Ljubljana – The consumer confidence in Slovenia in July was at its lowest point since April 2020, the first month after the outset of the Covid-19 epidemic, with the value of the relevant indicator dropping by six percentage points compared to ...

Ljubljana – The Environment Agency (ARSO) has warned of high temperatures in the coming days, with the heat wave expected to peak on Saturday, when temperatures could climb up to 39 degrees Celsius. Some cooling off is expected during the night...

Ljubljana – Slovenia reported 1,829 new cases of coronavirus for Wednesday, an increase of almost 5% from the same day week ago, and five deaths among patients with Covid-19, which is the highest daily death toll since 4 May. A modelling expert...

Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor will make a state visit to Turkey on 9 and 10 August at the invitation of his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president’s office has announced. Apart from holding talks with Erdogan, Pahor will also...

Murska Sobota – The wheat harvest in Pomurje in the north-east, Slovenia’s granary, is over, brining an average amount and quantity. According to Danilo Meolic from the Murska Sobota Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry, wheat is being bou...

Ljubljana – The Medical Chamber held a press conference on Thursday to comment on a bill that proposes voluntary assisted dying, which heard that general practitioners could not accept this role as their task was to keep people alive. It was no...

Ljubljana – The opposition Democrats (SDS) filed on Thursday some 6,200 voter signatures to initiate proceedings for a referendum to be called on the government-sponsored changes to the act on RTV Slovenija. SDS deputy Alenka Jeraj argued in a ...

Ljubljana – The National Assembly passed in Thursday’s re-vote changes to the RTV Slovenija act that overhaul the governing bodies of the public broadcaster so that their members will no longer be appointed by parliament, political partie...

Ljubljana – The government decided on Thursday to cap as of 1 September gas prices for households, small companies and basic social service providers. Excise duty remains halved, while VAT will be reduced from 22% to 9.5%. The government also t...

Ljubljana – Architect Matevž Čelik Vidmar, a former director of the Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) in Ljubljana, was appointed Culture Ministry state secretary on Thursday. He will start office on 1 August. The ministry led by Asta V...