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Enewsletter EMBASSY of the REPUBLIC of SLOVENIA in TEL AVIV September – October 2018 eNEWSLETTER EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA IN TEL AVIV September – October 2018 New Government in Slovenia A minority Centre-left coalition government under Prime Minister Marjan Šarec was formed in Slovenia on 14 September, 2018. Former Prime Minister Miro Cerar is the new Foreign Minister, succeeding Karl Erjavec who became Defense Minister. The Government named as Deputy Prime Ministers the Minister of Finance Andrej Bertoncelj, Minister of Defense Karl Erjavec, Minister of Education, Science and Sport Jernej Pikalo, Minister of Infrastructure Alenka Bratušek and Minister of Foreign Affairs Miro Cerar. The Marjan Šarec government pose for a group photo after being sworn in parliament. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA Just over three months after the general election, Slovenia has, as predicted, gained its thirteenth government, a coalition of five parties: LMŠ, SD, SMC, SAB and DeSUS. The ministerial team of the new government of Marjan Šarec was approved by the National Assembly with the support of 45 lawmakers. Following the handover between the former and the new prime minister, the government met for its first session. Marjan Šarec heads the first minority government in the history of independent Slovenia as the youngest prime minister to date. He announced that his government's first priority will be the country now entrusted to it, and that it will be capable of looking after citizens' interests. Source: www.vlada.si 1 Koper Port Day at Carlton hotel, Tel Aviv On October 16, 2018 the port of Koper organized for the fourth consecutive year a business event in cooperation with the Embassy of Slovenia. The business event included B2B meetings, welcome addresses by the Ambassador of Slovenia Ms. Barbara Sušnik and Member of the Management Board of the Port of Koper, Mr. Metod Podkrižnik, presentations of the achievements of the Koper Port and new railway connections to Central Europe, followed by a reception. Fourty representatives of the Koper Port senior management and the Slovenian logistic providers, and more than 120 Israeli partners participated at the event. The Port of Koper offers the shortest sea route from Israel to the markets of Central Europe. Welcome address by the Ambassador of Slovenia Ms. Barbara Sušnik and Member of the Management Board of the Port of Koper Mr. Metod Podkrižnik. Photos: VTA Port of Koper in Europe, Photo: VTA 2 Meeting with the Honorary Consuls of Slovenia in Israel On October 9, 2018 Ambassador Ms. Barbara Sušnik and Deputy Mr. Blaž Masle met with Honorary Consuls of Slovenia in Israel Mr. Adi Rosenfeld and Mr. Eival Gilady at the official residence of the Ambassador, and discussed ongoing cooperation between the countries. Lt: H.C. Adi Rosenfeld, Ambassador Barbara Sušnik, H.C. Eival Gilady and DHOM Blaž Masle, Photo: VTA Business Breakfast at the residence On 24 October 2018, Ambassador Barbara Sušnik hosted at her residence in Tel Aviv, in cooperation with Honorary Consul Adi Rosenfeld, a business breakfast for young Israeli entrepreneurs. Ideas for further cooperation were discussed and information on business relations exchanged. Ambassador Barbara Sušnik, Honorary Consul Adi Rosenfeld at the business breakfast. Photos:VTA 3 Bled Strategic Forum 2018 Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA The 13th Bled Strategic Forum (BSF) the largest and most diverse Forum to date, which featured 30 different discussions, excellent debaters and relevant topics, convened on September 10-11,2018. The Forum included 1200 guests from more than 60 countries. At the close of the Forum, State Secretary Andrej Logar noted that the Bled Strategic Forum is becoming a key hub in this part of Europe for exchanges of ideas and in-depth conversations about the most significant issues which are at this moment not only on the international relations agenda, but also that of society as a whole. Among the highlights of this year’s BSF he mentioned the panel with Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator for Brexit, who offered some very serious thoughts about the future of relations between the EU and Great Britain and indicated the direction in which the EU will operate in the future. By hosting the BSF we are aiming to create an inclusive society of politicians, members of civil society and businesspeople who gather in Bled in order to promote the values of solidarity, mutual respect and understanding, and the willingness to join in difficult debates, with the goal of obtaining answers to the most pressing regional and global socio- political questions. We also would like events to be held under the “BSF brand” throughout the entire year, which will represent an introduction to the annual September conference in Bled. The first seeds of such events