Ljubljana – Hosting his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki on Wednesday, Prime Minister Janez Janša pledged Slovenia’s support for Poland in light of the migrant crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border. He said the EU should fund all m...

Ljubljana – Organisations representing employers and trade unions on the Economic and Social Council, the main industrial relations forum, have issued a joint call on Wednesday urging people to respect Covid-19 restrictions and get vaccinated. ...

Ljubljana – The long-awaited bill on long-term care, which brings a number of measures for persons dependent on other people’s assistance and need help with basic activities, passed second reading in parliament on Wednesday after it was h...

Ljubljana – During the past two weeks of heightened inspection, the Market Inspectorate has temporarily shut down nine shops and gas stations due to failures to check the Covid pass, bringing the total of such cases so far to 15. In 19 cases, t...

Ljubljana – The number of new coronavirus infections was down both in daily and weekly comparisons in Slovenia on Tuesday, as 3,144 people tested positive in what is a confirmation of a falling trend, but the situation in hospitals remains alar...

Ljubljana – Police dealt with 8,144 instances of illegal crossing of the border in the first ten months of 2021, nearly 39% fewer than in the same period last year. The most frequently processed illegal migrants were from Afghanistan, Pakistan ...

Strasbourg – Foreign Minister Anže Logar raised concern about the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina as he addressed the European Parliament on Tuesday evening. Logar expects the country’s political leaders to refrain from divisive rhetoric...

London – Slovenian artist Jasmina Cibic has won the 2021 Jarman Award handed out by Film London, worth EUR 10,000. The jury highlighted her projects NADA and The Gift, which was recently screened at the London Film Festival. Cibic was announced...

Sölden – Marko Grilc, one of the most accomplished Slovenian snowboarders, has been killed in a snowboarding accident in the Austrian ski resort of Sölden. Media reports say he was part of a film crew inspecting a site for filming as he fell ...

Ljubljana – Italian drivers have been caught trying to smuggle dozens of wild birds, including protected species, from Croatia to Italy during recent spot checks conducted by Slovenia’s Financial Administration. Two cases of illegal bird ...