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News Archive - March 2015

Slovenia Tourist Arrivals up 14.3% in February

31. 03. 2015
Slovenia Tourist Arrivals up 14.3% in February
The start of the year was encouraging for Slovenian tourism, as the country recorded a 14.3% rise in foreign and domestic tourists in February over the same month in 2014.
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Alps crash: Lubitz 'had treatment for suicidal tendencies'

30. 03. 2015
The co-pilot of the crashed Germanwings plane, Andreas Lubitz, had received treatment for suicidal tendencies before getting his pilot licence, investigators say, but not recently.
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Žito Sale Process Narrows to Two Bidders

30. 03. 2015
Žito Sale Process Narrows to Two Bidders
A consortium of shareholders selling a majority stake in food company Žito is in talks with two bidders, Slovenia Sovereign Holding (SSH) said Monday in response to a report by the business daily Finance that Žito is about to be sold to Croatia's food company Podravka.
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Ljubljana-Vienna Bus Line to Be Launched on Monday

26. 03. 2015
Ljubljana-Vienna Bus Line to Be Launched on Monday
The Slovenian and Austrian capitals will finally be connected with a daily bus line as of 30 March as part of the Trieste-Vienna line, the Ljubljana bus station announced.
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French prosecutor: Germanwings co-pilot appears to have crashed plane deliberately

26. 03. 2015
French prosecutor: Germanwings co-pilot appears to have crashed plane deliberately
There is a dramatic new development in the investigation into the crash of the Germanwings passenger jet in the French Alps.
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EU warns on road traffic deaths

25. 03. 2015
EU warns on road traffic deaths
The EU’s transport chief says the bloc is failing in its goal to halve the number of road deaths by 2020, from their 2010 levels
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Five Bids in for Brewer Pivovarna Laško

25. 03. 2015
Five Bids in for Brewer Pivovarna Laško
A total of five bids have been received for a 51.11% stake in Pivovarna Laško being sold by a consortium of sellers as part of efforts to find a strategic partner who will also recapitalise Slovenia's largest beverage group.
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Germanwings airliner 4U 9525 crashes in French Alps

24. 03. 2015
Germanwings airliner 4U 9525 crashes in French Alps
A Germanwings Airbus A320 airliner has crashed in the French Alps between Digne and Barcelonnette, aviation officials and police have said.
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The End of "Alpine World Cup Drama": Maze Finishes Second

23. 03. 2015
The End of
Slovenia's Tina Maze was third in Sunday's Alpine Ski World Cup finale in France's Meribal to concede the overall win to her fiercest rival, Anna Fenniger of Austria, who won the event ahead of her compatriot Eva-Maria Brem.
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Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone lockdown to hit 2.5m people

19. 03. 2015
Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone lockdown to hit 2.5m people
Sierra Leone is to enforce a three-day lockdown of key parts of the country to try to contain the Ebola epidemic.
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Binding Bids Expected for Majority Stake in Pivovarna Laško

19. 03. 2015
Binding Bids Expected for Majority Stake in Pivovarna Laško
A consortium of Pivovarna Laško owners selling their combined 51.11% stake in the beverage group expect to receive binding bids on Thursday. There is great interest, according to media reports, but Heineken has been the only one to come forward publicly.
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Markets “indifferent” after result of Israel election

18. 03. 2015
Markets “indifferent” after result of Israel election
Markets edged higher in Israel though trading was largely indifferent to the election result.
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Klavdija Markež to Be Nominated New Education Minister

18. 03. 2015
Klavdija Markež to Be Nominated New Education Minister
PM Miro Cerar announced on Monday that he would nominate Klavdija Markež the new minister of education, science and sport. Markež, an MP of his Modern Centre Party (SMC), will replace Stanka Setnikar Cankar, who resigned over a fees scandal.
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New Owners to Assume Control of Radenska

17. 03. 2015
New Owners to Assume Control of Radenska
The new owners of mineral water producer Radenska are expected to assume official control of the company at a shareholder meeting on Tuesday by appointing their members of the supervisory board.
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Lufthansa pilots to go on strike on Wednesday

17. 03. 2015
Lufthansa pilots to go on strike on Wednesday
Pilots at German national airline Lufthansa said they would go on strike on Wednesday, affecting the airline's short and medium-haul flights.
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Cement merger in doubt as Holcim call for changes

16. 03. 2015
Cement merger in doubt as Holcim call for changes
A deal to create the world’s largest cement maker has not settled, yet. Swiss firm Holcim said its merger with French rival Lafarge could not go ahead “in its present form”.
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Biathlon: Fak Bags World Championships Victory

