(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested €5 million in Pozavarovalnica Sava (Sava Re), facilitating the first-ever Tier 3 subordinated bond issuance by an insurer in Slovenia and the broader central and southeastern European region. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Slovenia, United Kingdom
Tagged Alexander Saveliev, EBRD, investment, Marko Jazbec, partnership, Sava Re, Slovenia, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Krka employees participated in the European Mobility Week for the ninth consecutive year, promoting sustainable commuting through the company’s Car-Free Day campaign. Employees from 13 countries adopted eco-friendly travel methods such as cycling, public transport, and walking. This … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Pharma & Biotech, Slovenia, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Car-Free Day, cycling, electric truck, Krka, partnership, public transport, sustaianbility, walking
(IN BRIEF) During her visit to Eurojust, Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar commended the agency’s work in promoting cross-border judicial cooperation and supporting efforts to combat organized crime. Slovenia has participated in over 1,300 cases since 2020, including high-profile collaborations … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Law, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Slovenia
Tagged cross-border judicial cooperation, Eurojust, Ladislav Hamran, Nataša Pirc Musar, SECURITY, Slovenia
(IN BRIEF) Krka celebrated its 70th anniversary by unveiling a new book with an inscription alongside its “Girl with the Growing Book” sculpture. The new book’s inscription reflects the company’s commitment to ambitious ideas, professionalism, creativity, and courage. Slovenian President … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Slovenia, Technology
Tagged 70 Years, Dr. Nataša Pirc Musar, INNOVATION, Jože Colarič, Jurij Smole, Krka, sculpture
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a €50 million loan to Slovenia’s largest energy distribution company, Elektro Ljubljana, to expand and upgrade the electricity grid in the central and southeastern regions of the country. The project, which … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Slovenia
Tagged EIB, electric-vehicle charging stations, electrification, Elektro Ljubljana, energy distribution network, EU policy goals, European Investment Bank, financing, green transition, Grid Expansion, heat pumps, infrastructure upgrades, Kyriacos Kakouris, Ministry of the Environment Climate and Energy, net zero, Recovery and Resilience Plan, renewable energy, REPowerEU initiative, Slovenia, smart meters, social and territorial cohesion, sustainable development, Tina Seršen, Urban Likozar, €50 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has launched a photo exhibition in Ljubljana to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Slovenia’s membership in the European Union. The exhibition, titled “Slovenia – 20 Years of Progress in the EU,” features … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Banks, Financial, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Slovenia
Tagged 20th anniversary, economic growth, Education, EIB Group, EIF, EU membership, EU policy objectives, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, European Union, financing, Gallus Embankment, infrastructure, INNOVATION, Klemen Boštjančič, Kyriacos Kakouris, Ljubljana, low carbon economy, photo exhibit, Simon Savšek, Slovenia, social infrastructure, sustainable development
(IN BRIEF) Italian and Slovenian authorities, supported by Eurojust, successfully arrested a fugitive Italian crime leader in Koper, Slovenia. The 40-year-old, who had been evading a 21-year prison sentence for various serious crimes including drug trafficking, extortion, and kidnapping, was … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Law, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Slovenia
Tagged drug trafficking, Eurojust, extortion, Fugitive Italian, Italy, kidnapping, partnership, Slovenia
(IN BRIEF) Maersk’s second large vessel powered by green methanol, Astrid Maersk, arrived at the Port of Koper, Slovenia, marking a significant step in Maersk’s goal to achieve Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. The vessel, part of Maersk’s AE12 … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) has reported a successful year in 2023, allocating €359 million in new commitments to projects in Slovenia. These investments are aimed at boosting economic growth and preserving jobs in Slovenia and … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €250 million loan agreement with 2TDK Družba za razvoj projekta d.o.o (2TDK) to support the construction of a second rail track in Slovenia, a vital component of the Baltic-Adriatic-Mediterranean Trans-European … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Slovenia, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2TDK, Alenka Bratušek, EIB, Kyriacos Kakouris, Marko Brezigar, Matej Oset, partnership, rail track, Slovenia, sustainability, TEN-T, Transport Network
