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Slovenia Weekly: Endless shades of green

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Slovenia is dressed in green these days. The rain people have been complaining about in recent weeks has caused an explosion of green across gardens, meadows and forests. An ideal scene for tomorrow's World Environment Day under this year's slogan “Ecosystem Restoration”.

Slovenia is the third most forested country in Europe after Sweden and Finland, with forest covering more than half of its territory. As much as 13 per cent of the country is under special state protection. Slovenia's attractions and sights, which are extremely important for the long-term preservation of biodiversity and the special features of the landscape, are hidden in one national park, three regional parks, 37 landscape parks and numerous nature reserves. The Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU (which starts in a month) will also be dedicated to biodiversity which the European Green Deal identifies as one of the main priorities of the coming decade.

Perhaps the World Environment Day is a perfect day for a (virtual) visit to a protected nature reserve - in Slovenia or elsewhere in the world. And it is for sure a right day for a global reflection and local action for the benefit of nature and every living being.

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    Slovenia presents the Presidency's slogan and logo

    4. 6. 2021

    A month before the beginning of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU, Slovenia has unveiled its presidency's slogan and logo. The visual identity of the Slovenian Presidency reflects its guiding principle, priorities and objectives under the slogan "Together. Resilient. Europe."
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    5 June - World Environment Day in light of generation for the Ecosystem Restoration

    4. 6. 2021

    World Environment Day is one of the oldest of the world days designated by the United Nations and its environmental programme. This is the 47th World Environment Day, and it features an additional slogan: Reimagine, Recreate, Restore - Generation for Restoration (#GenerationRestoration). The aim is to encourage people through initiatives and best practice to help preserve the environment. "We are a generation that has to hold out our hand to nature," according to the creators of World Environment Day.
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    Slowely into relaxed summer as vaccination continues

    4. 6. 2021

    With the additional vaccine doses from Hungary, we can count on sufficient vaccination coverage and a relaxed summer, said Prime Minister Janez Janša.
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    Prime Minister Janez Janša on a working lunch with the Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

    31. 5. 2021

    Today, Prime Minister Janez Janša held a working lunch with the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who is paying an official visit to Slovenia between 31 May and 1 June 2021 at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor. This is the second bilateral visit of a Portuguese president to Slovenia so far (the first such visit was in April 1999 by the then Portuguese president Jorge Sampaio).
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    Minister Logar at a working meeting in the Russian Federation

    28. 5. 2021

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Anže Logar today met his host and Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov for a working meeting aimed at presenting the priorities of the Slovenian EU Council Presidency in the second half of 2021, exchanging views on current international topics, and bilateral cooperation.