Brežice – European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, accompanied by Infrastructure Minister Jernej Vrtovec, started a visit to Slovenia on Monday by visiting the Brežice hydro plant. The pair stressed the importance of renewable energy so...

Ljubljana – The Slovenian public is divided over mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 with a poll commissioned by the newspapers Dnevnik and Večer tipped slightly in favour of those supporting a vaccination mandate. Asked whether they though...

Ljubljana – Prime Minister Janez Janša has dismissed allegations about improper lobbying contacts, telling MPs on Monday that businessmen do not lobby with him “because they know I’m not a target” for lobbying. “Wheneve...

Ljubljana – Slovenia will sell to Australia 20,400 doses of the Moderna vaccine it has already ordered but not yet received, after Australia asked EU members at the end of August for help it in its Covid-19 vaccination effort. Selling the vacci...

Ljubljana – The programming council of RTV Slovenija gave the green light on Monday to appoint Valentin Areh acting director of the public broadcaster’s TV programme section, TV Slovenija. The move comes after Natalija Gorščak was dismi...

Ljubljana – The Vox Populi poll carried out for the newspapers Dnevnik and Večer shows that support for the government is at 28%, one of the lowest ratings so far. Nevertheless, the ruling Democrats (SDS) continue enjoying the strongest suppor...

Ljubljana – The Slovenian police have teamed up with Europol and police forces from the Western Balkans for a campaign against online abuse of children and youths in the region, which starts this week. The campaign features police forces from B...

Ljubljana – Slovenia recorded another 291 coronavirus cases on Sunday, nine more than the same day a week ago. Hospital figures remained stable with Covid tracker site showing another five people died. The National Institute of Public Health es...

Ljubljana – The Covid pass mandate introduced last week has led to a surge in vaccination. Almost 84,000 shots were administered last week, the highest weekly figure since early June, show data from the national vaccination registry. The rate o...

Ljubljana – Gas and electricity prices are likely to increase due to supply constraints and huge demand. Some countries have already taken action to bring down prices, Slovenia could follow suit, business daily Finance argues in Monday’s ...