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By Carmen Elena Villa
CELJE, Slovenia, JUNE 17, 2010 (Zenit.org ).- Lojze Grozde, a 19-year-old who was martyred by the Communist authorities, was beatified Sunday, honoring all who were also killed for their faith in the years after World War II.
Father Igor Luzar, the postulator of Grozde's cause for canonization, made this observation in a conversation with ZENIT after the beatification in Celje.
"In him we also see a great number of other Christians martyred and killed during and after World War II because of their faith in Christ," said the priest, "particularly boys and young men, among whom many have given witness of faith and forgiveness at the hour of their death."
The beatification represents "a strong spiritual stimulus" for the people of Slovenia, Father Luzar affirmed.
Grozde was acknowledged as a martyr in a March 27, 2010 decree, and his beatification was scheduled to take place during a Slovenian Eucharistic congress in Celje.
The ceremony
The stadium of Arena, where the beatification ceremony was held on Sunday, was filled with 32,000 faithful.
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Issue #53
of the Slovenia South Australia Newsletter is available for download here. It features several articles in both English and Slovenian of interest to Slovenes around the world
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By The Oregonian
Posted March 25, 2010
Happy Mother's Day to all of our readers in Slovenia!
Yep, you can look it up, today is the big day for all the moms in one of our favorite Central European countries.
If you were in Slovenia, this looks like a nice place to spend Mother's Day, with or without dear old mom. What, you say you don't know jack about Slovenia? Well, read up, my little Edgesters.
Fun (well...) facts about Slovenia
Slovenia is located in the eastern Alps and borders the Adriatic Sea between Austria and Croatia.
The capital and largest city of Slovenia is Ljubljana.
Slovenia is slightly smaller than New Jersey and has a population of 2.06 million.
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Ptuj - Carnival festivities will get under way on Saturday in the northeastern town of Ptuj, home to Slovenia's biggest carnival, famous for its distinctive figures - the kurenti.
The 50th festival will culminate in an international carnival procession on Sunday, 14 February.
The "Kurentovanje 2010" festival will start with the Carnival Prince taking over from the mayor for the duration of the festivities.
The organisers expect a total of 250,000 people to visit the jubilee event. About 70,000 visitors from Slovenia and abroad are expected to gather to see next Sunday's carnival procession.
The procession will feature 2,000 performers, numerous dance and carnival groups from Slovenia and abroad, bands of kurenti and masked groups of students from local schools and workers from local companies.
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Danish special forces have stormed a Slovenian cargo ship captured by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, freeing the ship and its crew of 25.
The 'Ariella' sent out a distress call on Friday reporting that some six or seven pirates armed with guns had boarded the ship and requesting urgent assistance.
The Barbados-flagged merchant vessel was plowing at top speed through one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world with a cargo of 30,000 tons of steel.
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The newly
established Directorate for
Economic Diplomacy and
Development Cooperation
at the Slovenian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs jointly with
the Slovenian Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
organized a Conference on
economic diplomacy, which
was held at Brdo pri Kranju
and in Ljubljana on January
4 and 5.
Economic advisors
from most of the Slovene
Embassies worldwide attended
the Conference, together
with representatives of
several Slovenian companies,
professors of economics at the
University of Ljubljana, and
members of the government.
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The Republic of Slovenia, Office for Slovenes Abroad offers a Web portal for Slovenians living around the world at www.slovenci.si. The Web portal is an excellent resource for Slovenians living around the world. It includes day to day facts about Slovenia and the latest information about the activities and services available to Slovenians living abroad. The portal offers access to the publication Moja Slovenija, a magazine published for Slovenians living abroad
Only a few hours left,
and another important year
for the Embassy of the
Republic of Slovenia will
be over. It was definitely an
important year, which we
will remember for different
events and good-byes to our
coworkers.
We hosted some very
interesting events, had
pleasure of meeting great
people and gained lots of
valuable experiences that will
help us to do our job even
better in the upcoming year.
We started off the year with
the opening, on Slovene
National Day, February 8, of
an exhibition of photographs
by the Slovenian Consul
General in Cleveland, Dr.
Zvone Žigon.
Then, we participated
in the famous Small Nations’
Poetry Reading event,
which brought together
the ambassadors of nine
countries. The Embassy of
Slovenia was represented by
Chargé d’Affaires, Ms. Miriam
T. Možgan, who read the
poem Veliki črni bik (The Big
Black Bull) by Dane Zajc.
