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Opening event of French-Slovenian Entrepreneurship and Innovation Days. Photo: Jure Makovec/STA
Slovenia and France have excellent cooperation in a number of fields but see the potential to upgrade it further in energy and new technologies, in particular in the development of hydrogen technologies and artificial intelligence (AI).
Addressing the opening of French-Slovenian Entrepreneurship an
The Slovenian-German Economic Day event. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
Circular economy is much more than recycling and sustainable operations pay off for businesses, including by giving them a long-term competitive advantage, heard an event organised by the German-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bled on 8 April.
Businesses are faced with the consequence
Matevž Vuga (centre), the director of warehousing and logistics at the consumer electronics retailer Big Bang, receives the 2024 Logistician of the Year award from the Slovenian Logistics Association. Photo: Slovenian Logistics Association
Logistics is a key industry in Europe but it faces headwinds amidst growing geopolitical uncertainty. It needs to adapt quickly, and state support is essential, argued speakers at Supply Chains in Science and Practice, a major international congress on logistics, which got under way on 2 April.
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The winners of International Medis Awards, pictured with President Nataša Pirc Musar. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Medis Awards honour medical research in CEE Europe

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Eight doctors and one pharmacist from Central and Eastern Europe, including Slovenia, were honoured for their outstanding research achievements as the International Medis Awards for Medical Research were handed out for the 11th year in Ljubljana on 13 March.
Paediatrician Alja Kavčič from the Ljubl
Dagmar von Bohnstein, president of the German-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, presents Martina Perharič, a board member of Medis, with the German Economy Award. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Medis wins German Economy Award

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Medis, a company marketing medicines and medical devices, has won this year's German Economy Award, presented by the German-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the German Embassy and the IEDC Bled School of Management. This year the judging panel focused on good employers
The logo of the Slovenian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Photo: AHK
The German Economy Award, presented annually by the German-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the German Embassy and the IEDC Bled School of Management, will this year honour companies that set new standards in development of modern jobs.
The award has been presented sin
Rafters and canoeists on the Soča River. Photo: STA
Germany, Italy and Austria are the most important sources of foreign tourists for Slovenia. While all three countries currently face varying degrees of economic woes and political upheaval, the Slovenian Tourist Board thinks there is still scope for growth, but warns that these guests should not be
SPIRIT Slovenija director Rok Capl presents the agency's results for 2024 and plans for 2025. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
The SPIRIT investment promotion agency has assisted businesses with a number of activities this year, paying out €30 million in incentives.
The agency does not only help companies financially, but provides comprehensive support in all phases of their business, including in entering foreign markets,
The Slovenian-French Defence Industry Day. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
As EU members are forced to increase defence spending due to the geopolitical situation, this is seen as an opportunity for Slovenian and French defence companies, as well as those from other industries, including the automotive sector and ICT, the Slovenian-French Defence Industry Day event heard
Presentation of SLO4D. Photo: Boštjan Podlogar/STA
The Surveying and Mapping Authority is in the midst of carrying out a five-year, EUR 48 million project called SLO4D designed to make digital data on spatial management, the environment, waters, real estate and nature interoperable. Some of the project outcomes are already being used in practice.
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