16. 03. 2015
Biathlon: Fak Bags World Championships Victory
Slovenian biathlete Jakov Fak won the gold medal in the last race of the IBU World Championships Biathlon 2015 in Kontiolahti on Sunday. He beat all competition in the 15-kilometre mass start event.
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Ski Jumps: Prevc Second in Trondheim

13. 03. 2015
Ski Jumps: Prevc Second in Trondheim
Slovenia's Peter Prevc finished second in Thursday's ski jumping event in Norway's Trondheim as the battle for the overall World Cup title heats up.
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Renault, Gorenje Among Most Trusted Brands in Slovenia

12. 03. 2015
Renault, Gorenje Among Most Trusted Brands in Slovenia
Car maker Renault, appliances maker Gorenje, Telekom Slovenije and Fructal juices remain the most valued brands in Slovenia according to the Trusted Brand survey conducted by Readers' Digest. Firefighters remain the most respected professionals, while telemarketers and politicians are the least respected.
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Sava Re Reports Record Profit

10. 03. 2015
sava Re Reports Record Profit
The insurance group Sava Re reported a record profit for 2014 at EUR 30.5m net, almost double from the year before, in what was the first year showing full effects of the acquisition of insurer Zavarovalnica Maribor.
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Parliament Designates 25 October as Sovereignty Day

09. 03. 2015
Parliament Designates 25 October as Sovereignty Day
The National Assembly voted 70 to four on Monday to declare 25 October as Sovereignty Day in remembrance of the day in 1991 when the last Yugoslav soldier left Slovenia. The day will not be work-free.
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Islamic State bulldozers 'erasing history' in Nimrud, Iraq

06. 03. 2015
Islamic State bulldozers 'erasing history' in Nimrud, Iraq
Archaeologists and cultural officials have expressed heartbreak and outrage about the bulldozing of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq.
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Registered Unemployed Total Down 1.4% in February

06. 03. 2015
Registered Unemployed Total Down 1.4% in February
The positive trend on the labour market continued last month, as a total of 122,552 people were registered as unemployed in February, 1.4% fewer than the month before, the Employment Service reported on Thursday.
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EU summit looks to reduce energy dependency

05. 03. 2015
http://mgsenergy.com/renewable-energy.html
At an energy summit in Madrid, France, Spain and Portugal have agreed to seek ways of diversifying their energy dependence away from unstable countries and in particular Russia.
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Ljubljana Among Top Five Cities in Central, Eastern Europe

05. 03. 2015
http://www.breakfastprojekt.com/2014/11/ljubljana-snapshots-europes-coolest-city.html
Ljubljana is the 75th best city to live in, according to the annual Mercer quality-of-living ranking that compares 230 cities across the world. Ljubljana is among the top five cities in central and eastern Europe, according to Mercer.
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Smart watches strike a strong note at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona

04. 03. 2015
http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/04/smart-watches-strike-a-strong-note-at-the-mobile-world-conference-in-barcelona/
We have seen the future and it will be worn on your wrist.
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Slovenia With 2.6% Growth in 2014

04. 03. 2015
Slovenia With 2.6% Growth in 2014
Slovenia's economy expanded by 2.6% in real terms last year, the first full year of growth since 2011, on the back of a 6.3% increase in exports, according to data released by the Statistics Office on Friday.
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Eurozone unemployment falls for the third month in a row but remains a problem

03. 03. 2015
Eurozone unemployment falls for the third month in a row but remains a problem
Unemployment across the eurozone fell in January for the third month in a row while consumer prices fell by less than expected in February.
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Ski World Cup: Maze Keeps Lead after Bansko Super G

03. 03. 2015
Ski World Cup: Maze Keeps Lead after Bansko Super G
Slovenia's best Alpine skier Tina Maze took second place in women's super G World Cup race in Bulgaria's Bansko on Monday, finishing 0.16 seconds behind Austria's Anna Fenninger, who closed on the overall World Cup leader Maze to 44 points.
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Estonia's ruling Reform Party wins election victory

02. 03. 2015
Estonia's ruling Reform Party wins election victory
Estonia's governing Reform Party won a national election overshadowed by security concerns sparked by Russia's role in Ukraine.
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Pahor Hosts New Croatian President for Working Lunch

02. 03. 2015
Pahor Hosts New Croatian President for Working Lunch
President Borut Pahor hosted Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarović for a working lunch Sunday, their first bilateral meeting after Grabar Kitarović's inauguration two weeks ago.
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