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Prime Minister Janez Janša: The budgetary documents for the next two years are optimistic, developmental, socially and sustainability-oriented and forward-looking
On Monday, 5 October 2020, at 14:00, Prime Minister Janez Janša attended the 45th extraordinary session of the National Assembly where he presented the 2021–2022 Budget Memorandum, the Draft Amending Budget for 2021 and the Draft Budget for 2022.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša meets the leadership of ZDUS
Today, Prime Minister Janez Janša met the leadership of the Slovenian Federation of Pensioners’ Associations (ZDUS), i.e. its President Janez Sušnik and Vice-Presidents Vera Pečnik and Jožica Puhar.
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The Ljubljana University Medical Centre is at the upper limits of the capacity planned for COVID-19 patients
The Government spokesperson Jelko Kacin presented the epidemiological situation in the country, and Tatjana Lejko Zupanc, the Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases, spoke about the situation at the Department.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša discusses the proposed act on the National Demographic Fund with members of the Economic and Social Council
Today, Prime Minister Janez Janša presented a proposed act on the National Demographic Fund to the members of the Economic and Social Council.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša: If everyone behaves responsibly during the second wave of the coronavirus crisis, we can prevent the worst
Prime Minister Janez Janša today attended a round table entitled Responsible Citizen – Successful Nation. The round table, co-organised by the Civil Initiative Prebudimo Slovenijo (Wake up, Slovenia) and the Social Academy, was held at St Stanislav's Institution in Šentvid, Ljubljana.
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Moody’s upgrades Slovenia’s credit rating in uncertain times
On 2 October 2020, Moody's Investors Service, a global rating agency, upgraded the credit rating of the Republic of Slovenia by one notch to a A3 and ascribed to it a stable outlook.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša: It is strongly in the interest of all Member States that the recovery and resilience facility be implemented as quickly as possible
Prime Minister Janez Janša attended an extraordinary meeting of the European Council in Brussels, at which they discussed the single market, digital transformation, issues relating to Belarus and the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
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Situation in homes for the elderly under control despite record number of positive cases
The epidemiological situation in the country was presented by Jelko Kacin, Government spokesman for COVID-19, while the Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Janez Ciglar Kralj, summed up the conditions in homes for the elderly.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša: The European Union proved that it stands behind its Member States
On the first day of the summit in Brussels, EU Member State leaders reached an agreement on defining relations with Turkey and sanctions against the Belarus regime. At the press conference, the president of the European Council Charles Michel announced that the leaders agreed on a “double strategy,” “a two-tier approach” which opens a possibility for dialogue, but at the same time firmly protects European values and solidarity.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša: We have some rather difficult decisions ahead of us and I believe that the European Council will be able to tackle them properly
Today and tomorrow, Prime Minister Janez Janša is attending an extraordinary European Council meeting in Brussels. On the agenda for this meeting is a discussion on the single market, industrial policy and digital transformation, as well as external relations, especially with Turkey and China. The summit will also provide an opportunity to review the situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša proposes dismissal of Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
The National Assembly today received the Prime Minister's proposal for the dismissal of Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Aleksandra Pivec.
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In the coming days, the Government will present the action plan approved today to deal with the second wave of the COVID-19 epidemic
The Government spokesperson Jelko Kacin provided the latest information on the COVID-19 situation in Slovenia.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša discussed the coronavirus situation with the Slovenian President, the President of the National Assembly and the President of the National Council
In the afternoon, Prime Minister Janez Janša met Slovenian President Borut Pahor, President of the National Assembly Igor Zorčič and President of the National Council Alojz Kovšca.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša at AmCham Business Breakfast: Without economic recovery, the future that awaits us looks bleak and lacks stability
This morning, Prime Minister Janez Janša attended the AmCham Business Breakfast, which was held in Union Hall at Grand Hotel Union in Ljubljana.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša on Nova24TV: No country that fails to recognise the rule of law can be an EU Member State
Prime Minister Janez Janša was a guest on A Talk with the Prime Minister broadcast on Nova24TV. He talked about the epidemiological situation in the country and the measures taken to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, the fifth anti-corona legislative package, the Government's international activities, the EU funding secured by Slovenia, the Demographic Fund and current political topics.
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In its two recently adopted ordinances Slovenia takes into account the recommendations of the European Commission
The Minister of the Interior, Aleš Hojs, spoke about two ordinances adopted by the Government over the weekend. The Government spokesperson, Jelko Kacin, presented the epidemiological data.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša attends ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the promulgation of amendments XCVI, XCVII and XCVIII to the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia
Prime Minister Janez Janša today attended a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the promulgation of amendments XCVI, XCVII and XCVIII to the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia. The keynote speakers at the ceremony, which took place at the Crystal Hall of the Presidential Palace in Ljubljana, were Dr Ludvik Toplak, President of the Socio-political Chamber of the Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia at the time, and Borut Pahor, President of the Republic of Slovenia.
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Changes to the lists of countries enter into force on Tuesday: certain parts of EU Member States, including Hungary, Austria and Croatia, on the red list, Italy on the orange list, Poland and Serbia on the green list
The Government has been briefed on the Assessment of the epidemiological situation in the EU Member States, the Schengen Area countries, the Balkan countries and the selected third countries, the Assessment of the epidemiological situation in countries and the European Commission's recommendation Re-open EU, and the definition of the criterion for a worsening epidemiological situation and the epidemiological trends in the cumulative 14-day incidence per 100,000 people prepared by the National Institute of Public Health. The Government has assessed the expert justification of the restrictions laid down in the Ordinance on imposing and implementing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at the external border crossings and at control points at the internal borders of the Republic of Slovenia and decided that these restrictions will continue to apply.
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From 28 September, those who present a negative test upon entry into Slovenia will not need to quarantine
At today's meeting by correspondence, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia issued the Ordinance on imposing and implementing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at the external border crossings and at control points at the internal borders of the Republic of Slovenia, which will be published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia.
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Dodič Fikfak: Risk assessments are used to anticipate and prevent the introduction of the virus into companies
Metoda Dodič Fikfak, Director of the Institute of Occupational, Traffic and Sports Medicine, and the Government spokesperson, Ambassador Jelko Kacin spoke about the current situation regarding COVID-19 at a press conference.