Slovenia has initiated procedures to update its National Energy and Climate Plan. The goals regarding greenhouse gas emissions and energy use will be more ambitious, and the measures will be accelerated, the Environment, Climate and Energy Min…
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Generali announces dearer top-up health insurance, other providers may follow suit
As the insurer Generali announced it will increase as of 1 May the monthly premium of top-up health insurance by more than ten euros from the current EUR 34.50, other providers, which charge roughly the same amount, suggested they might follow…
NGO to collect signatures to legalise assisted suicide
Silver Thread, an association campaigning for dignified old age, will be collecting 5,000 signatures to submit a bill on assisted suicide to the National Assembly. The organisation has requested a 6-month period to collect the signatures. The …
Education reform to focus on life competences and health
Education reform planned by the government will bring more physical activity for kids, additional focus on foreign languages and digitalisation, Education Minister Darjo Felda said as he presented the plans at a public discussion on the topic …
First documented cave beetle turned into giant model
Researchers of the National Building and Civil Engineering Institute and the Museum of Natural History have made a two-metre model of Leptodirus hochenwartii, the first documented cave beetle in the world found in Postojna Cave in the 19th cen…
Biometric ID cards start replacing health insurance cards
Health insurance cards used in Slovenia will gradually become obsolete for those who have gotten a new, biometric, ID card after March 2022. Nevertheless, the ZZZS insurance institute is advising users to hold on to their health insurance card…
Ombudsman calls for action on Autism Awareness Day
Nothing has improved for persons with autism in Slovenia in the past year, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina has said ahead of World Autism Awareness Day on Sunday. He called on the ministry in charge of equal opportunities and other bodies…
Doctors call off strike
Fides, the trade union of doctors and dentists, announced last night it had decided to call of a strike it planned to launch on Sunday. The decision came after Fides and other public sector trade unions received the government’s draft bill laying down the foundation of the public sector pay system on Friday.
The old exercise more regularly and eat better than the young, survey shows
Older people are more likely to engage in regular physical activity than younger generations in Slovenia, with those between 35 and 44 least likely to move, data from the Statistics Office shows. Moreover, the young eat fruit and vegetables le…
Most crops in 2022 affected by drought
Most crops and vegetables had a below-average harvest in 2022, while intensive orchards and vineyards saw average yields. Agricultural drought is becoming more common in Slovenia and is affecting all crop yields, data from the Statistics Offic…