Maribor – A priest from the archdiocese of Maribor has been deprived of priesthood after a Vatican church court has found him guilty of sexual abuse of an underage person, the archdiocese says on its website. Anton Kmet lost all rights stemming...

Ljubljana – Robert Golob, the long-serving CEO of the indirectly state-owned energy company Gen-I, has said the reason he failed to get endorsed for another term was that the “politics” turned down a decarbonisation plan drawn up by...

Ljubljana – NLB bank reported net profit almost doubling to EUR 205.5 million in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the year before, as a result of which it is well on track to exceed 2021 profit guidance and is eyeing potential acquisit...

Nazarje – The Nazarje-based home appliance maker BSH Hišni Aparati opened a new development centre on Thursday. The cutting-edge facility will employ 140 engineers developing kitchen appliances. The investment is valued at EUR 4.5 million. Acc...

Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor called on Slovenians on Thursday to encourage each other to get vaccinated so as to prevent lives from being put at risk due to Covid-19 at a time when there are safe and effective vaccines available. In a spec...

Ljubljana – Students who refuse to wear masks or self-test will study from home under new rules that will enter into force on 15 November, Education Ministry State Secretary Damir Orehovec said on Thursday after schools expressed concern over t...

Brussels – The European Commissions projects in its autumn economic forecast, released on Thursday, that Slovenia’s GDP will expand by 6.4% in 2021, a 0.7-point upgrade from its July forecast. In 2022, the country’s GDP is to grow a...

Paris – President Borut Pahor will start a three-day visit to France on Thursday during which he will attend the opening of the Paris Peace Forum and an event marking the 7th anniversary of UNESCO. Attending the forum at the invitation of Frenc...

Nova Gorica – The 22nd Pixxelpoint international festival of new media art is getting under way in Nova Gorica on Thursday, offering a glimpse at projects at the crossroads of art, science and modern technologies. Over the past two decades, the...

Ljubljana – A ballet triptych in which Albanian, Italian and Serb choreographers offer their innovative takes on music for strings by Alban Berg, Bela Bartok and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky will open at Ljubljana National Opera and Ballet Company ...