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A Closer Look At Slovenia's Government Collapse
Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor's centre-left coalition has collapsed following a vote of no-confidence for accusations of corruption and economic incompetence, reports the BBC. 51 out of a total...
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Slovenia Approves EFSF Expansion
The Slovenian parliament just approved an expansion of the European Financial Stability Facility, according to Forbes. That's the first approval in a week of hurdles for the EFSF package, with...
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Moody's Just Downgraded Slovenia
Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded Slovenian sovereign debt to A1 from Aa3, while placing the E.U. member on negative outlook. Moody's believes further de-levering by E.U. financials will hurt...
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These 16 Overseas Stock Markets Got Destroyed In 2011
2011 was not an easy year to stomach for global investors. Over 80% of markets remain in negative territory year-to-date, and some have ratcheted up declines of 40% or greater. We calculated returns...
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Slovenia's Mainstream Media Is About To Go Behind A Giant Online Paywall
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovenia is following Slovakia in a project for media to earn revenue by charging a single fee for access to their online sites. In May, all major Slovak newspapers and...
View ArticleThis Documentary Claims That Communist Yugoslavia Played A Secret Role In...
A documentary trailer recently uploaded to YouTube claims to have uncovered the secret role Communist Yugoslavia played in America's success at putting a man on the moon. The trailer, posted on...
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Check Out The Incredible Miniature City In The Middle Of A Slovenian Lake
There's not much to Slovenia's Bled Island aside from a white church and some trees--and that's what makes it so cool. The tiny patch of land is apparently the only island in Slovenia, according to...
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The Only Island In Slovenia May Be The Most Awesome Private Island In The World
Sure, you can buy a private island with a dose of Revolutionary War backstory, and you can buy one of Paul Allen's spare private islands. But even those impressive land masses take a backseat to Bled...
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The 11 Countries That Consume The Most Wine
Read the original post at Snooth. This should have been a simple task. After all, the numbers I’m using come from The Wine Institute’s annual tally of wine consumption, this time for the vintage of...
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This 6,500 Year Old Tooth Shows That Even Cavemen Had Dentists
Did our ancient ancestors know anything about dentistry? New evidence indicates that your dentist may actually be following a tradition of impressive antiquity. A 6,500 year-old-tooth stuffed with...
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And Now Borrowing Costs Are Jumping In Slovenia...
Now that the Cyprus bank bailout deal has been inked with the EU, everyone is looking at Slovenia.Government bond yields there are spiking in the wake of the crisis in Cyprus.The country, another...
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Slovenia May Finally Be The First Country To Access The ECB's 'OMT' Program
OMT: Outright Monetary Transactions.It's the ECB's plan to backstop troubled countries in the euro zone in need of financial assistance and prevent their borrowing costs (i.e., government bond yields)...
View ArticleAnyone Who Wants To Short Europe Should Be Aware Of What Happened In Slovenia...
All that matters for the US media is the stock market. Just take a look at the TOP category in Bloomberg or tune into CNBC for … well … as long as you can bear it. And of course, many put the “=” sign...
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Slovenia Is Still Frozen Solid: 'This Is Crazy, Really Crazy'
Three days of blizzards and a freak ice storm have inflicted "the worst devastation in living memory" in the small Alpine country of Slovenia as life in half of the country is frozen in...
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Here's what it's like to fly in a helicopter during the biggest military...
Italian Blade 2015, the largest military rotary-wing exercise in Europe, underway at Viterbo, Italy.More than 30 helicopters and 1000 military personnel from seven different countries are taking part...
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Slovenia has issued the eurozone's first bond since the Greek deal
Ljubljana (AFP) - Slovenia raised 1.25 billion euros ($1.37 billon) in 10-year bonds, the first euro bond issued by a eurozone country since a bailout deal was reached with Greece, the government...
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These economies do the most to protect their environments
Placing areas under environmental protection helps in the fight against climate change, but it also shelters ecosystems, improves food security, acts as a natural barrier against disaster, serves as a...
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Slovenia will use its army to help guard border in migrant crisis
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia's parliament is expected to approve changes to its laws later on Tuesday to enable the army to help police guard the border, as thousands of migrants flooded into the...
View ArticleAerial video shows the scope of the migrant crisis in Slovenia
New aerial footage offers new insight into the European migrant crisis.Migrants and refugees have been setting up camp at Slovenia's border with Croatia, where a fire burned down tents and filled the...
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One of the strongest critics of building fences to keep out migrants has just...
VIENNA (AP) — Austria, a strong critic of building of fences to keep out migrants, announced plans Wednesday to erect barriers along parts of its own border, but insisted the move was meant solely to...
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