News roundup - Thursday, 18 July, until 3pm

Wildfire breaks out in Kras

KOMEN - A large wildfire broke on Mount Trstelj, a 643-metre peak some ten kilometres southeast of Nova Gorica. More than seventy fire brigades from across the region and multiple aircraft have been deployed, including two the newly acquired air tractor firefighting aircraft. The exact size of the fire remains unclear for now but the Civil Protection and Disaster Relief Administration said on "the entire hill" is on fire, with strong winds fanning the flames.

Mol welcomes increase in fuel margins, not completely happy

MURSKA SOBOTA - Fuel retailer Mol, the operator of Mol and Ina petrol stations in Slovenia, welcomed the government's decision to increase by two cents margins on petrol and diesel sold outside the motorway network. Mol said the increase makes business easier, but still does not create room for investing and does not account for the obligations of the distributors, above all the cost of advanced fuels to reach goals of renewables use in transport.

French oenologist suggests refošk be planted in Bordeaux

KOPER - Refošk is a grape family that yields a popular red wine variety native to the Slovenian Primorska region. Now, the acclaimed French oenologist Nicolas Vivas suggests it could be planted in the famous French wine growing region of Bordeaux to help French producers cope with climate change. The suggestion to add refošk to the list of wine varieties allowed in the Bordeaux region was published in Decanter wine magazine, one of the most notable and influential publications in the field.