News roundup - Wednesday, 27 March, until 3pm
Ljubljana, 27 March - Below is a roundup of major events on Wednesday, 27 March, until 3pm local time:
HSE pays back another EUR 75m in state aid
LJUBLJANA - The state-owned power utility HSE announced it has paid back another EUR 75 million of the EUR 492 million it received in capital injection from the state in 2022. The company started paying back the money in June last year and this is the fourth instalment it has returned. So far it has paid back EUR 417 million with the remaining EUR 75 million to be returned by the end of the year.
Fajon praises Montenegro's efforts on path to EU
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia sees a lot of potential in Montenegro and will continue to support it in development cooperation and on its path to the EU, said Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon as she met her Montenegrin counterpart Filip Ivanović. Montenegro is a country that is capable of very fast progress on its path towards EU membership, said Fajon.
Construction in focus of Slovenian-Croatian business forum
OPATIJA - Construction was in focus of a Slovenian-Croatian business forum, hosted by the newspapers Delo and Jutarnji List. Infrastructure ministers Alenka Bratušek and Oleg Butković underlined the importance of the construction sector for their countries' development, with Bratušek saying that Slovenia was shifting focus to rail infrastructure. It plans to spend EUR 300 million a year on rail modernisation.
Illustration in focus of Slovenia's appearance at Bologna book fair
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia will appear as the guest of honour at the Children's Book Fair in Bologna, Italy between 8 and 11 April, featuring nearly 60 established and upcoming illustrators. Forty-four will be presented at a pavilion, of whom 12 will be highlighted, and another 15 have been selected to be featured in an accompanying catalogue. The fair's director Elena Pasoli said Slovenia's appearance is a "big deal" and expectations are great.
Slovenian Drama Week opens with awards ceremony, premiere
KRANJ - The 54th Slovenian Drama Week, a festival dedicated to Slovenian plays and playwrights, opens tonight at the Prešeren Theatre with an awards ceremony and the premiere of a production based on a 1930s social realist short story, Boj na Požiralniku (Struggle with the Sinkhole), a Slovenian classic about hard life and social injustice. Twelve productions selected by Alja Predan from last year's season will be performed until 9 April.