We also hosted one of the most
popular contemporary Slovenian poets, Tone
Kuntner, who read from his latest collection
of poems, Moj svet/My World. Let’s not
forget our Slovenian national legend, the poet
and folk-rock musician, Vlado Kreslin, who
entertained us with his concert at a popular
downtown venue in late March.
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Issue #52
of the Slovenia South Australia Newsletter is available for download here. It features several articles in both English and Slovenian of interest to Slovenes around the world
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Slovenia was one of the
eighteen countries, which on Sunday,
November 1, received awards for
being the most peaceful nations
in the world. The celebration was
organized by the Fulbright Center and
the Alliance for Peacebuilding, and
took place at the Mayflower Hotel in
Washington, DC.
The two most peaceful
nations in each of the nine world
regions were identified based on the
2009 edition of the Global Peace
Index (GPI), a report prepared by the
Institute for Economics and Peace.
Slovenia, together with Finland,
was ranked in the GPI as the ninth
most peaceful nation in the world.
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On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall
-- a physical and symbolic boundary between
Communist East Germany and democratic
West Germany -- began to come down, ending
decades of separation and marking a turning
point of the Cold War. Widely regarded as
one of the most influential events of the 20th
century, we felt it important to recognize this
historic moment even more, because Slovenian
author Slavoj Žižek had published a successful,
resonant opinion piece in The New York
Times.
Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian philosopher
and cultural critic working in the traditions
of Hegelianism, Marxism and Lacanian
psychoanalysis. He has made contributions to
political theory, film theory, and theoretical
psychoanalysis.
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Two Slovenian speleologists have stumbled on what experts have confirmed are Slovenia's oldest cave paintings. The Stone Age paintings were found along with fragments of pottery, charcoal and bones in a Karst cave near the town of Sežana, southwest, last year.
According to the report, dating of the charcoal found at the site confirmed that the cave was inhabited around 7,000 years ago, when the original entrance was probably closed off.
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Only two weeks after
President Bill Clinton, another
prominent member of his
administration paid a visit to
Slovenia. This time former
Secretary of State Madeleine
Albright in her current
capacity as the chairwoman of
the group of experts in charge
of preparation of the new
NATO strategic concept.
While attending a
seminar on the new NATO
concept at Brdo pri Kranju,
Secretary Albright also
held bilateral meetings with
Slovenian leadership, namely
President Danilo Türk, Prime
Minister Borut Pahor, Defense
Minister Ljubica Jelušič and
Foreign Minister Samuel
Žbogar. They discussed a
wide range of topical issues,
among them the cooperation
between Slovenia and the
United States, the new NATO
strategy, the alliance’s future
and enlargement, the situation
in the Western Balkans, as
well as developments in
Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Episode HHINT – 1505H
Emma and Tim live busy lives in Richmond, UK. Their decision to buy a property in Slovenia was a huge step for them. Their friends think they have gone MAD! Emma and Tim say they look normal on the outside, but on the inside they're full of spontaneity and adventure. They want to buy and perhaps renovate a second home with hopes of spending more time in the country and less time in the hustle and bustle of the city. Northern Slovenia is definitely one of Europe's undiscovered investment destinations and the Sheldrick's are excited to start hunting. Jade van Baaren was the first English speaking realtor to set up shop around northern Slovenia and the Sheldricks couldn't be in better hands.
By Kimberly Hartke | Published: November 5, 2009
New Technology in the Old World Offers Fresh Milk Straight from Farm
by Sylvia P. Onusic, Guest Blogger
Slovenia, on the “Sunny Side of the Alps” is a small country of about two million people located directly east of Italy, south of Austria, and north of Croatia. Slovenia successfully fought a short war for independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991, joined the European Union (EU) in 2004, and held the Presidency of the EU in 2008.
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By Tim Horyak
Researchers from Slovenia are developing a skiing robot that can not only carve up the snow; it can slalom around racing gates.
Bojan Nemec of the Jozef Stefan Institute recently told an audience at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems that the robot is designed to ski downhill autonomously using ordinary skis. It can avoid obstacles and identify the gates to plan its path.
