World news about “Slovenia” published by euronews.
Slovenia’s shaky banks bring a downgrade from Fitch It was not unexpected – late on Friday the Fitch ratings agency downgraded Slovenia’s long-term foreign currency rating to BBB + from A minus. It also… 17/05/2013
Slovenia’s looming bail-out Resistance Day in Slovenia usually marks the country’s proud history of resisting invaders but this year, it doubled as a space for many to vent their anger… 16/05/2013
Slovenia gets tough on budget deficit with mass sell-off Slovenia has decided to bite the bullet to avoid a bailout as its budget deficit soars this year to 7.8 percent and it struggles to pay its bills. The… 09/05/2013
How many more bailouts for Europe? Slovenia faces the risk of a severe financial crisis as the cost of rescuing its banks could be significantly higher than initially estimated. So said the… 12/04/2013
Slovenian PM says things are tough, but no bailout Slovenia’s prime minister has said her country will not need an international bailout to avoid going bankrupt. Alenka Bratusek made the statement during a… 10/04/2013
OECD warns on Slovenian banks Slovenia, which is trying to avoid becoming the eurozone’s next bailout victim, may have “significantly” misread the cost of fixing its troubled banks… 09/04/2013
Jurij Tepes triumphs in Planica Local favourite Jurij Tepes completed an outstanding personal final ski jumping World Cup round by clinching the last event of the season in Planica on… 24/03/2013
Schlierenzauer wins again Austria’s Gregor Schlierenzauer kept his composure to clinch the 50th individual win of his career in the penultimate event of the season in Planica on… 22/03/2013
Maze ends season on winning note Tine Maze ended her spectacular season in style by winning the last giant slalom of the campaign at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide Switzerland. The… 17/03/2013
Mopping up oil spills In Slovenia scientists are testing a new material which is thought to be able to absorb more than 99% of oil spilled on the water. The material they are… 14/03/2013
Kostelic wins Kransja Gora slalom Ivica Kostelic won his first world cup slalom race of the season on Sunday with victory in Kranjska Gora. The 2011 overall world cup champion and three time… 10/03/2013
Ted Ligety takes fourth GS World Cup title Ted Ligety won his fifth giant slalom (GS) of the season on Saturday, March 9, in Kranjska Gora Slovenia. In doing so he clinched the World Cup discipline… 09/03/2013
Maze sets new World Cup record Tina Maze rewrote the alpine skiing history books on Saturday when she won the women’s downhill in Garmisch Partenkirschen to set a new World Cup points… 02/03/2013
Tina Maze claims Alpine World Cup title Tina Maze was head over heels with joy after being crowned the new queen of Alpine Skiing on Sunday. The Slovenian claims the overall World Cup title after… 24/02/2013
Teenager jumps to maiden victory Jaka Hvala clinched his maiden win in World Cup ski jumping in the large hill event at Klingenthal in Germany. The 19-year-olds previous best finish on the… 13/02/2013
Maze triumphs on home snow Local favourite Tina Maze kept her composure to clinch a World Cup slalom in Slovenia on Sunday. The 29 year old, who lost Saturday’s giant slalom by the… 27/01/2013
Lindsey Vonn outclasses Tina Maze in giant slalom America’s Lindsey Vonn produced a superb display to clinch a women’s Alpine ski World Cup giant slalom in Slovenia on Saturday. The 28 year old looked in… 26/01/2013
Slovenia win maiden team event Slovenia won their first ever team ski jumping world cup event on Friday after leaping to the top of the podium in Zakopane, Poland. In the second of six… 11/01/2013
Maze still on top Slovenia’s Tina Maze is looking more and more unbeatable in giant slalom this season and will undoubtedly be bidding to stretch her lead atop the World Cup… 31/12/2012
Maze wins St Moritz super combined Slovenia’s Tina Maze kept her composure to clinch her third race of the season at a World Cup super-combined in Saint Moritz on Friday. The 29 year old, who… 07/12/2012
Night clashes in MariborProtesters clashed with police in Slovenia’s second largest city Maribor in a demonstration against budget cuts in the financially troubled Alpine state… 04/12/2012
Maze wins again in Aspen Slovenia’s Tina Maze has shown the field a clean pair of heels at the women’s world cup giant slalom event at Aspen. Two races down in the season, and Maze… 25/11/2012
Heads up for Ramadan!Worshippers take part in Eid al-Fitr prayers in Ljubljana. Eid-al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Srdjan… 19/08/2012
Eurovision’s youngest singer Slovenian Eva Boto is just 16, the youngest contestant in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Still at school in a small town in the north of Slovenia… 27/04/2012
