http://www.norway.si/861c23cf-2a37-454d-8f98-f39ac386b1a1http://www.norway.si/News_and_events/business/industry/Launching-event-Norkring-digitalizes-the-Slovenian-TV-network/The Norwegian company Norkring completed the 1st of September the second national network for digital broadcasting in Slovenia. With the launch of the Multiplex-B project the company invited selected guests to an opening event at the Ljubljana City Museum. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:53:20 GMTe5e46666-35d5-4568-86c3-b9cadce78c30http://www.norway.si/News_and_events/norwayandeea/Cooperation-between-Magma-Geopark-of-Norway-and-the-Geopark-Idrija-project/As part of a project to establish a geopark in the town of Idrija, representatives from Magma Geopark and local authorities in southwestern Norway came to Slovenia August 27th to share their know-how and experience in creating such a park. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:26:41 GMT1deacecc-531f-4bb7-b7d6-5d4c97caf80fhttp://www.norway.si/News_and_events/culture/Norwegian-floorball-team-win-Bronze-Medal-in-Slovenian-Open/The Norwegian team Kubakken IBK gave a solid performance in this year’s Slovenian Open Floorball Tournament, finishing with an impressive third place. Slovenian Open is an annual event held in the Franc Rozman Stane sports hall in Ljubljana.Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:35:41 GMT8edb2d78-7390-4527-9002-07b8daf8c6e9http://www.norway.si/News_and_events/policy/The-labour-market-and-the-economic-crisis/Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will 13 September host a high-level conference on the international situation in the labour market, where millions of people are unemployed as a result of the global economic crisis. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:20:19 GMT53ee2f38-08d0-4430-b384-3a9eeddc41fahttp://www.norway.si/News_and_events/policy/Studentfestival-om-global-helse/ISFiT -The International Student Festival in Trondheim, one of the world’s largest student festivals, is being held in Norway in February 2011. The theme for this year’s festival is global health. The application deadline is 30 September. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:47:20 GMT5ca9f241-1717-4ee0-afc6-ea46af944592http://www.norway.si/News_and_events/culture/Unforgettable-evening-when-the-Norwegian-National-Youth-Choir-visited-Ljubljana/The Norwegian National Youth Choir has this summer been on a 10 days tour to Slovenia and Croatia. In Slovenia they have been performing at the famous Postojna Caves and at the Predjamski Castle nearby within the framework of the 12th International Music Youth Festival, Postojna 2010. On 2 August they visited Ljubljana where they spellbound a great audience in St. Jacob’s church, amongst them also a representative of the Norwegian embassy. Before leaving to Croatia they also performed in Bled Castle as part of the 20th Okarina Festival.Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:45:57 GMTb66c1a21-9cfe-4a5f-820d-3438c70179b1http://www.norway.si/News_and_events/norwayandeea/New-agreement-on-EEA-financial-mechanisms-signed-today/Norway and the EU have reached agreement on a financial contribution of 1788,5 million euro for the period 2009–2014. “We are pleased that the new agreement on EEA financial mechanisms can finally be signed. This is a substantial contribution to reducing social and economic disparities in Europe,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:23:55 GMTfa47d73d-12a1-4f1e-9267-03217b557519http://www.norway.si/News_and_events/culture/Norwegian-Movie-Nights/Interested in Scandinavian cinema? Come join us at the Embassy for Norwegian movie nights!Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:33:27 GMT948e3195-720d-42b7-b5ef-8ee93012845dhttp://www.norway.si/News_and_events/Slovensko/Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:58:09 GMT17ec4522-32ab-4bdd-8e57-ac1676ecaeb8http://www.norway.si/News_and_events/policy/Convention-on-Cluster-Munitions/1 August 2010 marks a triumph for international humanitarian efforts as the Convention on Cluster Munitions enters into force. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:21:38 GMT03ceac16-b444-4a72-a8fe-360078b2b570http://www.norway.si/News_and_events/Vikersund/Vikersund---the-worlds-biggest-ski-flying-hill/The FIS Council has given their “yes” to change the rule that makes it possible to build the new Vikersund hill bigger than today’s biggest hill which is in Planica, Slovenia.Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:01:34 GMT530c3cc6-7070-43ab-abed-7aa84c0d1bbdhttp://www.norway.si/News_and_events/policy/organizations/Support-of-Oslo-Commitments-on-Armed-Violence--/More than 60 countries agreed to concrete measures to address armed violence in Geneva on 12 May.Wed, 19 May 2010 10:44:19 GMTb86d0102-e9f1-442d-b576-4f700d52b0f3http://www.norway.si/News_and_events/norwayandeea/Opening-of-the-Interdisciplinary-Didactical-Centre-for-Environmental-Education/Ambassador Guro H.K. Vikør attended the opening of the Interdisciplinary Didactical Centre for Environmental Education at the University of Maribor on the 7th of July. The ambassador has visited Maribor University several times in connection with the Science Educational Centre for Sustainable Development project, which also this centre is a part of. The first time was in February 2009 in order to sign the documents for the project, which is worth almost 1,1 million euro and with 85% of the funding donated by Norway. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:25:00 GMT072d5326-fd5a-4128-b332-a0c83116d8cehttp://www.norway.si/News_and_events/norwayandeea/Centre-for-Helping-the-Blind-and-Visually-Impaired/The Centre for Helping the Blind and Visually Impaired located in Ljubljana was officially opened on Wednesday the 23rd of June. The Centre, which is co-financed by the Norway Grants, is the the first of its kind in Slovenia. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:03:21 GMT083f6e90-e299-4b6e-b8ac-a89ad2c8e07dhttp://www.norway.si/News_and_events/norwayandeea/Lipizzaner-Museum-on-its-way/The EEA financial mechanism is partly financing the establishment of the Lipizzaner Museum which is planned to open in April, 2011. The location of the museum will be at the famous Lipica Stud Farm in Slovenia. On Wednesday June 2nd, a press conference on the development of the museum was held, and Norwegian ambassador Guro H. K. Vikør participated. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:15:59 GMT61aac4d8-243f-4d35-8838-5f0c52b7828bhttp://www.norway.si/News_and_events/policy/children/Education-group-on-study-visit-to-Slovenia/Representatives from a cooperation project regarding social dialogue in the education sector in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) visited Slovenia Monday 31st of May. The project is a Norwegian initiative. The goal is to improve the quality in the education sector in BiH through improved social dialogue. The current project phase involves a study visit to both Slovenia and Norway. The Slovenian education sector served as a study object, and focus was put on development of quality and the role social dialogue has played in this process. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:25:41 GMT21ce8386-0f00-4fb9-8099-af5ba8e09d47http://www.norway.si/News_and_events/policy/gender/President-Turk-opened-Norwegian-Slovene-human-rights-conference-about-equality-in-national-legislation-/The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ljubljana organized in cooperation with the Slovene Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Slovene National Assembly an international conference on equality of women and men in national legislation on Wednesday May 12th. The conference consisted of two panel debates, and the panels had wide regional participation. The Slovene president, Danilo Türk, who is known for his engagement on human rights issues, opened the conference. The conference received broad media attention. TV, radio and newspapers were there to report. Mon, 17 May 2010 10:09:31 GMT193f6177-97cb-442b-a72c-2b89bd6ef216http://www.norway.si/News_and_events/culture/17th-of-May-celebration-with-Ansambel-lindra--Kalamari/The Norwegian constitution day, the 17th of May, was successfully celebrated in Ljubljana also this year. The day gathered many people, and was a good opportunity to tell about Norway’s way to independence and Norwegian customs and traditions. Wed, 19 May 2010 11:51:08 GMT41165679-13fc-4500-9bd0-e8b9fcf76e06http://www.norway.si/News_and_events/culture/festivals-to-suit-all-tastes/Norway hosts a great variety of popular festivals during the summer months, extending across the entire music spectrum, from the more classically-based Bergen International Festival to the modern Øya Festival in Oslo.Fri, 07 May 2010 14:18:12 GMT72dcfb1e-5edc-4e73-b4ea-ae7c1102ff75http://www.norway.si/News_and_events/policy/environment/arctic_challenges/Although there are those who have warned that increased activity and unresolved boundaries in the Arctic would raise tensions, developments in the region are bearing witness to just the opposite. Mon, 03 May 2010 09:37:08 GMT