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The 4th annual science event, the GLOBAL
HEALTH FORUM 2009, was held on October 22 and
23, 2009, in Washington, DC. Panelists identified and
discussed strategies in health technology, innovations
in primary care, and telemedicine’s global impact on
healthcare.
The Embassy would like to thank Mateja de
Leonni Stanonik, MD, PhD, of the Department of
Neurology at the George Washington University, who
served as the Scientific and Organizing Chair of the
Global Health Forum 2009.
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The sixth annual stewardship
survey to appear in Traveler,
conducted by National Geographic
Society’s Center for Sustainable
Destinations, ranks Slovenia seventh
on the list of ‘Best-Rated Places.’
The condition of any
destination is a mix of what
local governments, residents, and
businesses can control—pollution,
cultural quality and authenticity,
tourism management—and what they
cannot, such as natural disasters and
global economic meltdowns.
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Other World News Articles
June 18, 2010
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December 31, 2009
November 18, 2009
November 13, 2009
November 9, 2009
November 3, 2009
October 26, 2009
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and other laws and policies contributed to the generally free practice of religion. The Government generally respected religious freedom in practice. There was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom by the Government during the reporting period.
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The Embassy of the Republic Slovenia
is proud to present its initiative to establish
social network Slovenian–American Science and
Technology Association (SASTA), which is aimed to
strengthen scientific, academic, and technological
cooperation between the Republic of Slovenia and
the United States of America.
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October 11, 2009
The European Route of Roma
Culture and Heritage, a two-day
Council of Europe-sponsored
event designed to fight
prejudice about the Roma, was
launched in Lendava on
Wednesday as part of Slovenia's
CoE chairmanship. On
Thursday, the event featured the
laying of the foundation stone
for a Roma cultural centre in
Kamenci.
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Bulgarian expats in Slovenia constitute the second largest immigrant group in the country as of 2009, according to the Slovenian national statistics institute, cited by Slovenian and Bulgarian media on October 6 2009.
The largest group, exceeding 13 000, is comprised of immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Bulgarians, Italians and Germans are in second, third and fourth place respectively, the report says.
The foreign influx into the country increased dramatically following the country's European Union accession in 2004. Of the 30 693 people who entered the country since, only 2631 were returning Slovenian expats who resided in foreign lands.
Finally, the report says that for the ninth year running, the vast majority of Slovenians who in turn decide to immigrate opt for another EU country and most choose Germany.
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October 7, 2009
Bulgarian expats in Slovenia constitute the second largest immigrant group in the country as of 2009, according to the Slovenian national statistics institute, cited by Slovenian and Bulgarian media on October 6 2009.
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September 30, 2009
Leše pri Tržiču, Slovenia, September 26 - US
astronaut of Slovenian descent Sunita L. Williams will
visit for the first time the home of her ancestors on
Saturday, September 26th. Her mother’s mother, Marija
Bohinc, was born in the village of Lese, NW.
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New York, 24 September (STA) - Addressing
the UN General Assembly meeting on Thursday,
President Danilo Tuerk highlighted the need to reach
an agreement on climate change, to reform the global
financial system, restart global trade negotiations, protect
human rights, reform the UN and enhance its role in
guaranteeing peace and security, also in Afghanistan.
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Luxembourg, 25 September (STA) - Slovenia
ranks second on the list of European nations who speak
two or more foreign languages, according to data released
by Eurostat ahead of the European Day of Languages
observed on 26 September. The country, where most
secondary students learn at least two foreign languages, is
preceded only by Norway.
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Ljubljana, 22 September (STA) - In the recent
months Ljubljana has been hosting one of the largest
teams of archaeologists in Slovenia. Excavations that
are being carried out on several sites around the city are
adding new pieces to the mosaic of Ljubljana’s history.
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New York, 23 September (STA) - Foreign
Minister Samuel Zbogar presented to Slovenian reporters
in New York on Tuesday a new international initiative
of Slovenia which envisages the formation of a special
group of small countries that would help reach a global
agreement on measures addressing climate change.
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Ljubljana, 23 September (STA) - Slovenia
launched in September its human right project “Our
Rights” intended for children in Kosovo, Bosnia-
Herzegovina and the Russian republic of North Ossetia,
according to a press release from the Foreign Ministry.
The project will be carried out as a part of Slovenia’s
presidency of the Council of Europe’s Council of
Ministers.
