Slovenia is on track to meeting EU development targets and has even achieved some already, shows a report by the EU's statistics office Eurostat that monitors compliance with the Growth and Jobs Strategy until 2020.
Slovenia is to set up a lending facility worth EUR 150m to promote investments in the tourism sector, according to the draft strategy of Slovenian tourism for 2017-2021.
Slovenians need 12 annual net wages, three more than the average European, to buy a 70 square metre flat, shows a survey by Deloitte. However, they have the lowest housing debt as a share of disposable housing income among the countries included in the survey.
The Slovenian government set in motion on Friday a lawsuit at the EU Court to challenge a European Commission derogation allowing Croatia the use of Teran, the name of a red wine protected by Slovenia.
The Ljubljana Stock Exchange had an upbeat day Friday, as the SBI TOP benchmark closed 0.86% higher at 806.10 points. Luka Koper (+4.75% to EUR 32) and Sava Re (+4.11% to EUR 15.95) were the standout performers along with Zavarovalnica Triglav (+1.09% to EUR 26.89). Volumes were modest at just over EUR 600,000.
The Surveying and Mapping Authority (GURS) could start with a new general appraisal of real estate in Slovenia next year if the property valuation bill, adopted by the government on Thursday, is passed in parliament by the end of the year, the Finance Ministry announced on Friday.
The Constitutional Court has cleared the path for a referendum on the planned extension of the Koper-Divača rail line to be held on 24 September, as decided by parliament.