(IN BRIEF) EDF has taken significant steps in advancing its global nuclear ambitions, submitting a technical and commercial proposal for a new nuclear program in Slovenia using EPR technology, aiming to support the construction of two EPR1200 units or one … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Government, Industrial, Management, Media, News, Slovenia
Tagged Dejan Paravan, EDF, Gen Energija, Global Nuclear Ambitions, Luc Rémont, partnership, Slovenia, sustainability, World Nuclear Exhibition
(IN BRIEF) Krka, a Slovenian pharmaceutical company, has been honored with the TOP Education Management certificate at the Edutainment 2023 convention. This recognition is presented to Slovenian companies that demonstrate a strong commitment to employee education and development. Krka’s Head … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Industrial, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Slovenia
Tagged Awards, Employee Development, investment, Krka, Simona Torkar Flajnik, TOP Education Management Certificate
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and SID Bank have signed a guarantee agreement worth €42 million to unlock €72 million in new loans for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Slovenia. The agreement, backed by InvestEU, will … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has provided UniCredit Group with two guarantees worth €370 million to support investment by small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across seven EU countries. The transactions are backed by InvestEU, the European Union’s long-term … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Croatia, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Technology
Tagged Andrea Orcel, EIB Group, EIF, European Union, Gelsomina Vigliotti, INNOVATION, InvestEU, job creation, Paolo Gentiloni, SMEs, sustainable investment, The European Investment Fund, UniCredit Group
(IN BRIEF) Krka, a Slovenian pharmaceutical company, has been awarded the title of the most energy-efficient company at the 25th conference of energy experts in Slovenia. The awards were given to Krka for its integrated, efficient, and sustainable management of … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Slovenia
Tagged Award, Dnevi energetikov conference, Krka, sustainable energy management
(PRESS RELEASE) ALLENDORF (EDER), 1-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Viessmann Deutschland GmbH, a German leading manufacturer of high-efficiency heating and renewable energy systems, has announced the purchase of a minority stake in Nomnio d.o.o., an IoT startup focused on the HVAC … Read the full press release
(COMUNICATO STAMPA) ALLENDORF (EDER), 1-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Viessmann Deutschland GmbH, leader tedesco nella produzione di sistemi di riscaldamento ad alta efficienza e di energia rinnovabile, ha annunciato l’acquisto di una quota di minoranza di Nomnio d.o.o. , una startup … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) THESSALONIKI, 7-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — On the 1st of September 2022, the FIERCE project successfully kicked-off having a consortium full of enthusiastic partners already eager to collaborate and co-create. On that date the partners met online to prepare … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, European Union, France, Greece, Italy, News, Poland, Slovenia, Society, Spain, Turkey
Tagged anti-feminist, anti-gender movement, civil society, diversity, European Union, feminist, feminist movement, FIERCE, FIERCE project, gender equality, gender-based violence, Greece, health, Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme, Labour Market, LGTBQ+ rights, MIGRATION, political decision makers, reproductive rights, Thessaloniki
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) FARNBOROUGH, 7-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — BAE Systems (LON: BA), ein britisches multinationales Verteidigungs-, Sicherheits- und Luft- und Raumfahrtunternehmen und Pipistrel Aircraft, ein slowenischer Hersteller von Leichtflugzeugen, haben eine Partnerschaft angekündigt, die darauf abzielt, den sich entwickelnden Anforderungen des Militärluftfahrtsektors … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, Industrial, Security & Safety, Slovenia, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged BAE Systems, Elektrifizierung, Elektroflugzeuge, Ian Muldowney, Ivo Boscarol, Militärflugzeuge, nachhaltige Luftfahrt, Pipistrel Aircraft, Sicherheit, Velis Electro, Verteidigung
