma company Krka Jože Colarič is the most respected executive in Slovenia, followed by France Arhar of the Slovenian branch of Unicredit bank and Tatjana Fink of pre-fabricated constructions panels maker Trimo, shows a survey carried Monday by the financial supplement of the daily Delo, Posel&denar.
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Pro-bailout party set to rule in Greece

18. 06. 2012
Pro-bailout party set to rule in Greece
Antonis Samaras is set to become the new prime minister of Greece. The 62-year-old’s New Democracy party achieved the highest percentage of votes in Sundays election, beating the radical left Syriza party into second place.
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Govt and Business Delegation Starts Visit to Brazil

18. 06. 2012
Govt and Business Delegation Starts Visit to Brazil
Economic Development and Technology Minister Radovan Žerjav, accompanied by government officials and a strong business delegation, will start a two-day visit to Brazil on Monday aimed at strengthening business ties.
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Greek elections: Syriza leader holds final campaign rally

15. 06. 2012
Greek elections: Syriza leader holds final campaign rally
The leader of Greece’s radical left Syriza party has reaffirmed that he will scrap the country’s international bailout deal.
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International Management Teachers Academy (IMTA) successfully started in Bled

15. 06. 2012
International Management Teachers Academy (IMTA) successfully started in Bled
This year, 36 participants from 19 countries came to Bled to attend this major European faculty development program, which attracts participants from all over the world.
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Charity »Midsummer night 2012« - Lions Club Ljubljana Iliria

14. 06. 2012
Charity »Midsummer night 2012« - Lions Club Ljubljana Iliria
Lions Club Ljubljana Iliria Charity »Midsummer night 2012« Thursday, 21 June at 8:30 pm
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Spain’s sovereign debt rating cut by Moody’s

14. 06. 2012
Spain’s sovereign debt rating cut by Moody’s
Spain’s sovereign debt rating has been cut by three notches, to just above ‘junk’ levels.
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Finance Committee Backs Reserve Scenario for NLB Capital Rise

14. 06. 2012
Finance Committee Backs Reserve Scenario for NLB Capital Rise
Legislative changes that pave the way for the recapitalisation of state-owned banks were endorsed by the parliamentary Finance and Monetary Policy Committee late on Tuesday. The opposition obstructed the vote fearing the reform banking act would enable the government to sell the NLB bank cheap and out of public sight.
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Market fears continue over Eurozone crisis

13. 06. 2012
Market fears continue over Eurozone crisis
Breaking records of the unenviable kind – Spain’s benchmark borrowing rate yesterday hit its highest level since adopting the euro currency as markets continue to be uneasy about the eurozone.
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FM Erjavec to Discuss Bilateral Cooperation in Berlin

13. 06. 2012
FM Erjavec to Discuss Bilateral Cooperation in Berlin
Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec will meet his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss bilateral cooperation and topical European and international issues.
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Opposition leaders’ homes searched in Moscow

12. 06. 2012
Opposition leaders’ homes searched in Moscow
It appears the Kremlin may have lost patience with democratic protest after police fanned out around Moscow on Monday, searching opposition leaders’ homes and summoning several of them for questioning.
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Insurer Triglav to Inject Capital in Abanka

12. 06. 2012
Insurer Triglav to Inject Capital in Abanka
The CEO of insurer Zavarovalnica Triglav, Matjaž Rakovec, told a press that Triglav would take part in a capital injection in the Abanka bank so as to retain its 25.6% stake in the bank.
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French Socialists closer to control of parliament

11. 06. 2012
French Socialists closer to control of parliament
French Socialists closer to control of parliament
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Parliament Starts June Session

11. 06. 2012
Parliament Starts June Session
Parliament Starts June Session
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Syria: UN chief warns of “imminent” threat of civil war

08. 06. 2012
Syria: UN chief warns of “imminent” threat of civil war
There is a growing threat of full-scale civil war erupting in Syria, according to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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Slovenia closing embassies in Sweden, Finland, Portugal and Ireland

08. 06. 2012
Slovenia closing embassies in Sweden, Finland, Portugal and Ireland
President Danilo Türk has signed decrees implementing the closure of four embassies, Foreign Minster Karl Erjavec announced on Thursday.
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Europe considers limited rescue for Spain

07. 06. 2012
Europe considers limited rescue for Spain
European officials are said to be considering a limited bailout programme for Spain although Madrid has not yet requested assistance.
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Kings Lose Despite Kopitar’s Assist, Aim to Win Stanley Cup as Road Warriors

07. 06. 2012
Kings Lose Despite Kopitar’s Assist, Aim to Win Stanley Cup as Road Warriors
The New Jersey Devils avoided a sweep taking Game 4, 3-1. Los Angeles Kings’ goalie Jonathan Quick had dominated the Devils for more than 3 and 2/3 games making 89 consecutive saves until the Devils took their first lead of the series 7:56 into the third period.
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US has “depleted” al-Qaeda’s ranks by killing deputy leader

06. 06. 2012
US has “depleted” al-Qaeda’s ranks by killing deputy leader
The United States claims to have killed one of al- Qaeda’s “most experienced and versatile leaders” after successfully targeting the group’s deputy head Abu Yahya al-Libi.
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The end of last construction giant Primorje

06. 06. 2012
The end of last construction giant Primorje
The fate of Slovenia's last remaining big construction company looks sealed as the strike committee at the Ajdovščina-based builder Primorje filed for receivership on Tuesday.
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Germany moves closer to EU banking union

05. 06. 2012
Germany moves closer to EU banking union
As pressure grows on Europe’s battered banks, eurozone leaders are trying to rebuild confidence. Germany’s Angela Merkel has suggested the need for a European body to monitor major banks.
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Banka Slovenije Urges Recapitalisation of State Banks

05. 06. 2012
Banka Slovenije Urges Recapitalisation of State Banks
The central bank voiced expectation on Monday that the state would speed up procedures for capital increase in banks it controls as it established that Slovenia's banking system remained under pressure due to poor availability of outside financing sources and a continued growth in bad claims and impairments.
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National mourning for Nigeria plane crash victims

04. 06. 2012
National mourning for Nigeria plane crash victims
There will be three days of national mourning in Nigeria after a passenger plane crashed into a suburb of the country’s largest city, Lagos.
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Slovenians sceptical about Greece prospect in Euro zone

04. 06. 2012
Slovenians sceptical about Greece prospect in Euro zone
A poll by the daily Delo shows the Slovenian public split on Greece and the prospects for the European Union should Greece abandon the euro, although the optimists outnumber the pessimists.
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Spanish miners march against spending cuts

01. 06. 2012
Spanish miners march against spending cuts
Spanish coal miners rallied in Madrid on Thursday to protest against spending cuts in the mining sector
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US Experimental Music Icon Performs in Maribor

01. 06. 2012
US Experimental Music Icon Performs in Maribor
US experimental artist Laurie Anderson will perform her latest solo story work "Dirtday!" in Maribor on Friday evening in what is expected to be one of the high points of the European Capital of Culture programme.
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