Civil servants strike in Slovenia – nocomment In Slovenia some 80,000 teachers, doctors, police officers and other public servants halted work over planned pay cuts which are intended to rein in the… 19/04/2012
Renault cuts back in Slovenia French carmaker Renault is to cut its Slovenian workforce by some 13% and reduce production due to shrinking European sales. The Revoz unit is Slovenia’s… 15/03/2012
Pension reforms for Slovenia’s aging population Slovenia’s population is aging, and aging fast. Last year the country’s voting population rejected a bill to raise the retirement age, dealing a blow to the… 05/01/2012
Crisis puts paid to Slovenia’s conservative governmentSlovenia has dismissed its conservative-led government and appointed an anti-austerity financial expert as its first female prime minister. Alenka Bratusek… 27/02/2013
Crisis-hit Slovenia set to name first woman PMSlovenia looks set to name an anti-austerity financial expert as its first female prime minister. The Alpine country is struggling to avoid a bailout as it… 27/02/2013
Protests in Slovenia as government teetersWith the Slovenian government close to collapsing, around 20,000 protesters have marched through the capital Ljubljana calling for a new election. Two of… 08/02/2013
Poetic justice for artists in SloveniaArtists in Slovenia are holding a two-day Protestival. Armed with verse, they are protesting against government cuts in the cultural sector and what they see… 08/02/2013
There’s “snow” place like home in SloveniaWe have all heard about castles in the air, but in the region of Carinthia in Slovenia they are more interested in castles in the snow. The goal of building… 28/01/2013
‘Zombies’ demand Slovenia prime minister step downTen thousand people have taken to the streets of Ljubljana demanding Slovenia’s prime minister and opposition leader resign due to corruption. Mocking the… 12/01/2013
Presidential handover in LjubljanaIn Slovenia, the outgoing president Danilo Tuerk has handed over power. The social democrat former prime minister Borut Pahor won earlier this month after… 23/12/2012
Slovenia the latest to feel anti-austerity protestsAnti-austerity protests that have become familiar scenes in many parts of Europe have erupted again on the streets of Slovenia. Thousands protested in the… 03/12/2012
Slovenia doubts impact of new presidentFormer prime minster Borut Pahor has been elected as the new president of Slovenia. The opposition Social Democrat takes the largely ceremonial office at a… 03/12/2012
Opposition candidate wins Slovenia presidential electionSlovenia has elected former centre-left prime minister Borut Pahor to the largely ceremonial post of president in a run-off for the job. His rival… 03/12/2012
Slovenia chooses a new president amid bailout rumoursSlovenians are voting in a presidential run-off today, aware that the era of being the eurozone’s fastest growing economy is now a distant memory. Incumbent… 02/12/2012
Protests turn violent in Slovenia ahead of presidential voteThousands of protesters gathered in the Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana on Friday to rally against government budget cuts ahead of the country’s presidential… 01/12/2012
Protests across Europe against austerityIn Slovenia, an estimated 30000 people took to the streets to denounce government cutbacks. The country has been badly hit by the global crisis. Public sector… 17/11/2012
Former Slovene Prime Minister causes a stir in electionThe former Prime Minister of Slovenia has caused a surprise by coming first in his country’s presidential election. Nonetheless, Borut Pahor will have to turn… 12/11/2012
Recession-hit Slovenians vote in presidential electionPeople in Slovenia are going to the polls to vote for a new president, amid the gloom of recession in the small eurozone country. The campaign for the… 11/11/2012
Mayor of Slovenian capital held in corruption probeThe Serbian born mayor of Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana, Zoran Jankovic, is being questioned as part of a major investigation into corruption. His son Jure… 28/09/2012
Fatal hot air balloon crash in SloveniaA hot air balloon has crashed in Slovenia, killing four people and injuring more than 20 others. Reports in the country’s media say eight remain critically… 23/08/2012
Slovenian police arrest forest-dwellerA man, thought to have been living in a forest on the Austria-Slovenia border for several months, has been arrested by police. The 27-year-old German… 30/07/2012
Strikes hit Slovenia as public sector down toolsAnother day, another protest in the eurozone as 80,000 public sector workers down tools in Slovenia in protest against stinging wage cuts. The strike closed… 18/04/2012