(PRESS RELEASE) FARNBOROUGH, 7-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — BAE Systems (LON: BA), a British multinational defence, security, and aerospace company, and Pipistrel Aircraft, a Slovenian light aircraft manufacturer, have announced a partnership aimed at addressing the evolving demands of the military … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 15-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces the appointment of Elisabetta Falcetti as the new Head in in central Europe and the Baltic states (CEB). EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso has formally introduced … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, Estonia, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Management, News, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia
Tagged Baltic States, Baltics, CEB, central Europe, coronavirus pandemic, Czech Republic, EBRD, economic transition, economist, Elisabetta Falcetti, Estonia, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, green transition, Grzegorz Zieliński, Hungary, investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Odile Renaud-Basso, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, sustainable, Warsaw
(PRESS RELEASE) LJUBLJANA, 28-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The largest banking and financial group in Slovenia NLB announces that it has earned the prestigious Top Employer certificate for the sixth consecutive year. International independent Top Employers Institute has once again awarded … Read the full press release
Visible tightening of spreads compared to the previous transaction (PRESS RELEASE) LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, 6-Feb-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading Slovenian bank NLB d.d. (Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d.) announced it has successfully completed the issuance of subordinated Tier 2 notes in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Slovenia
Tagged additional capital, Archibald Kremser, BB rating, capital structure, debt capital market, debt capital markets, Euro MTF Market, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, NLB d.d., oversubscription, Slovenian Nova Ljubljanska Banka, subordinated Tier 2 notes, Tier 2, UBS Europe SE
(PRESS RELEASE) Bois-Colombes, France, 15-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Coface supports its strategy of profitable growth in Central & Eastern Europe region with the acquisition of SID – PKZ, the market leader in credit insurance in Slovenia with a high market … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, France, Insurance, News, Slovenia
Tagged acquisition, COFACE, credit insurance, Declan Daly, Sergej Simoniti, Sibil Silvan, SID - PKZ, SID Bank, Slovenia, Xavier Durand
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, 21-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The latest study published in the World Journal of Urology (Comparison between erbium‑doped yttrium aluminum garnet laser therapy and sling procedures in the treatment of stress and mixed urinary incontinence – https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-018-2445-x) provides further … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Slovenia, Technology
Tagged aesthetics, bladder, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Hua Hospital, clinical paper, dentistry, Dermatology, Dr. Adolf Lukanovic, Dr. Mija Blaganje, Dr. Nobuo Okui, Dr. Yi-Hao Lin, Dr. Yi-Wen Tien, dual-tissue regeneration, Dynamis XS, Er:YAG laser therapy, erbium‑doped yttrium aluminum garnet laser therapy, Fotona, Fotona d.o.o., Fotona SMOOTH® Er:YAG laser thermotherapy, Fotona SMOOTH® laser technology, Fotona SMOOTH® technology, genitourinary syndrome of menopause, gynecological treatment options, gynecologists, gynecology, ICIQ-SF, IncontiLase®, IncontiLase® Er:YAG, IncontiLase® Er:YAG laser therapy, International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form, laser irradiation, laser therapy, medical lasers, Non-ablative erbium yttrium aluminum garnet laser, non-invasive treatment of SUI, One-hour pad test, overactive bladder, Overactive bladder symptom score, patient safety, pelvic organ prolapse, premenopausal parous women, ProlapLase®, RenovaLase®, stress, study, SUI, SUI symptoms, superficial heat-shocking mechanism, surgery, surgical sling procedures, Tension-free vaginal tape, tension-free vaginal tape - TVT, thermotherapy, tissue regeneration, TOT procedures, Transobturator tape, transobturator tape - TOT, TVT procedures, urinary incontinence, urodynamic stress incontinence, vaginal collagen hyperthermia, vaginal laxity – vaginal relaxation syndrome, vaginal tissues, vaginal wall, World Journal of Urology
Today, September 14th 2018 in Ljubljana NLB d.d. signed a purchase and sales agreement with Zavarovalnica Triglav d.d. for the sale of 9,102 shares of Skupna pokojninska družba d.d., representing 28.13% of company’s share capital. Ljubljana, Slovenia, 17-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — NLB d.d. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Investment, Management, Slovenia
Tagged bank, NLB d.d., PE, shareholder, shares, Skupna pokojninska družba d.d, stake, Zavarovalnica Triglav d.d.
