Ljubljana – As a government regulation came into force on Thursday that activates the temporary protection of displaced persons act, the Interior Ministry said the number of refugees that Slovenia will provide protection to was currently not li...

Ljubljana – The opposition Left has tabled a bill introducing a tax on empty and large houses and apartments to tackle the shortage of homes as estimates show that there are about 175,000 empty apartments around the country. According to the pa...

Paris/Pescara – Slovenian riders took the lead in two elite stage races that are part of the UCI World Tour on Thursday. Primož Roglič put on the leader’s yellow jersey in the 5th stage of the Paris-Nice race as Tadej Pogačar won the 4...

Paris – Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša called for the EU to end its reliance on Russian energy as soon as possible as he arrived for an EU summit in Versailles on Thursday. He condemned what he described as a series of crimes against hum...

Ljubljana – The Faculty for Tourism of the University of Maribor has joined numerous organisations that have been providing aid to Ukrainians by offering free tourism courses of all levels. A Ukrainian professor is also invited to come teach or...

Paris – Prime Minister Janez Janša has said the EU summit in Versailles should commit to Ukraine being guaranteed membership of the bloc similarly as the leaders did for the Western Balkan countries at the Thessaloniki summit in 2003. EU leade...

Ljubljana – The Ljubljana Higher Court has rejected the ruling of the Ljubljana Local Court giving Kristjan Verbič, the president of the Pan-Slovenian Association of Small Shareholders (VZMD), a suspended prison sentence for insider trading in...

Ljubljana – Slovenia’s helpline providing information on coronavirus will no longer be available after Friday. The government has decided to shut it down as the epidemic is receding and measures are being relaxed, which has resulted in a ...

Ljubljana – Slovenia reported 2,305 new cases of coronavirus for Wednesday, up by some 26% on the same day a week ago in what is the sixth consecutive day that has seen a week-on-week increase in infections. As a result the 7-day average of new...

Ljubljana – The Cukrarna Gallery will host an exhibition of works by almost 60 women artists, all either Slovenian or working in Slovenia, from the 1990s to the present day in a highlight of this year’s programme. Opening tonight, Returni...