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August 10, 2009
The decision on whether the town of Idrija, with its 500-year-old mercury mine and preserved cultural heritage, is to be included on the World Heritage List has been deferred for a year. This decision was taken at the session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in Seville (Spain) at the end of June.With this year's candidature falling just one vote short of the number required for inclusion on the prestigious list, it was decided that Idrija in Slovenia may re-submit its candidature next year with appropriate modifications.
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July 24, 2009
Branko Cotar has been the master
of his own organic winery, hidden in Gorjansko,
Slovenia a Karst region near Italian
border since 1974 Cotar owns seven hectare ofcertified
organic land, averaging 30 centimeters
of soil on top of the limestone.
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July 21, 2009
The USS Vicksburg, a Ticonderoga class cruiser, made a welcome respite in Koper after a six-month tour in the Arabian Sea. The ship is part of the Eisenhower carrier group and is responsible for the defense of the massive aircraft carrier. The ship has a crew of 370 sailors and officers and is equipped for anti-submarine and anti-aircraft warfare. The ship also carries two helicopters as part of its arsenal.
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Sporočam vam, da je Javni sklad RS za razvij kadrov in štipendije v Uradnem listu objavil javni razpis za dodelitev štipendij za Slovence v zamejstvu in po svetu za študijsko leto 2009/2010.
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July 14, 2009
The European Commission has recommended that Schengen countries, most of which are members of the EU, stop requiring visas from short-term visitors from Macedonia, Serbia, and Montenegro as of January 1, 2010.
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July 13, 2009
About 300 Slovenian expatriates gathered for their 16th jamboree in Smarjeske Toplice on Saturday. Minister for Slovenians Abroad Bostjan Zeks said on the occasion that the purpose of such meetings was that Slovenians living abroad see first hand what was going on in their homeland.
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The Ljubljana Summer Festival,
bringing some 2,500 performers from 20 countries to
Slovenia’s capital, opened on Monday evening with a
ballet performance by the Milan-based La Scala featuring
the music of the legendary band Pink Floyd.
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Slovenia
has seen a record number of births
in its history in 2008, according
to data released by the Statistics
Office. For the first time since
1991, when the country gained
independence, the number of
newborns topped 21,000.
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July 10, 2009
Ines Angeli Murzaku, Ph.D., associate professor of Religious Studies and the University Honors Program, wins a prestigious J. William Fulbright Senior Specialist grant at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Sociology Department.She will be in Slovenia in November 2009.
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July 2, 2009
The Slovenian OFIS Architects have completed the Farewell Chapel in a village close to Ljubljana.
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June 8, 2009
May, 2009 – Slovenian Honorary Consul in Florida, Dr. Gregory Chan, visited Slovenia with his wife, Mrs. Sandra Chan, and his assistant, Aleksandra Zupan. Dr. Chan met with Ambassador Basej at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as with Mrs. Tadel from the Ministry of Culture. The main topic of discussions was the potential for promotion of Slovenia in Florida, focused on the areas of tourism, culture, and trade.
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Foreign companies making direct investments in Slovenia can apply for government financial grants. Grants are available for investments in manufacturing, R&D and strategic services such as customer contact centers, shared services centers, logistics and distribution hubs and regional headquarters.
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June 2, 2009
London/Washington, 2 June (STA) - Slovenia ranks among the top ten countries on the Global Peace Index, issued for the third time by the group Vision of Humanity. Slovenia shares the ninth spot with Finland, rising 7 places from last year’s list.
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BRUSSELS and LJUBLJANA, June 2, 2009 - UPS on Tuesday announced it had acquired a unit of Intereuropa Globalni Logistični Servis that has been acting as its agent for small package delivery in Slovenia since 1991.
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May 28, 2009
Slovenia is gearing up for another busy summer of arts events – from puppet shows to operatic performances, outdoor concerts and dance. The main cities of Ljubljana and Maribor will host a colourful variety of festivals, while Lake Bled and Predjama Castle in Postojna will also attract visitors with a weekend of light shows and a medieval festival respectively.
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V letošnjem letu mineva 320 let od prve izdaje Slave vojvodine Kranjske, te verjetno najpomembnejše
knjige, kar jih premoremo Slovenci, in ki še do danes, razen posameznih odlomkov, ni v celoti
prevedena v slovenščino.
