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Slovenian austerity drive threatened by referendum call [May 18, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Austerity measures Slovenia adopted last week could be delayed or even scrapped after two police unions said late on Thursday they wanted a referendum on the law. The referendum will be held if the unions collect 40,000 signatures within a month, a target they are likely to reach. If the majority of those who take part in the vote reject the austerity legislation, the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenia needs urgent reforms to skip recession: government institute [May 15, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia will be facing a long period of low or negative economic growth unless it urgently implements reforms that will reduce budget spending and increase the competitiveness of the economy, the government's macroeconomic institute said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenia needs urgent reforms to skip recession: government institute [May 15, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia will be facing a long period of low or negative economic growth unless it urgently implements reforms that will reduce budget spending and increase the competitiveness of the economy, the government's macroeconomic institute said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenia needs urgent reforms to skip recession: government institute [May 11, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia will be facing a long period of low or negative economic growth unless it urgently implements reforms that will reduce budget spending and increase the competitiveness of the economy, the government's macroeconomic institute said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Recession-hit Slovenia braces for more austerity [May 10, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia is gearing up for more austerity after the government won pledges of support from powerful unions and most political parties for a package of cuts designed to set the economy back on the path to sustainable growth. [via YahooNews] More >>

Recession-hit Slovenia braces for more austerity [May 10, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia is gearing up for more austerity after the government won pledges of support from powerful unions and most political parties for a package of cuts designed to set the economy back on the path to sustainable growth. Lawmakers will vote on Friday on the programme, which the government hopes will stave off further rating downgrades and allow it to return to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Recession-hit Slovenia braces for more austerity [May 10, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia is gearing up for more austerity after the government won pledges of support from powerful unions and most political parties for a package of cuts designed to set the economy back on the path to sustainable growth. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenia's Krka eyes takeover targets [Apr 24, 2012] LJUBLJANA, April 24 (Reuters) - Slovenian generic drugproducer Krka is actively looking to expandits business and could announce a takeover later in the year,Chief Executive Joze Colaric told Reuters on ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenia needs urgent reforms to skip recession: government institute [Apr 21, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia will be facing a long period of low or negative economic growth unless it urgently implements reforms that will reduce budget spending and increase the competitiveness of the economy, the government's macroeconomic institute said. "Immediate action is needed ... or we will be caught in a trap of low or even negative economic growth," the head of the institute ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenia needs urgent reforms to skip recession: government institute [Apr 20, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia will be facing a long period of low or negative economic growth unless it urgently implements reforms that will reduce budget spending and increase the competitiveness of the economy, the government's macroeconomic institute said. "Immediate action is needed ... or we will be caught in a trap of low or even negative economic growth," the head of the institute ... [via YahooNews] More >>

EBRD probes Slovenia plant contract with Alstom [Apr 18, 2012] PARIS, April 18 (Reuters) - The European Bank forReconstruction and Development said it was looking intocorruption allegations involving a Slovenian power-plant upgradecontract with France's Alstom. The ... [via YahooNews] More >>

ECB's Kranjec says not sure euro crisis over: paper [Mar 30, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - There is still no clear sign of an end to the euro debt crisis although the bloc's solution for Greece is "satisfactory", European Central Bank policymaker Marko Kranjec was quoted on Saturday as saying, emphasizing this was a personal view. Kranjec, who is also the Slovenia's central bank governor, said Slovenia's gross domestic product will shrink by 1.2 percent this year ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenia votes on homosexual rights in referendum [Mar 25, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenians voted on Sunday to decide whether to allow homosexuals to adopt the children of their partners after a conservative group forced a national referendum on the issue. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenia votes on homosexual rights in referendum [Mar 25, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenians voted on Sunday to decide whether to allow homosexuals to adopt the children of their partners after a conservative group forced a national referendum on the issue. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenia votes on homosexual rights in referendum [Mar 25, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenians voted on Sunday to decide whether to allow homosexuals to adopt the children of their partners after a conservative group forced a national referendum on the issue. The previous parliament, dominated by a centre-left coalition, passed a new family law in June 2011 but the Civil Initiative for Family and Children's Rights challenged it, arguing that homosexuals ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenia to vote on homosexual rights in referendum [Mar 22, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia will decide on Sunday whether to allow homosexuals to adopt the children of their partners after a conservative group forced a national referendum on the issue. The previous parliament, dominated by a centre-left coalition, passed a new family law in June 2011 but the Civil Initiative for Family and Children's Rights challenged it, arguing that homosexuals should ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenia to vote on homosexual rights in referendum [Mar 22, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia will decide on Sunday whether to allow homosexuals to adopt the children of their partners after a conservative group forced a national referendum on the issue. The previous parliament, dominated by a centre-left coalition, passed a new family law in June 2011 but the Civil Initiative for Family and Children's Rights challenged it, arguing that homosexuals should ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenia says S&P rating cut "excessive" [Jan 26, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia on Saturday called its ratings cut by Standard & Poor's "excessive", saying it did not take into account the country's efforts to stabilize public finances. S&P on Friday downgraded 9 of 17 euro zone member, among them Slovenia, saying policy makers have not done enough to address the euro zone debt crisis. Slovenia's rating fell by one notch to A+ from AA- and ... [via YahooNews] More >>