could be seen already this year. On the second day of the BSF, the discussions on various panels focused on the future of the EU and the factors that connect us within it, joint/global efforts towards a sustainable future, climate change, the digital transformation of societies, mediation in the new multipolar world, cyber security, the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, the fate of mankind in the technological age and the future of the Western Balkans. Welcoming prominent guests from Europe and beyond, the Bled Strategic Forum has established itself as an important annual gathering aimed at making commitments for the implementation of new strategies designed to confront the most pressing issues of today’s Europe and the world. Organized jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and the Centre for European Perspective, the Bled Strategic Forum is one of the leading international conferences in the region. The next, 14th BSF will be held on 2 and 3 September 2019 Source: http://www.vlada.si 4 Slovenian jazz musician Uroš Perič & LadyJazz Trio performance in Israel 13 to 20 October, 2018 Uroš Perič's concert took place on 18 and 19 October, 2018 in Tel Aviv Museum of Art. A full Recanati hall enjoyed the wonderful music, with Gašper Bertoncelj on drums, and accompanied by the Ladyjazz Trio. Hot Jazz for kids' event took place the next day with Lavi Zytner. Uros Perič is a musician singer/ songwriter, who became well known for his great interpretations of songs from the golden age of blues, jazz and soul and also for his own compositions as an author of numerous songs. By now he has performed countless times in more than 18 states in Europe, Russian federation and in the USA and Africa. At his concerts he is bringing the music and the experience of the great jazz and blues shows which were a part of everybody` s life in the past to this day and age. His piano playing is laid back, very bluesy, jazzy and can be somewhat compared to the great Gene Harris and his powerful and soulful voice which is a characteristic signature of Uros has a Mr. Charles feel to it but still different ring to it. Retro but also fresh. When you see him playing the piano, singing and swaying he always brings the audiences to eruptive applause. It is very clear that the genius of Ray Charles had the biggest impact on Uros musical expression. Other musicians Uros was influenced by are Nat King Cole, Aretha Franklin, Ben Webster, Dinah Washington, Gene Harris, Erroll Garner, Gladys Knight, Donnie Hathaway, Quincy Jones, David Fathead Newman, Hank Crawford, Billie Holliday, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and others. In fact Uros is by musical critics a very rare white musician with a vocal and a feel of a black blues, jazz or soul musician. Source: https://urosperich.com Lt: Uroš Perič and Ladyjazz Trio, Rt: Uroš Perič, Ambassador Barbara Sušnik and Gašper Bertoncelj, after the concert. Photos: VTA 5 ECONOMY Bilateral trade between Slovenia and Israel is on the rise. It reached EUR 120.0 million in 2017, an increase of 30 % compared to 2016. The Slovenian export to Israel amounted to EUR 52.9 million and import from Israel to Slovenia EUR 67.1 million. In the first half of 2018, the bilateral trade reached EUR 81.9 million, which represents 34 % increase compared to the same period of last year. In 2017, 60,340 Israeli tourists visited Slovenia and they accounted for 198,000 over-night stays. Slovenia registered GDP growth of 5.0 % in 2017, which ranks it among the fastest growing developed countries. The GDP growth projection for this year (2018) is 4.5 %. The GDP growth is driven by the export, which increased by 10.6 % in 2017. Slovenia's unemployment rate is seen falling to 5.8% this year and further to 5.4% next year, from 6.6% in 2017. Slovenia also recorded the sharpest decrease in general government debt in the EU in the second quarter of the year, show the latest figures released by Eurostat. Its debt stood at 72.8% of GDP, down a full 2.8 percentage points on the first quarter and a 7.4-point improvement over the year before. At both the quarterly and annual levels, Slovenia saw the biggest improvement among all members of the bloc. Slovenia (a surplus of 0.6% of GDP) was also among only five countries to have posted a general government surplus in the same period. Dorit Rabinyan's book "Gader Haya" is now translated into Slovenian language Israeli author Dorit Rabinyan’s story of an affair across the Israeli- Palestinian divide is now available in Slovenian language. The novel was published in the series "Library for the People" in 2014 and won the author's Bernstein Literature Prize in 2015. 6 October 1 - International day of older persons. Slovenian Government committed to helping the elderly PM Marjan Šarec at the annual Third Age Festival, which was organised at conference center Cankarjev Dom.
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