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7 july 2014

The number of tourists recorded in Slovenia in the first five months increased by 3.2% over the same period last year, but the number of overnight stays they made stayed roughly the same, according to the latest data released by the Statistics Office on Monday.

7 july 2014

Katerina Ponomarenko enjoys splashing around in a pool just like any other child but the youngster does not take her enjoyment for granted. She is having a holiday with a Portuguese family away from her home in the Ukrainian region of Chernobyl where dozens of youngsters are suffering from the fallout of the 1986 nuclear accident.

4 july 2014

Privatisation has emerged as one of the leading campaign topics ahead of the 13 July general election and the decision by the outgoing government to slow the process in order to leave key decisions to the next government was at the centre of an election debate on Thursday evening.

4 july 2014

The German parliament has approved the country's first minimum wage, in a vote in the Bundestag on Thursday.

3 july 2014

Croatian food group Agrokor announced its intent to publish a takeover bid for the outstanding 47% in Slovenia's retailer Mercator it does not already own. Agrokor will reportedly offer EUR 86 per share, the price in last week's acquisition of a 53% stake from a consortium of sellers.

3 july 2014

Facebook is facing questions about whether it has violated data-protection laws in the UK.

2 july 2014

Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec told a business conference in Ljubljana that the boosting of Slovenia's exports requires the consular network to be strengthened with economic advisers, adding that companies should be encouraged to appear on foreign markets together.

2 july 2014

It is just become much cheaper to use your mobile phone when travelling in the European Union as Brussels forced the telecoms companies to further reduce roaming charges.