Kočevje – A huge explosion at the Melamin chemical plant in Kočevje, south Slovenia, on Thursday morning is believed to have killed five people. They remain unaccounted for, presumably buried under the rubble, making this the worst industrial...

Ljubljana – Telekom Slovenije, the state-owned telecommunications provider, generated EUR 151.2 million in net sales revenue in the first quarter of the year, a decrease of 4% from the same period a year ago, which is attributed to the company ...

Ljubljana – A total of 604 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Wednesday, nearly 40% fewer than the same day a week ago. Only six patients continue to be treated for Covid-19 in intensive care units and another patient died on...

Ljubljana – Public sector trade unions expect that Sanja Ajanović Hovnik, if appointed minister of public administration, will tackle the public sector pay system as a priority. They say she should immediately state whether she supports the ex...

Brnik – Passenger traffic at the Ljubljana airport continues to pick up as the airport handled a total of 198,079 passengers in the first four months of the year, or seven times more than in the same period last year. The volume of cargo traffi...

Ljubljana – In line with recommendations from its expert advisory group, the government decided to lift the Covid pass mandate for visitors of hospitals and social care institutions. The face mask requirement remains in place. The decision was ...

Ljubljana – Representatives of both youths and senior citizens have high expectations of the new ministry for solidarity-based future to be led by Luka Mesec, the leader of the Left. They hope pre-election promises will not be forgotten. The ne...

Ljubljana/Beijing – Slovenian president Borut Pahor and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. In his letter to Xi, Pahor ...

Ljubljana – At its last regular session before being relegated to caretaker role, the Janez Janša government on Thursday declared 17 May the National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Communist Violence. The government says that it acted ba...

Ljubljana – The Freedom Movement’s top brass unanimously endorsed the coalition agreement and the list of ministerial candidates on Thursday. The initialing of the agreement is expected over the weekend and the names of all candidates wil...