News Archive - November 2015

Slovenia's budget for 2016 is broadly compliant with the requirements of the Stability and Growth Pact defining EU budgetary rules, the European Commission said on Tuesday.

The Finance Ministry has opened a public debate on three tax-related bills aimed at increasing the competitiveness and productivity of the economy and, consequently, employment by reducing taxation of labour income.

Troops started putting up a razor wire fence along two sections of Slovenia's border with Croatia Wednesday morning.

An integral part of the biggest agricultural fair in Slovenia, AGRA, which is held in Gornja Radgona in north eastern Slovenia, was the 41st Vino Slovenija. The wines were evaluated by four renowned Slovenian oenologists and international guests. 418 wines from 137 growers from: Slovenia, Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Macedonia and Hungary were judged. Radgonske gorice from Štajerska Slovenia was awarded three titles for their sparkling wine and named Winemaker of the Year 2015.

In 2011, Slovenian Government passed Pokolpje Program, which consists of specific measures for fostering and development of entrepreneurship. The strategic goal of the program is to reduce development barriers between Slovene regions and to encourage companies to take advantage of the development opportunities and benefits of the region.

The major potential of tourism for sustainable growth amid a continuing global expansion of the sector is in the centre of messages by the World Tourism Organization as World Tourism Day is marked on Sunday.

Europe’s biggest bank HSBC has seen profits jump by a third in the third quarter, to $6.1 billion (5.5 billion euros).

The UN General Assembly elected Slovenia on Wednesday a member of the UN Human Rights Council for the 2016-2018 period. The Foreign Ministry said this was a recognition for Slovenia, its diplomacy and for years of efforts contributing to the protection and enforcement of human rights in the world.