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Slovenian steel producer urges EU to reinforce safeguards
Xinhua News Agency
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LJUBLJANA, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Slovenia's largest steel producer on Friday urged the EU to adopt new safeguard measures to protect the steel sector from unfair competition, stressing that the measures should be introduced before the current ones...
Slovenia: Facilitating the transfer of arms to Israel ‘alarming’ and violates international law
Amnesty International
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August 22, 2025
According to media reports, A-E Electronics, a subsidiary of Israel’s biggest arms manufacturer Elbit Systems, used a Slovenian port to transport military cargo to Israel despite Slovenia’s decision to ban the export, import and transit of...
Slovenia Consumer Sentiment Rises Slightly
RTTNews
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August 22, 2025
Slovenian consumers remained slightly less pessimistic in August, figures from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia showed on Friday. The consumer sentiment index rose to -27.0 in August from -28.0 in the previous month. Among...
Slovenia launches major projects to restructure SAŠA coal region
CEENERGYNEWS
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August 22, 2025
The Slovenian Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development selected two projects, which will receive co-financing from the EU Just Transition Fund, supporting the restructuring of the Savinja–Šaleška (SAŠA) coal region and the establishment of...
Energy group Petrol increases net profit by 44% in H1
STA
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August 22, 2025
Ljubljana, 22 August - Energy group Petrol reported a net profit of EUR 75 million for the first half of 2025, a 44% increase on the same period last year, as sales revenue rose by 1% to just shy of EUR 3 billion, shows an interim business report...
Consumer confidence up in August over July, down year-on-year
STA
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August 22, 2025
Ljubljana, 22 August - Consumer confidence improved in August by one percentage point to -26 over July, while in annual comparison it dropped by three points, shows data published by the Statistics Office on Friday. The relevant index was three...
Construction output falls across euro area and EU
Cyprus Mail
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August 22, 2025
Production in the construction sector recorded a monthly decline across the euro area and the European Union in June, according to preliminary data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU. Seasonally adjusted figures show that...
AI alarmed about Israel-bound military shipments through Slovenian port
STA
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August 22, 2025
Ljubljana/London, 22 August - Amnesty International (AI) has raised concern following media reports that a subsidiary of Israel's largest arms manufacturer used Koper port to transport military cargo to Israel. "This raises serious concerns about...
SIJ group calls for EU steel industry safeguard measures
STA
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August 22, 2025
Ljubljana, 22 August - Faced with a difficult business environment, the SIJ steel group is calling for new EU measures to protect the steel sector from unfair competition from third countries to be implemented as soon as possible. The group told...
Places Half Empty scoops the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at CineLink Industry Days
Cineuropa
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22/08/2025 - Besides Dorka Vermes’ Hungarian project, Red Water and Who Are We also won the top prizes in their respective categories All of the CineLink Industry Days winners (© Sarajevo Film Festival) The 23rd CineLink Industry Days (16-21...
Dorka Vermes’ ‘Places Half Empty,’ Zeynep Koprulu’s ‘Rain Country’ Win at Sarajevo Industry Awards
Variety
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August 22, 2025
Dorka Vermes’s “Places Half Empty,” Zeynep Köprülü’s “Rain Country” and Miroslav Terzić’s “Who Are We” won big at the Sarajevo Film Festival’s CineLink Industry Days, the festival’s industry sidebar focusing on projects in different formats and...
Magna to cut more jobs at Slovenian plant in latest setback
STA
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August 22, 2025
Hoče, 22 August - Magna has initiated redundancy procedures for 30 more employees at its car paint shop in Hoče, the newspaper Večer reported today. The move, which comes just over two years after the Canadian-Austrian company halted production...
PRODUCTION: Igor Šterk Starts Shooting Slovenian/Italian/Croatian Tartufferies
The Film New Europe
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LJUBLJANA: Igor Šterk just started shooting his ninth feature film Tartufferies / Tartuferije on 18 August 2025. The first part of the 33-days shooting is taking place in Ljubljana, while the second part is set for the Istrian region, Croatia and...
New tech solutions making their way into Slovenian farming
STA
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August 21, 2025
Ljubljana, 21 August - Slovenian farmers are embracing more and more new digital and technological solutions, but agriculture as such is still in a critical phase of transformation, an Agricultural Institute expert has told the STA, pointing out...
Eurostat: EU, Euro Area Construction Output Down Month-on-Month in June 2025
Bulgarian News Agency
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Construction output declined month-on-month in June 2025 in both the European Union and the euro area, Eurostat said on Thursday. In June 2025, construction output declined by 0.5% in the EU and by 0.8% in the euro area compared to May 2025. In...
New Classmates, Kosovar children navigating Slovenian school system
The Slovenia Times
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August 21, 2025
Albanians are the second largest group of immigrants to Slovenia. Filmmaker Toni Cahunek explores the background of immigration and the challenges of integration in his new documentary about four Albanian-speaking children from Kosovo. New...
Luka Doncic Injury Update: Slovenian star back vs. Nikola Jokic and Serbia after injury scare against Latvia
Sportskeeda
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August 21, 2025
Luka Doncic had LA Lakers fans panicking after his injury scare during Slovenia's exhibition game against Latvia on Saturday. During a fastbreak opportunity in the third quarter, Latvia quickly brought the ball up the court as Doncic assumed a...
Slovenia's University of Ljubljana Academy of Music Hires New Violin Faculty
The Violin Channel
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August 18, 2025
The University of Ljubljana Academy of Music in Slovenia has announced that Chinese violinist Dan Zhu will join its faculty. He will step into the role in October 2025. Zhu has recently made duo-recital appearances with Christoph Eschenbach,...
Industry 4.0 on the march – 41% P5G CAGR, 11% PTT CAGR, 19% IoT (etc) CAGR
RCR Wireless News
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August 19, 2025
Private 5G spending will hit $5bn by 2028 (41% CAGR), push-to-talk revenues will reach $12bn (11% CAGR), and Industry 4.0 sales will climb to $1.6tn by 2030 (19.4% CAGR) – reflecting rapid digital transformation across sectors. In sum – what to...
France Asks Renault to Shift Production to Drones. Why Workers Push Back
Militarnyi
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August 20, 2025
The French government has asked carmaker Renault to convert part of its production lines to make military drones. The proposal was reported by BFM TV. The idea has sparked mixed reactions inside the company. Some employees oppose it, stressing...