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LJUBLJANA - Slovenia, home to Europe's largest wild bear population, on Tuesday rejected accusations from the conservation body WWF that it allows too much hunting and insisted that numbers must be limited for the bears' good. Slovenia this month announced it was retaining an annual hunting quota of 100 bears, out of a total of 500-700, to limit the damage they do. (Planet Ark, United States)
Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Slovenia Mar 21, 2007
The following statement was issued on March 16 in Ljubljana by an International Monetary Fund mission. "A staff team from the European Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the annual Article IV discussions in Slovenia on March 15, 2007. This consultation focused on ways to sustain Slovenia's good macroeconomic performance following euro adoption and to deal with longer-term challenges, especially in the financial sector, to strengthen competitiveness and growth.... (IMF News)
Nature had early spring in its step Mar 21, 2007
Slovenia's capital Ljubljana had about 4 inches of snow on Monday, the most of the winter, causing railway and road traffic problems throughout the country. Ski resort operators were delighted after a soggy season. (USA Today -- Tech)
World powers agree on new Iran sanctions Mar 15, 2007
Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, left, and Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel arrive to a press conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Wednesday, March 14, 2007. Mottaki is on his first official visit to Slovenia. (Anchorage Daily News)
Iran's foreign minister again asserts that nuclear program is peaceful Mar 14, 2007
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia: Iran's foreign minister on Wednesday repeated his country's assertion that its nuclear program is peaceful and said certain world powers, rather than Iran, lacked the will to eliminate nuclear weapons ... In Ljubljana, Mottaki met his Slovenian counterpart, Dimitrij Rupel, and other senior officials. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Travel agents put together favorite itineraries from Argentina and Peru to Botswana. Mar 9, 2007
Oddly enough, three of them pass through areas with significant Italian influence: Ljubljana in Slovenia, Locarno in Switzerland, and Buenos Aires, Argentina ... Gaughen's 10-day, $5,000-$5,500 per-person trip begins in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana (pronounced LOO-blee-ah-nah), a city so comely that civic leaders are already worried about the commercialization that has befallen Prague, Czech Republic, and Budapest, Hungary. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
WWF Objects to Slovenian Brown Bear Hunting Quota Mar 5, 2007
LJUBLJANA - Slovenian Environment Minister Janez Podobnik has approved an unchanged hunting quota of 100 brown bears in 2007, but a leading conservation body said the region's bear population could not sustain such a loss. "(We) expect that the quota will ensure favourable conditions for the (brown bear) population," the ministry said in a statement on Friday. (Planet Ark, United States)
Penn State must enforce stricter regulations for bicyclists Feb 23, 2007
Let's take an example from a city where cycling is part of the culture: Munich, Germany or Ljubljana, Slovenia. They both have bike lanes that are painted red, traffic lights that signal OK for bicycles to cross, and it is a pedestrian's requirement to get out of the bike lane when bikes are occupying it (most cyclists have horns or bells to alarm amblers). (Daily Collegian, PA)
On Advertising: A Web link between buyers and sellers of ideas Feb 11, 2007
OpenAd employs a full-time staff of about 30 in London and Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital, to translate work into English, if needed, and to make sure that proposals do not violate copyrights. Ideas are presented to at least three advertising professionals employed by OpenAd to make sure they reach a minimum quality level. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Blocked at every turn Jan 23, 2007
It would be a coup for the small company, which began in a garage and now operates a manufacturing plant near Slovenia's capital, Ljubljana, churning out hundreds of devices a year. But the Slovenians would need to be licensed in Nevada as well. (Las Vegas Sun)
A spa treat for my body and purse Jan 21, 2007
So thank goodness for Ljubljana's chocolate sauna ... True, to take advantage of the knockdown rates I'd have to get myself to Ljubljana (where ... Fortunately, the relatively new airline Wizz Air offers ludicrously cheap flights - of the 1p each way variety - from Luton to Ljubljana. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
Cup Of Green Tea To Keep The Bacteria Away Jan 17, 2007