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May 15, 2009
It is larger than Hamburg and richer than Bill Gates. The Adriatic country that is now Slovenia was at various times part of a dozen empires and states. Today it is a fully integrated European country. And the gracious host of the Mitropacup invitational team championship 2009, where the Hungarian men are in the lead, and both Slovenian teams dominating the women's section.
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May 14, 2009
Could this be one of the most significant announcements to hit mobile phone networks in a very long time? Out of the blue Vodafone has announced it will be abolishing international roaming charges for both pre-pay and pay monthly customers during a three month evaluation period this summer.
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May 11, 2009
On April 23, the Gala Ballet Evening celebrated the International Day of Dance with the presentation of several awards from DBUS for artistic achievement. Chargé d’Affaires Brad Freden and other Embassy staff attended the evening, along with President Danilo Türk and his wife, Barbara Miklič Türk.
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May 9, 2009
Thousands of Ljubljanians took part in a 35km hike around Ljubljana on Saturday in memory of the liberation of the capital 64 years ago. The annual hike follows the track of the barbed wire which enclosed the city during World War II.
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May 5, 2009
The oldest seahorse fossils discovered to date have been uncovered in Slovenia, including this two-inch-long (five-centimeter-long) adult female Hippocampus sarmaticus fossil (left, and in an artist's reconstruction, right).
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May 1, 2009
Slovenia celebrates on Friday
the fifth anniversary of its EU
accession. The country joined
the block along with nine
other countries in what was
the biggest enlargement so
far. During this time, Slovenia
has introduced the euro,
entered the Schengen zone
and chaired the European
Council.
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Education Week, April 21,
Slovenian education has
gained international
recognition by strong ranking
on international tests, such as
the Trends in International
Mathematics and Science
studies (TIMSS) or the
program for International
Student Assesment (PISA),
reports Education Week.
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On May 9, 2009, diplomatic
representations of EU Member
States in the United States will
celebrate Europe Day. Europe Day celebrates the first
move towards the creation of
what is now known as the
European Union. It was on
May 9, 1950, when the French
Foreign Minister Robert
Schuman presented the
Declaration for “the first
concrete foundation of a
European federation”.
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April 26, 2009
The bear that partied on the streets of Ljubljana last week has returned, so for public safety, killing it has been authorized.
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April 24, 2009
The bear that partied on the streets of Ljubljana last week has returned, so for public safety, killing it has been authorized.
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April 21, 2009
A mass grave in Slovenia believed to hold up to 300 victims killed after World War II by the former communist regime has been discovered in the country's east.
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April 20, 2009
The Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia announces that on Sunday, June 7, 2009, European Parliament elections will take place. Slovenian citizens with permanent address registered in the Republic of Slovenia, and who wish to vote at the below listed locations or by mail, are required to file a registration form which is available at the Web site of the National Election Committee at www.dvk.gov.si. The forms should be sent directly to the National Election Commission no later than May 8, 2009.
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April 19, 2009
Visit
of Andrej Benedejčič, Director
- General, Directorate for
Policy Planning and
Multilateral Relations at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will
be the first visit by a high
ranking member of the
Slovenian government to the
United States since the new
US administration took office
in January 2009.
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April 14, 2009
President Danilo Türk on
Tuesday delivered in Ljubljana
a speech on global security
and cooperation, suggesting
that US President Barack
Obama’s push for ridding the
world of nuclear weapons will
have "a long-term effect on
our security situation".
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March 29, 2009
On October 15, 2008 the National Assembly of the Government of Slovenia established the Commission for Relations with Slovenes in Neighboring and Other Countries. The Commission is responsible for monitoring the state of affairs of autonomous Slovenian minorities living in neighboring and other countries. Their mission is to inform the National Assembly of general and specific issues encountered by Slovenians living in neighboring and other countries and to promote the elimination of problems encountered by those Slovenians.
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March 25, 2009
Washignton DC, March 25 –
On Wednesday, the Embassy
of Slovenia hosted the
European Institute’s
Transatlantic Roundtable on
Finance and Trade entitled
“How to Approach Trade
Relations in View of the
Financial Crisis: The EU-U.S.-
China Triangle”.
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March 23, 2009
Art colony for the Slovenians abroad and all over the world - 2009. The Association Slovenska izseljenska matica is organizing a traditional art colony for all academic or amateurish painters who are Slovenians by birth but they live abroad or in a foreign country.
