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The National Assembly adopted on Thursday a EUR 3 billion stimulus package aiming to cushion the impact of coronavirus on Slovenia's economy and people.

A crisis always opens the window of opportunity for something new.

The last days of March mark the 30th anniversary since the then Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia adopted the National Anthem Act.

Slovenians are real culture enthusiasts.

Drago Jančar, arguably Slovenia's leading contemporary writer, has been awarded the Austrian State Prize for European Literature 2020.

With only 168 ventilators available as Slovenia expects to soon see the Covid-19 outbreak culminate, several groups of engineers are busy developing various prototypes of a new ventilator, a critical piece of equipment that helps the most severe coronavirus cases breathe.

Croatia was hit by a 5.3 magnitude earthquake on Sunday at 6:24 with the epicentre located ten kilometres north of Zagreb. The earthquake primarily caused extensive material damage in the centre of Zagreb. The earthquake was also felt across Slovenia, which sent emergency humanitarian aid to Croatia.

A week after distance schooling was introduced in schools amid the coronavirus epidemic, the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport notes that the schooling is going better than expected.

On 12 March 2020 at 18:00, Slovenia declared the coronavirus outbreak an epidemic in view of the growing number of infections.

Slovenians are a special nation. The Slovenian population alone is remarkable – there are just two million of us living in Slovenia and less than half a million in other parts of the world.

March is marked by the anticipation of spring. One of the holidays announcing its return is St Gregory's Day, the Slovenian version of Valentine's Day when birds get married.

On Tuesday, 10 March 2020, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia confirmed the nomination of Lipizzaner horses for entry on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Thanks to its sustainable development efforts in tourism under the Green Scheme of Slovenian Tourism managed by the Slovenian Tourist Board, Slovenia is among the winners of the 2020 Sustainable Top 100 Destination Awards.

At the meeting of the Council for a Competitive and Stable Business Environment, Minister Zdravko Počivalšek presented eight crisis management measures totalling almost EUR 1 billion in connection with the effects of the coronavirus on the economy and tourism.

According to Jernej Pikalo, the Minister of Education, Science and Sport of the outgoing government, the establishment of an international research centre for artificial intelligence, which will operate under the auspices of UNESCO and will be located in Ljubljana, is the greatest achievement of Slovenian science. This opportunity will benefit both the scientific and the economic sector.

This year's slogan of International Women's Day emphasises the recognition of women's rights and highlights the importance of the efforts of all generations to work together to achieve greater equality in the rights and opportunities of both sexes.

Slovenia's Minister of Education, Science and Sport, Dr Jernej Pikalo, and UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, Mr Moez Chakchouk, signed an official Agreement establishing the International Artificial Intelligence Research Centre (IRCAI), which will operate in Ljubljana under the auspices of UNESCO.

From 28 February to 8 March, Cankarjev dom Culture and Congress Centre in Ljubljana, the largest home of culture in Slovenia, will once again host the Fabula Festival of World Literatures. Every year, the festival attracts the most notable authors of world literature.

The OECD has established an artificial intelligence observatory to help countries develop and control responsible artificial intelligence systems through collecting data and preparing analysis.

Excellence can be achieved by risking more than is safe to risk, dreaming more than is possible and expecting more than is expected.