Akbar Al Baker, the CEO of Qatar Airways stated that their company will not be taking over Adria Airways. Recently, the two CEOs from Adria and Qatar Airways met at Doha to talk about their likely partnership. Al Baker not claimed that they want to focus on running their business and expand their fleet and destination network.

On the other hand, Lufthansa has expressed their interest in getting the 49% shares in Adria according to the Slovenian “Finance” portal. But Lufthansa has to deal with the rigid scrutiny from the European Commission’s anti monopoly body if it is truly interested with buying the shares of Adria.

The German national carrier was forced to give up some of its frequencies on specific routes like Vienna, London and Brussels after it bought the Austrian, Brussels Airlines and BMI.

Just like other national carriers, Adria Airways is projected to end this year with substantial financial losses. The Slovenian Government has expressed their desire to sell the company’s share in the early part of 2011.

BMW, a German car maker decided recently to put on hold their deal with the Slovenian government. This deal is regarding BMW supplying the government with energy-efficient models in lieu of the Slovenian government’s commitment to purchase and utilize solar panels. The deal is placed on hold because of certain questions that has been raised regarding the deal like whether it is in line with the Slovenian public procurement and tax legislation.

The deal was supposed to cover BMW donating the lease on the cars to the government which in return promised to purchase for itself solar panels to be placed on the government building’s roof. Based on the deal, BMW will be supplying new cars every year for 5 years for the government to save about EUR 290,000.

The Slovenian government has been planning to accumulate around EUR 300,000 through replacing their most outdated vehicles with energy-friendly models that it get will get with no cost as part of their agreement to utilize the money generated to purchase solar panels.

The deal has been agreed with BMW, a German car maker which will be donating the lease on the cars to the Slovenian government which has likewise committed to purchase solar panels for its two infrastructures within Ljubljana.

The Government Climate Change Office who monitored the negotiations that the actual signing of the deal has not taken place yet. The said deal will be running for 5 years with BMW supplying new cars annually. An estimated savings of the government will reach about EUR 290,000.

Slovenia is among the richest as well as the most beautiful of all the ex-Communist countries located in Europe. But perhaps this coming May 2011, it may also be the most equal country.

Since year 2006, the Slovenian Government has been offering its citizens registered partnerships for same sex couples. Just this year, the centre-left Slovenian Government has gotten a bill legalizing same sex marriage as well as adoption based on the first of three readings in Parliament. However, there continues to be a stir from right-wingers during the parliamentary hearings that signifies there is certainly a progress in this legislation.