Fox News - Fair & Balanced

Slovenia

RelatedTopics

  1. Slovenia Soccer
  2. Blaz Kavcic
  3. Anze Kopitar
  4. Federal Bureau Of Investigation
  5. Most Wanted Fugitives
  6. New Jersey
Get updates on Slovenia
Slovenia announces anti-bailout measures

Slovenia's government has announced an austerity plan designed to raise 540 million euros in new taxes as part of an effort to balance the budget and avoid seeking an international bailout.The small Alpine country is racing to convince investors it has a credible strategy for raising the funds to stay solvent.In addition to the hike in the country's sales tax from 20 percent to 22 percent, the government said it will privatize several state-run companies including the country's second-largest bank, Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor (NKBM); communications operator Telekom Slovenija; airline Adria Airways; Ljubljana airport and Elan ski manufacturer.The austerity plan has to be approved by Slovenia's parliament and will be handed to the European Union's executive arm, the Commission, which is expected to discuss it this month....

Read More ›

  1. Officials: Slovenian nuke plant shuts down

    Officials say Slovenia's only nuclear power plant shut down automatically after a drop in pressure in a steam generator and there was no danger of a leakAuthorities ...

  2. In Ljubljana , FBI says 2-year probe led them to Slovenian creator of malicious software

    LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — An FBI official said Friday a two-year-long multinational investigation led them to nab a 23-year-old Slovenian, who allegedly created a m...

  3. Canada rallies in 3rd, beats Slovenia in OT

    Steven Stamkos scored his second goal 3:36 into overtime, giving a sloppy Canada team a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over winless Slovenia Monday at the 2013 World H...

  4. Cyber mastermind _ alleged creator of the Mariposa botnet _ is questioned in Slovenia

    LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A cyber mastermind from Slovenia who is suspected of creating a malicious software code that infected 12 million computers worldwide and o...

  5. Slovenia's prime minister accused of corruption

    About 10,000 protesters joined the chief of Slovenia's anti-corruption watchdog on Friday in urging the country's prime minister and opposition leader to resign afte...

  6. Slovenia will be World Cup crowd pleasers, says Kek

    LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia should play entertaining football even if it means losing all their World Cup matches, coach Matjaz Kek said on Tuesday after naming h...

  7. Thousands rally for, and against, Slovenia's gov't

    Thousands of people rallied for and against Slovenia's center-right government Friday, adding to the tensions in the small European Union country where authorities h...

  8. Next up for US is potential giant-killer Slovenia , smallest nation in World Cup

    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — OK, time to grab a map or look at a globe. The mission: finding Slovenia.When Slovenia faces the United States on Friday, it will be one of those...

  9. Below Slovenia lie hundreds of graves, but digging up the past hampered by painful questions

    Below Slovenia's cornfields, ski slopes and school yards lie skulls, bones and teeth — the remains of thousands of people whose fates have been lost for decades.In 1...

  10. Once star of EU newcomers, Slovenia falters

    Andrej Plut has always thought he was fortunate to live in Slovenia, at one time the most prosperous of the former republics of Yugoslavia and a star among the easte...

  11. Slovenian ice hockey champion Arconi ends contracts of 6 players who beat up their coach

    JESENICE, Slovenia (AP) — Six Slovenian ice hockey players who beat up their American coach after winning a league title were released by the team Thursday.Mike Posm...

  12. Thousands strike amid gov't crisis in Slovenia

    Schools closed down, theaters cancelled shows, hospitals switched to weekend schedules and long lines formed at Slovenia's borders on Wednesday due to a massive anti...

  1. Fitch downgrades Slovenia amid banking concerns

    Fitch Ratings agency has downgraded Slovenia's credit grade by one notch, citing a weak economic outlook and a frail banking system.It cut the government bond rating...

  2. Around the World : Hot air balloon crashes in Slovenia

    4 killed, dozens injured in accident near Ljubljana

  3. Slovenia govt' confirms union agreed wage cuts

    Slovenia's government has formally approved an agreement it reached with trade unions to cut public sector wages by up to 4.8 percent as part of budget austerity mea...

  4. Slovenia insists it's not the next Cyprus

    Slovenian officials have a message for the world: Don't panic — we won't be the next to fall.The tiny European Union member is trying to convince its people and fore...

  5. LA Kings' Kopitar ready to return after stitches

    Anze Kopitar won't allow a puck to the face to keep him out of the Los Angeles Kings' title defense.Kopitar missed only a few minutes of the Kings' 4-3 victory over ...

  6. Rosol falls in Dusseldorf opener

    Fifth seed Lukas Rosol was a first- round loser Sunday at the inaugural Power Horse Cup, a final French Open tune-up.Rosol, the only seeded player to see action on t...

  7. Slovenia may give premier more boots to shine

    LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Soccer often takes a back seat in Slovenia, a country of just two million where winter sports such as Alpine skiing , ski jumping and ice hocke...

‹ Prev12345…Next ›