The Ajdovščina-based company Incom has made it in the global ice cream market. Having posted EUR 4 million in profit on EUR 66 million in sales revenue last year, it is planning to expand production further.
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Coronavirus & Slovenia Daily Roundup: Border Checks Introduced, No Spectators at Planica
The National Security Council adopted several measures on Monday to curb the spread of coronavirus, the most notable being temperature screenings that are to be introduced at Ljubljana airport. Extra measures are planned on the land border as well. The cabinet has prepared a EUR 1bn stimulus package to mitigate the impact on the economy.
Read More »Slovenian Lady – A Greeting to American – Pozdrav
The sculpture, of patinated cherry, shows a Slovenian Lady in traditional dress, complete with AVBA (bonnet). She carries in her arm a bouquet of nageljni (red carnations), the Slovenian national flower, and waves a handkerchief in greeting. The original ancient oak base shows the capital city's coat-of-arms, with Ljubljana Castle on the hills of the city, and Dragon as Protector of the city and the Ljubljanica river.
Read More »Australian members of Council for Slovenians abroad about the future of community
All three members of the Council for Slovenians abroad to the Slovenian Government, Frances Urbas Johnson in Victoria, Valter Šuber in NSW and Jerneja Svetičič in Queensland will talk more about the important themes in the continuation of the Slovenian community in Australia.
Read More »PM Šarec resigns, snap election in the cards
PM Marjan Šarec announced his resignation on Monday after Finance Minister Andrej Bertoncelj stepped down, presumably over differences regarding a bill scrapping top-up health insurance. Šarec said he could not achieve what he had set out to do with the current minority coalition. The most likely scenario seems to be snap election.
Read More »ASEF Junior Fellows 2020 Visiting Slovenia
The American Slovenian Education Foundation (ASEF) Junior Fellows program provides fellows with comprehensive support, allowing them to focus on their professional development at Slovenia’s top universities, institutes, and companies.
Read More »Nuclear Power Key to Slovenia’s Carbon Neutrality
The government appears prepared to making construction of a new nuclear reactor a cornerstone of Slovenia's plans to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 in line with EU goals. Prime Minister Marjan Šarec told parliament on Monday that without unit two at the Krško nuclear power station, the goal would not be achieved.
Read More »Slovenian Voyager Engineer Dies
Ljubljana, 22 November - Anton Mavretič, a Slovenian-born scientist who worked on a key instrument that continues to travel through space aboard the Voyager space probes, has died aged 84, the Slovenian World Congress said on Friday.
Read More »Celebration of the 28th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Slovenia in Cleveland
The Consul General of the Republic of Slovenia, Mr. Andrej G. Rode, City of Cleveland Mayor, Frank G. Jackson, and Councilman, Michael D. Polensek, hosted a celebration commemorating Slovenian Statehood Day at Cleveland City Hall on Thursday June 13.
Read More »20 May Marks Second Observance Of World Bee Day
On Monday, 20 May, Slovenia and the entire world will celebrate the second World Bee Day, which the UN General Assembly proclaimed on 20 December 2017. The proclamation, which is the result of cooperation between the Slovenian Beekeeping Association (the initiator of the proposal) and the Republic of Slovenia, is one of Slovenia’s greatest diplomatic achievements. The main purpose of World Bee Day is to raise global awareness about the importance of bees and other pollinators for humankind, particularly with respect of fighting world hunger.
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