Ljubljana – Banks in Slovenia generated a pre-tax profit of EUR 372.5 million in the first nine months of 2021, down 10.5% compared to the same period last year, when re-tax profit benefited from a merger of two banks. Profit was relatively hig...

Ljubljana – Interior Minister Aleš Hojs hosted a meeting of the ATLAS Commanders Forum held in Ljubljana on Tuesday, attended by representatives of the special police units from the EU member states. Hojs said that terrorism was placed high on...

Ljubljana – Slovenia observes Rudolf Maister Day on Tuesday, remembering the general who established the first Slovenian army in modern history and secured what later became Slovenia’s northern border. The holiday commemorates the day in ...

Ljubljana – Health Minister Janez Poklukar and the head of the Medical Chamber Bojana Beović warned about the possibility of the fifth wave of Covid infections. Poklukar thinks that another wave could emerge in February next year as a result o...

Lendava/Murska Sobota – Touring the north-eastern region of Pomurje on Tuesday, the cabinet discussed various projects, including in agriculture, the leading industry in the area, as well as challenges, such as efforts to convince young people ...

Celje – A long-running trial over allegedly bogus consultancy contract related to the 2007 acquisition of stock of a fish-processing company by builder Vegrad has collapsed after a court-appointed expert found that consultancy services were in ...

Ljubljana – Slovenia logged 3,394 new coronavirus cases for Monday as infections kept receding week-on-week for the fourth consecutive day. However, Covid-19 has claimed 23 more lives and ICU cases keep climbing, data released by the government...

Ljubljana – The newspaper Finance looks at the Covid situation in Slovenia in Tuesday’s commentary saying that any new restrictions will be difficult to accept unless politicians and experts send some clear messages about when the crisis ...

Ljubljana – The newspaper Delo makes a case in favour of mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 in Tuesday’s front-page commentary, arguing that appeals alone will not do to attain sufficient vaccination rates. The commentator, Delo’...

Ljubljana – The newspaper Dnevnik looks at the migration chaos at the Belarus-Polish border in Tuesday’s commentary, saying the EU is faced with a dilemma of how to lead a dialogue with an autocrat. It moreover warns of an emerging migran...