Slovenia

Slovenia stress test results expected on Dec. 12

6 Dec 2013

Final results of Slovenia's financial sector stress test, which will decide whether the country needs an international bailout, are expected next Thursday, according to a senior euro zone official. As far as I'm informed the final results of the stress test will be announced on the Dec. 12," a senior euro zone official told reporters at a background briefing in Brussels on Thursday. Two senior ...

Dictator or icon? Slovenians recall Tito in new exhibit

6 Dec 2013

The late Tito, former Yugoslavia's communist strongman, has been largely ignored in Slovenia since its independence but historians insist that, good or bad, he should be remembered: and a new exhibit does just that. Josip Broz -- nicknamed "Tito" -- ruled over the former Yugoslavia from 1945 until his death in 1980, having been named president for life. But he has been a controversial figure in ...

Slovenia appoints interim ministers after two resign

5 Dec 2013

Slovenia's government on Thursday filled temporarily the two posts left vacant by the resignation last month of the economy and health ministers as the country tries to avoid an international bailout. Finance Minister Uros Cufer will also take on the economy portfolio and Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec will also take over the Health Ministry until new ministers are selected, a government ...