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March 16, 2009
Foreign Minister Samuel
Žbogar participated at a
business conference organized
by the Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (GZS), the
Economy Ministry and the
Foreign Ministry.
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Finance
Minister France Križanič
forecasted on Monday that
Slovenia would officially slip
into recession this quarter,
while he expects the economy
to turn up again in a few
months.
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March 6, 2009
Americans Discuss Studying in the United StatesDid you ever ask yourself what studying in the US would be like? Do you wonder how much it costs to study and where and how can you enter the American universities? Aaron Luster from the US Embassy and US Fulbright student John Zablocki answered these and many other questions to an audience of 40 in Skofja Loka.
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The U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana conducts diplomatic relations with the Republic of Slovenia and coordinates the activities of all U.S. Government personnel serving in Slovenia...
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March 1, 2009
Washington, DC, February 19 – 22, The 24th National Model NATO conference took place at Howard University in Washington, DC. Delegations from more than twenty colleges and universities across the United States participated at the competition, each representing one NATO member state. Delegations simulated NATO proceedings, especially in the North Atlantic Council, Political Affairs Committee, Defense Planning Committee, Nuclear Planning
Group, and others.
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National Council of International Visitors, a nonprofit organization founded in 1961, with members in 91 cities across the Untied States, hosted an annual meeting in
February 2009 in Washington.
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Zap, as his friends call him, is
a retired United States Navy
four star admiral who served
as Commander in Chief,
United States Pacific Fleet
(CINCPACFLT) from 1994 to
1996. He is, beside Ferdinand
J. Chesarek’s title Army
General, the highest ranking
living officer with Slovenian
roots in the US military. Mr.
Zlatoper has been proudly
serving as Honorary Consul of
Slovenia in Hawaii since 2003.
He is married to Barry Lane
Oliver and has two sons,
Ashley D. and Michael J.
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February 22, 2009
Lake Bled is among 261 nominees from 222 countries vying for recognition as one of the seven new natural wonders of the world, and one of the 13 European lakes that have earned the privilege of participating in this competition. Whether Lake Bled made it to finals will be announced in July of this year.
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Ljubljana, 19 February (STA) - The Slovenia-led International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance (ITF) marked its tenth anniversary on Thursday, taking the opportunity to unveil its plans
for the future.
According to a press release
by the fund, the presence of
anti-personnel mines and
explosives in SE Europe is
decreasing, which is why the
ITF plans to adapt its
activities. A new strategy for
2009-2013 has been drawn up
for this purpose.
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Sunita Williams, NASA astronaut of Slovenian origins, was asked by a mayor of a small municipality in Slovenia, Leše pri Tržiču, to write a short letter to the town, acknowledging her Slovenian and Leše’s roots. The letter was to be included in a town’s year book, published on the National Day of Culture on
February 8.
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The Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia explains the dutoes and roles of the Commission for Relations with Slovenes in Neighboring and Other Countries.
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February 16, 2009
LJUBLJANA (AFP) — An adult humpback whale measuring between 10 and 12 metres (33 and 39 feet) in length has been spotted near Slovenia's Adriatic coast, a Slovenian Internet news site reported Monday.
"It is a humpback whale, a species that rarely enters the Adriatic Sea and has only been spotted six or seven times in the Mediterranean," Slovenian marine mammal researcher Tilen Genov told the news website 24ur.
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February 15, 2009
Mrs. Barbara Koval Nelson is Slovenian Honorary Consul for the Midwest, living in Kansas
City. She grew up in Pennsylvania in a family, where
Slovenian heritage was cherished and Slovenian tradition past onto younger generations.
She has been always enthusiastic about Slovenia and has showed her enthusiasm in recent years through a very successful promotion of Slovenian culture within the US.
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February 6, 2009
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Bradley Freden and Defense Attache LTC Jeff Vestal joined Minister Jelušič
on February 6 in Hohenfels, Germany to observe the training. Upon completion of the training, the
Slovene Light Battalion Battle Group (LBBG) will be ready to take part in the KFOR mission in Kosovo
as part of a multinational force helping to bring peace, stability and democracy to the Balkans.
