Slovenia has a defined benefit pay-as-you go public pension system and few people pay into the second, voluntary pillar. There are mounting calls measures should be put in place to enrol more employees into the second pillar. A debate organised on 1 October by private pension insurer Pokojninska Dr
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A 24-storey high-rise that will be the second tallest residential building in Slovenia is planned near the main railway station in Ljubljana. Construction is slated to start in 2026, Slovak developer Corwin has announced.
Called Nordika and standing at 82 metres tall, the building will be located i
Stanko Bloudek, an engineer and innovator best known as the designer of the giant ski-flying hill in Planica, has been added to the permanent exhibition on aviation at the Lisbon Communications Museum.
The materials that are now on show permanently in Lisbon were originally part of the exhibition T
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Slovenia has rolled out a new system of electricity network charges for both businesses and households, dropping the current scheme of peak and off-peak charges in favour of multiple time bands under which the charge fluctuates depending on time of day and season.
The new system, in effect from 1 O
Scientists, science communicators and students from Slovenia and abroad came together last week for three days of lectures, talks, exhibitions and experiments during the Slovenian Science Festival, which has been explaining science for 30 years.
The first lecture at the festival, hosted by the Ljub
Slovenian racer Tim Gajser has finished the Motocross World Championship second in the elite MXGP class, improving on the 11th place in the previous, injury-marred season. The four-time MXGP champion finished behind Jorge Prado of Spain, who defended his 2023 title.
Prado won the last race of the s