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In the past week, the Slovenian Government and the ministries

presented their past achievements and priority objectives for the

coming year. The government of Alenka Bratušek has just completed

its first year in office, so this is the central topic of this issue. We have

prepared an overview of the work done by the ministries, and an

interview with Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek.

The Sochi Winter Olympics and Paralympics are over, but we will not

forget the excitement of the cheers for Slovenian athletes: for the icehockey

team, for Tina, Anže, Teja, Vesna, Peter, Jakov, Tomaž, and all

the other extraordinary competitors. According to some statistics for

this year’s Olympics reveal that Slovenia won the highest number of

medals per GDP, and was second only to Norway in the number of

medals per million inhabitants. Read about the successes of the

Slovenian athletes in the sports pages. The cover features a

photograph of Tina Maze with her two gold medals.

Shrovetide was a good opportunity to be positive. There is no need to

go to Brazil or Venice, because there is plenty of carnival action to be

seen closer to home, in Ptuj, Cerknica, Ljubljana. But not only there:

masks may be seen and traditional Shrovetide doughnuts and pastries

may be savoured almost everywhere. If you were visiting Slovenia or

if you live here and missed this years’ carnival festivities, reserve

some time next year to experience Slovenia’s rich carnival folk

heritage.

Sinfo is now available also in the electronic format, as we want to

make it accessible to as many readers as possible; there you will find

numerous photographs and links to learn more about Slovenia.

You will also find business and fashion columns in this issue, and an

article on the extraordinary vocal group Perpetuum Jazzile. We

recomend you to read also the interview with the legendary Slovenian

actor Boris Cavazza.