Strikes put austerity spotlight on SloveniaAbout 80,000 public sector workers in Slovenia walked off the job on Wednesday as parliament was due to begin debating plans for deep public sector… 18/04/2012
Anti-Acta sentiment in Slovenia, Greece and PolandProtesters gathered in the Slovenian capital on Saturday to demonstrate against an international treaty meant to protect intellectual property on the… 05/02/2012
Slovenia rejects election winner as PMSlovenia’s parliament has rejected Zoran Jankovic as its new prime minister despite his party winning the most votes in last December’s election. Jankovic… 12/01/2012
Former mayor named new Slovenian PMSlovenia looks like it has a new head of government, the former mayor of the country’s capital. Zoran Jankovic has been named the prime-minister designate by… 05/01/2012
Centre-left wins Slovenian election upsetZoran Jankovic has celebrated an unexpected win in parliamentary elections, but for Slovenia’s centre-left leader there are plenty of economic and political… 05/12/2011
Slovenia ponders painful reform in general electionOnce the fastest growing euro zone member, Slovenia is struggling badly with the impact of the crisis as it goes to the polls. The small Alpine country’s… 04/12/2011
Centre right poised for power in SloveniaIn Slovenia, former Prime Minister, Janez Jansa is set to lead his centre right party back to power. Polls ahead of Sunday’s snap election put the 53-year-old… 02/12/2011
Slovenia backs Croatian talks over land disputeSlovenian voters have lifted a major obstacle to Croatia’s hopes of European Union membership. They have voted to approve an international arbitration deal… 06/06/2010
Slovenia votes on Croatian border dealSlovenians vote in a referendum on a border deal with Croatia today which could affect their southern neighbour’s potential EU membership. Ljubljana blocked… 06/06/2010
The painstaking work of puppet animationOne of Slovenia’s most promising young contemporary filmmakers, Spela Cadez, works on puppet animations, using the traditional stop motion technique. It is… 06/04/2010
Slovenia restores status of the “erased”Slovenia’s Interior Minister Katarina Kresal has pushed through an amendment to a law to end the 18-year saga of the country’s so-called “erased” citizens… 10/03/2010
Waste not want not for recycling artistsThree Slovenian artists are transforming other peoples rubbish into art. The resourceful women share a concern for the environment and are constantly thinking… 22/02/2010
Slovenia shows off foremost modernistPainter Emerik Bernard may not be especially well-known but the 1937-born artist is considered one of Slovenia’s leading Modernists. For a number of years he… 08/01/2010
Slovenians demand higher minimum wageThousands of Slovenians have taken to the streets of the capital to demand a higher minimum wage and the scrapping of plans to raise the retirement age… 28/11/2009
Slovenian guitarist Anze PalkaSlovenian guitarist Anze Palka has developed a style all of his own – a mix of Spanish flamenco and classical guitar. He says: “The most important thing… 20/11/2009
Slovenia signs up to South StreamRussia’s plan to channel gas directly to Europe has moved a step closer to reality after Slovenia put pen to paper on the South Stream deal. The project is… 14/11/2009
Slovenia-Croatia border arbitration dealSlovenia and Croatia have signed a border arbitration agreement, a step towards ending a nearly two-decade-old dispute that has held up Croatia’s bid to join… 04/11/2009
Slovenia-Croatia progress in border rowSlovenia says is is ready to lift its veto on neighbour Croatia’s European Union accession talks. This comes after both countries’ prime ministers agreed on… 11/09/2009
Agreement could pave way for Croatian EU membershipThe prime ministers of Slovenia and Croatia have announced progress in summit talks that could pave the way for Croatia to enter the European Union… 01/08/2009
Milan Eric and Zvonko CohMilan Eric lives and works in Maribor in Slovenia. He is an artist and an animator, but prefers to call himself a draughtsman. He admits that he never quite… 01/07/2009
Croatia border talks fail againCroatia has failed in its latest attempt to solve a border disagreement with Sovenia. This has been holding up negotiations on Croatia joining the … 15/06/2009
Slovenia EU voting begunEarly voting in the European Parliamentary elections has begun in Slovenia, at designated polling stations. The main voting day is this Sunday, the same as… 02/06/2009
Spotlight on Bostjan GombacSlovenian musician Bostjan Gombac is a true all-rounder. Although the clarinet is his first instrument, he is a multi-instrumentalist and works in a variety… 18/05/2009
Neighbourly spat on the Adriatic coastJust where is the boundary between Croatia and Slovenia? The question has been a divisive one for the two countries for years. With Croatia negotiating … 05/03/2009
