Ljubljana – The Equal Opportunities Ombudsman has appealed for tolerance in the wake of a paint balloon attack on a fresco of Ljubljana’s St Nicholas Cathedral, warning the act could count as discrimination. “The buildings in which ...

Ljubljana – PM Janez Janša believes the first half of 2021 will be similar to 2020 in terms of the epidemic and economic recovery, while the second half should be much better. He also accepted the Manager Association’s offer for cooperat...

Ljubljana – The opposition Left is working on a motion to dismiss Education Minister Simona Kustec because the government has decided to close schools in two regions next week after only four days of in-person education. Education and children&...

Ljubljana – The government ratified on Thursday the EU’s “own resources decision”, the legal basis to allow drawing post-Covid recovery funds. In 2021-2027, Slovenia should be able to draw EUR 5.2 billion. The EU’s EUR 1...

Novo Mesto – The Novo Mesto-based pharmaceutical group Krka generated EUR 1.53 billion in revenue last year, up 3% compared to 2019, while net profit has been estimated at EUR 286.6 million, up 17% year-on-year, show the unaudited preliminary r...

Ljubljana – Interior Ministry State Secretary Anton Olaj was relieved of his duties as state secretary and appointed the new police commissioner. He will take over for five years on Friday, the Government Communication Office said after the gov...

Ljubljana – The Ministry of Education has notified schools in Zasavje and Obalno-Kraška regions that schools and kindergartens will have to close once again on Monday. The decision comes only two days after pupils of the first three grades and...

Ljubljana – Foreign Minister Anže Logar addressed the fifth annual forum of the macroregional strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian region held online on Thursday, stressing that a green and digital recovery of Europe after the Covid-19 pandemic wo...

Ljubljana – Slovenia has made no headway in the 2020 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) compiled annually by Transparency International (TI). Like in 2019, Slovenia ranked 39th among 180 countries included in the index. With a score of 60 points...

Ljubljana – The organisers of the Pokljuka Biathlon World Cup said on Wednesday they were working on having at least some spectators present at the competition despite the epidemic. They would like to invite immunised health workers to Pokljuka...