Ljubljana – Four centre-left opposition parties are expected to submit to parliament on Friday a motion to impeach Prime Minister Janez Janša due to Slovenia’s failure to secure its full share of Covid-19 vaccines, as well as due to R...

Ljubljana – The executive council of the coalition Modern Centre Party (SMC) discussed on Thursday the possibility of its leader Zdravko Počivalšek resigning as economy minister and returning to the National Assembly to secure an additional v...

Ljubljana – The Government Communication Office (UKOM) said the director of the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) was “concealing documentation” as it responded to an appeal by the STA supervisory board that the government resume public ...

Ljubljana – Pressed by the situation related to the Covid-19 pandemic, trade fair and event organisers have established a chamber, whose first move was a proposal for the government to take measures to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic ...

Ljubljana – Health authorities have recommended that Covid-19 vaccination be focused in the next three weeks on older persons so that shots are given to all Slovenian residents aged 60 or older who want to get vaccinated. The National Public He...

Maribor – Ratings agency Fitch has upgraded the long-term credit risk for NKBM, Slovenia’s second largest ban, from BB+ to BBB- with a stable outlook, citing the completion of the merger with Abanka, firm capital position and low share of...

Ljubljana – The Ljubljana Stock Exchange has suspended its operations on Friday for Easter holidays. Due to the suspension of the European TARGET2 payment system, banks in the euro zone will not conduct interbank transactions until after Easter...

Ljubljana – The government is proposing the sixth coronavirus relief package be amended to extend the moratorium on bank loan repayments for some types of borrowers until the end of the year. The amendments are to be rushed through parliament. ...

Maribor – After schools reopen on 12 April, secondary school students will begin self-testing for coronavirus, followed a while later by pupils of the final three years of primary school, Health Minister Janez Poklukar said on Thursday. While o...

Ljubljana – Slovenia is going into its third lockdown in just over a year on Thursday, as it wants to buy time for vaccination and stem the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, driven by the highly virulent British variant. The lockdown is p...