The Slovenian government has unveiled a draft law that would impose a windfall tax on energy companies in 2022 and 2023 in a bid to subsidise renewables and finance measures to reduce electricity demand during peak times. Under the proposal, any reve...

The University of Ljubljana has launched a multi-disciplinary research and development centre for social innovations aimed at promoting active and healthy ageing. The centre will be a hub where research institutions, municipalities, volunteer organiz...

Prime Minister Robert Golob and President-elect Nataša Pirc Musar agreed to act in concert on foreign policy matters as they held on 21 November their first formal meeting after the presidential election. They pinpointed several priorities, includin...

There were few big upsets in Slovenia’s local elections on 20 November, though voters delivered some surprising results. In a continuation of a long trend, independents increased their reach further and incumbents won more than half of mayoral ...

Slovenia’s national football team is ending the year on a high note after a 1:0 win against Montenegro in a friendly this weekend, the team’s third victory in the last four games. The team has not lost a game since a terrible 1:4 defeat a...

The Slovenian Book Fair is under way in Ljubljana until 27 November, presenting 88 publishers and hosting a number of Slovenian and foreign guests at the Gospodarsko Razstavišče, the city’s main fairgrounds. Over 200 events are planned, some ...

Safe Place by Croatian director Juraj Lerotić wins the Kingfisher Award at the Ljubljana International Film Festival. The post Croatian drama wins main award at Ljubljana film fest appeared first on Slovenia Times.

Slovenia has placed ninth in the World Energy Council’s 2022 Energy Trilemma Index, a major benchmark which ranks countries by their ability to provide sustainable energy. This is Slovenia’s first return among the top ten after ranking si...

Slovenian police processed almost 21,500 illegal attempts at border crossing in the fist ten months of this year, a 160% rise compared to the same period last year. The increase continues to be driven by immigrants from Burundi, India and Cuba, who c...

The opposition Democrats (SDS) have upset government plans to reverse major portions of the previous government’s income tax cuts by tabling a request for a referendum just before the National Assembly was due to take a vote on the government b...