Now researchers from the National institute of Chemistry in Ljubljana, Slovenia discovered that the main ingredients of green tea are able to perform other tricks. They found out that green tea catechins inhibit essential bacterial enzyme DNA gyrase, which is the target of several existing clinically used drugs. (Science Daily)
Slovenia's Vanishing Act Jan 17, 2007
But Zoran Ili, stubbing out a cigarette in my Ljubljana apartment, is disappointingly ordinary: watery blue eyes, a refrigerator's physique, likable laugh lines across his face ... He moved to Ljubljana in 1969, leaving his tiny Serbian village for "the big city." A Yugoslav could move about freely then, and Ili loved his new home immediately ... On a cold, bright day last February, the ragtag Association of the Erased descends nervously on Ljubljana's parliament building for a peaceful sit-in... (Ocnus.net)
EU policymakers upbeat on economic outlook Jan 16, 2007
LJUBLJANA European policymakers struck a confident note on Monday about the euro zone's growth and inflation outlook for this year, at a conference to celebrate Slovenia's entry to the currency bloc ... then I hope the final inflation in 2007 can be lower than the forecast in November, Almunia told reporters at the Ljubljana event. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
European policy makers laud economic outlook in euro zone Jan 16, 2007
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia: Two weeks after Slovenia joined the euro zone, European policy makers struck a confident note Monday on the economic outlook for the region and left in place expectations for the European Central Bank to raise interest rates in March ... Beginning this week, the euro is the only legal currency in the country, and a huge banner on the Central Bank building in Ljubljana declares: "Euro our currency.". (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Bonds: Bunds buoyed by ECB rate outlook Jan 16, 2007
"The upside risk to price stability is related to the oil price," Liebscher said at a meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia. "The danger is that there is a certain phasing in of price increases. I think we're far off from being complacent.". (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Slovenians making nearly all cash payments in euro as tolar is phased out Jan 12, 2007
EU officials will greet Slovenia's entry to the euro zone in the Slovene capital Ljubljana next Monday. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany which currently holds the EU presidency will be joined by European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who leads monthly talks between euro zone finance ministers. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
* Euro replaces the tolar in Slovenia Jan 2, 2007
AFP, LJUBLJANA Tuesday, Jan 02, 2007, Page 10 ... Slovenia's Consumer Association reported on Friday that during the last week before the changeover prices in some fast-food restaurants in the capital Ljubljana increased between 6 and 20 percent and prices for parking in the center of the city were also expected to rise. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Daily Briefing Jan 2, 2007
Ljubljana, Slovenia - Slovenia adopted the euro on Monday, becoming the 13th EU nation to use the single European currency. Slovenes adopted the currency at a rate of 239. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Ex-communist Slovenia joins euro Jan 2, 2007 Slovenia euro switch goes smoothly Jan 2, 2007 In with the newSlovenes have few qualms as they swap their tolar for the euro Jan 2, 2007 Slovenia adopts euro Jan 1, 2007
The euro symbol was displayed on flags, balloons and t-shirts at New Year's Eve celebrations in the capital Ljubljana as Slovenes prepared for the switch ... Slovenes seem to be relaxed about the change, says the BBC's Nicholas Walton in Ljubljana ... Celebrating New Year in Ljubljana, Nina Peskar, a 20-year-old student, said: "I look forward to the euro because it will make travel abroad easier but at the same time I'm afraid prices might go up.". (BBC News -- Business)
Slovenians Celebrate Euro's Debut With Fireworks, Trips to Bank Jan 2, 2007
Euro coins and banknotes became legal tender at midnight as fireworks exploded over the capital Ljubljana and citizens lined up for their first euros at cash machines ... To contact the reporter on this story: Boris Cerni in Ljubljana. (Bloomberg)
Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk withdrew ;100 from a cash machine at Slovenia's largest bank, NLB, in downtown Ljubljana shortly after the midnight switch. Officials said the first hours of euro adoption passed smoothly. (RTE.ie)
By Nicholas Walton BBC News, Ljubljana ... On the cobbled streets of Ljubljana's old town, as the new year approached, there was little sign that the euro was a big deal. (BBC News -- Europe)
Nina Peskar, 20, a student from Ljubljana, summed up the mixed feelings of many Slovenians about the new currency ... 90) from a cash machine at Slovenia's largest bank NLB in central Ljubljana 30 minutes later. (Aljazeera.Net)
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