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February 1, 2009
Mr. Freden assumed his current position as Deputy Chief of
Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in August
2008. His previous assignments include Counselor for Political
and Economic Affairs in Sofia, Bulgaria; Political-Military Affairs
Officer in Prague, Czech Republic; Political Officer in Colombo,
Sri Lanka; and Vice Consul in Merida, Mexico. He also served in
Washington in the State Department’s Bureau of European and
Eurasian Affairs and the State Department Operations Center.
Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Mr. Freden was in the U.S.
Air Force for four years.
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Mr. Richard Wilkens III is
Honorary Consul of the
Republic of Slovenia in
Houston, Texas.
Mr. Wilkens first visited
Slovenia in 1989 for the
purpose of expanding business
relationships in Eastern
Europe, as countries in that
region were opening their
markets to Western
companies. As a result of that
first visit, one of his
companies, Air Routing
International, established a
representative office in
Ljubljana, and, today, still
maintains representation in Slovenia.
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A former Cleethorpes school pupil has been made a Member of the Victorian Order.
Diplomat Hannah Cockburn received the honour at a private meeting with the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, after helping to arrange a state visit to Slovenia.
Hannah, who studied at The Lindsey School, on Grainsby Avenue, held a post with the British Embassy in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana for four years.
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January 26, 2009
Researchers at the
Adolf Drolc Centre for
Emergency Medicine in
Maribor have received a
prestigious award from the
American Heart Association for
their contribution in the field
of resuscitation and
emergency care.
The team headed by Stefek
Grmec was awarded in
November 2008 for its
research on how the drug
erythropoietin facilitates the
return of spontaneous
circulation in patients suffering
from cardiac arrest.
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January 25, 2009
In 2007 Dr. Mateja de Leonni
Stanonik, MD, PhD, and Dr.
Rifat Latifi, MD, FACS, the
Directors of the Amazon
Virtual Medical Team,
accompanied the marathon
swimmer Martin Strel with
telemedicine during the 66-
day humanitarian expedition
in which Mr. Strel swam 3,274
miles of the Amazon from
Atalaya, Peru, to the Atlantic
Ocean at Belem, Brazil. Not
only did Strel accomplish this
seemingly impossible task, but
a number of medical
achievements were made
during the medical
humanitarian expedition in the
course of this journey.
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Exocytosis, a universal process of eukaryotic cells consisting of the
fusion between the vesicle and the plasma membrane, is an important
topic in cell biology, physiology, biophysics, biochemistry, and many
other disciplines. The understanding of this rather complex process is
essential for the understanding of the normal function of unicellular and
multicellular organisms in both animal and plant kingdoms as well as in
pathological conditions. The last three decades have shown a rapid
increase in publication of research papers addressing this exocytosis,
and currently about 800 exocytosis papers are published every year.
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January 16, 2009
Ljubljana - Terms
of U.S. ambassadors are ending
together with that of the U.S.
President. The current President
George W. Bush has already
confirmed the resignation of
U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia
Yousif Boutros Ghafari.
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Ljubljana - UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has invited Slovenia to assume a one-year term in the Advisory Board of the UN Democracy Fund. Slovenia sees the invitation as recognition for its work in the international community.
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January 14, 2008
Numerous events will be held in Slovenian Istria this spring: the exhibition Stations
of the Cross in the Churches of Piran, the Saltmakers' Festival on St George's Day,
and the traditional Internautica international boat show in May.
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Ljubljana, 14 January -
Higher Education and Science
Minister Gregor Golobič has
promised an increase in the
amount of funds earmarked by Slovenia for financing the
Fulbright Program here.
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January 6, 2008
The National Gallery in Ljubljana has prepared a rich and attractive programme" for the 2009 season, which will open with a memorial exhibition
upon the 100th anniversary of birth of Slovenian painter and graphics artist Zoran Music (1909-2005), National Gallery director Barbara Jaki has told STA.
According to Jaki, Music was vitally connected with the National Gallery in his latest period and this connection, as well as several of Music's works from this period, will be presented in the gallery
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December 10, 2008
In late September, Tone Zafosnik, at 81 years of age and an otherwise-retired vintner, collected his basket and began harvesting the
grapes of his favourite vine.
Nothing unusual, one might think, except that the crowd in attendance -
about 500 people, including the press, gathered just a stone's throw from the
river Drava, in Maribor, Slovenia's second city - indicated that this was no
ordinary grape harvest from no ordinary vine.
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