Seven concerts in seven cities across Slovenia, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy Independent orchestra dedicated to symphonic repertoire MILAN, 02-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The last leg of the Filarmonica della Scala international tour in 2018 will start on 30 August … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Austria, Banks, Entertainment, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland
Tagged art, concerts, Filarmonica della Scala 2018 tour, Grafenegg, Gstaad, Jean-Pierre Mustier, Ljubljana, orchestra, symphonic, Verona, Wiesbaden
MAN Truck & Bus is a winner for the second year in a row at the Commercial Vehicle Awards in Slovenia The new MAN Lion’s Coach follows in the footsteps of the NEOPLAN Tourliner to win Bus of the Year … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Awards, Germany, Slovenia, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Awards, bus, Claus Wallenstein, coach, commercial vehicle, MAN, MAN Lion
BRUSSELS/ THE HAGUE, 17-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The winners of the 2018 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards, Europe’s top honour in the field, were announced today by the European Commission and Europa Nostra, the leading European heritage … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Awards, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Society, Spain, Turkey
Tagged 2018 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Europa Nostra, European Commission, European heritage network, Plácido Domingo, Tibor Navracsics
Bussnang, Switzerland, 19-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Stadler is designing and building 26 single and double-decker multiple units for the Slovenian state rail operator Slovenske Železnice. The order comprises eleven FLIRT EMU trains, five FLIRT DMU trains and ten KISS EMU trains, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Industrial, Slovenia, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Peter Jenelten, rail, rail operator, Slovenske Železnice, Stadler, trains
The lucky participants will be in Ljubljana, Slovenia showing a worldwide audience the wonders of the City, while enjoying hands on involvement with the ZAVOD POVOD Institution, from March 01st to March 11th, 2018. LISBON, Portugal , 28-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Czech Republic, News, Non Profit, Portugal, Slovenia, Society, Travel
Tagged accommodation, adventures, civil society, cultural diversity, destinations, different approach to travel, donations, Europe, explorer, Filipa Dias, intercultural dialogue, leisure activities, Lisbon, Ljubljana, meals, new way of travelling, NGO, NGOs, Prague, social business enterprises, social diversity, social responsibility, South America, travel, volunteer, volunteer work, WLE, world, World Life Experience, Zavod Povod Institution
LJUBLJANA, 15-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Telekom Slovenije continues to upgrade the capabilities and performance of its fixed and mobile networks. This year Telekom Slovenije began actively upgrading its 4th generation mobile network with 4G+ technology (LTE-Advanced), and continues with the … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Slovenia, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 4G, 4G+ technology, 4th generation mobile network, Copper Lines, Fiber Optics, fiber optics network, LTE, Mobile, Telekom Slovenije, xDSL
LJUBLJANA, 02-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Telekom Slovenije has successfully completed testing the Narrowband-IoT standardized technology. This is a low-power network technology that utilizes the existing infrastructure. It designed for effective communication of mass-distributed devices (up to 50,000 devices per network … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Slovenia, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Narrowband-IoT standardized technology, Telekom Slovenije
MARIBOR, 21-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (18. September 2017), Nova KBM (NKBM or the Bank) completed the acquisition of Summit Leasing Slovenija (SLS), one of the leading leasing companies in Slovenia. The transaction marks an important step towards realizing NKBM’s strategic goal of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Slovenia
Tagged John Denhof, Michele Rabà, Mitja Otorepec, Nova KBM, SLS, Summit Leasing Slovenija
VELENJE, Slovenia, 20-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Gorenje Group is scouting for the best and most promising talent to tackle the business and digital challenges of the future at the first Gorenje Group International Business Hackathon. The two-day competition in searching for … Read the full press release
Posted in Marketing, Slovenia, Technology
Tagged CorpoHub, Gorenje Group International Business Hackathon
European manufacturer builds on existing relationship with DHL Global Forwarding DHL manages 2,200 TEU of import and export ocean freight annually BONN, 30-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — DHL Global Forwarding has taken over responsibility for the international and domestic cargo transport needs … Read the full press release
Maribor, Slovenia, 05-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, the District Court of Maribor issued a decision on entering into the court register the merger by acquisition of KBS banka by Nova KBM. Consequently, KBS banka ceased to exist as an independent legal … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Slovenia
Tagged Andrej Fatur, Gvido Jemenšek, Jon Locke, Josef Gröblacher, KBS banka, Merger by acquisition, Nova KBM, Robert Senica
The 21st Eurovision Connect event began on Monday (22 May) in the Slovenian captial Ljubljana, in collaboration with RTVSLO. GENEVA, 23-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — More than 180 executives in marketing, branding, promotion & media planning from 50 media organisations are attending the 2 … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Media, Slovenia, Switzerland
Tagged 21st Eurovision Connect, European Broadcasting Union, Ljubljana, Vitold Grand'Henry
Total investment of EUR 105 million in Prevalje site reinforces commitment to largest Sandoz business, Anti-Infectives, and single largest global product, broad-spectrum antibiotic amoxicillin-clavulanic acid. The investment will bring 150 new jobs, more than doubling the number of employees at … Read the full press release
Posted in Investment, Pharma & Biotech, Slovenia
Tagged investment, LEK, Miro Cerar PhD, Novartis, Sandoz, Vojmir Urlep
MARIBOR, 04-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (3. january 2017), the District Court of Maribor issued a decision on entering into the court register the merger by acquisition of KBS banka by Nova KBM. Consequently, KBS banka ceased to exist as an independent … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Management, Slovenia
Tagged Andrej Fatur, Gvido Jemenšek, John Denhof, Jon Locke, Josef Gröblacher, KBS banka, Merger by acquisition, Nova KBM, Robert Senica, Sabina Župec Kranjc
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