Ljubljana – Marta Kos, the ruling party’s candidate for president, withdrew her bid for the 23 October election, citing “change of circumstances out of personal reasons”. The Freedom Movement will discuss steps in the wake of ...

Zreče – The state-owned tool maker and automotive supplier Unior saw its half-year group net sales revenue rise by 16% year-on-year to EUR 141.6 million as net profit went up by a good quarter to EUR 8.1 million. In June the group sold its 49%...

Ljubljana – The newspaper Finance portrays Europe as “eternal loser” in Tuesday’s commentary whose headline says the same, listing how the EU, unlike the US, has failed to promptly deal with every crisis since 2008. Turning to...

Ljubljana – Slovenia confirmed 2,165 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, down 7% on the week before as the gradual decline continues. There were no deaths, Health Ministry data show. A total of 75 patients were treated in hospitals for Covid-19...

Bled – The need to put the tourism industry on a completely new footing post-Covid rather than return to business-as-usual amidst pre-pandemic visitor numbers was highlighted at a panel on tourism held at the Bled Strategic Forum on Tuesday. Ma...

Ljubljana – Prime Minister Robert Golob is scheduled to travel to Paris on Thursday for talks with French President Emanuel Macron, his second bilateral visit abroad after he held talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in July. Golob and Macr...

Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor conferred state decorations on three deserving individuals on Tuesday. Civil engineer Marjan Pipenbaher was honoured for bridge design, former CEO of dairy Mlekarna Planika Anka Lipušček Miklavčič for prese...

Prague – Defence Minister Marjan Šarec welcomed a proposal for a potential EU training mission for Ukraine as part of the bloc’s ongoing support for the country, as he attended an informal meeting of EU defence ministers in Prague on Tue...

Prague – EU foreign ministers gathered in Prague on Tuesday to try and reach a political consensus on the bloc’s visa policy with Russia. Slovenia’s Tanja Fajon said the country would honour any agreement that is reached, but she is...

Celje – Kristina Kočan has received this year’s Veronika Prize for best collection of poetry at an awards ceremony at Celje Castle on Tuesday evening, while Iztok Osojnik was given the Golden Coin of Poetry for lifetime achievements. Ko�...