Slovenia Weekly: Let’s close ranks
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Prime Minister Janez Janša and Deputy Prime Ministers Zdravko Počivalšek and Matej Tonin discuss the Government’s plans and measures to contain the Coronavirus epidemic in the coming weeks and months
8. 1. 2021
Today, Prime Minister Janez Janša, together with Deputy Prime Ministers Zdravko Počivalšek and Matej Tonin, took part in a press conference on the Government’s measures and plans to contain the epidemic in the coming weeks and months and information regarding the current ongoing vaccination campaign against COVID-19. "As anticipated in December, when we received the European forecasts for the first half of this year, we entered the most difficult period of the epidemic, but we have not yet reached the peak. Most of the northern hemisphere, including the EU, has found itself in a similar situation. Even countries that have a much more robust, modern and capable system than ourselves are facing problems unlike any they had to deal with before," stated the Prime Minister at the outset.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša: It is in the common interest to reopen schools in a safe way without simultaneously risking the collapse of the healthcare system
6. 1. 2021
Prime Minister Janez Janša met with representatives of educational institutions today. The participants of the meeting, which included Simona Kustec, the minister responsible for education, Alenka Forte, the State Secretary at the Ministry of Health, Marjan Dolinšek, the State Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister, Damir Orehovec, the State Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport and Vinko Logaj, the Director of the National Education Institute Slovenia, discussed the potential reopening and safe operation of at least a part of educational institutions during the coronavirus epidemic.
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The Government’s priorities are citizens’ health and safety, the pupils of the first three grades of primary school and the full opening of kindergartens
7. 1. 2021
Speakers at the afternoon press conference on the current situation regarding COVID-19 included Minister of the Interior Aleš Hojs, Minister of Infrastructure Jernej Vrtovec and Government Spokesperson Jelko Kacin.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša with Taiwanese Minister of Health and Welfare on the fight against the covida-19 pandemic
7. 1. 2021
Prime Minister Janez Janša acting Minister of Health, spoke today via video conference call with Chen Shih-chung, Taiwanese Minister of Health and Welfare.
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Lonely Planet ranks Ljubljana among the eight most sustainable cities in the world
6. 1. 2021
Lonely Planet, the biggest publisher of travel guides globally, named Ljubljana one of the eight most sustainable cities in the world. In the Slovenian capital, its greenness and fresh air are considered the driving force behind the recovery of city tourism after the pandemic.
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Slovenian sparkling wine from Goriška Brda ranks among the world's finest
6. 1. 2021
In recent years, Slovenian winemakers have made a breakthrough in sparkling wines and their quality is slowly nearing that of Champagne from the famous French region.