Reforestation efforts have started in the Kras region in western Slovenia after the worst wildfire season on record destroyed more than 3,600 hectares of forest there. This year alone 18,000 saplings will be planted by professionals and volunteers, w...

A social media influencer in Slovenia has been fined €1,500 for failing to obtain a child work permit, in what is the first such case handled so far by the Labour Inspectorate. The case in question involves a family where parents involved their chi...

Dads in Slovenia will be entitled to paid paternal leave of up to 75 days from April next year, up from 30 at present, under legislative changes passed by the National Assembly this week. The father will be able to use 15 days of paternity leave befo...

Cities across Slovenia will get into the festive spirit as they switch on Christmas lights this weekend. In some places such as Ljubljana and Maribor the lights will shine for fewer hours than usual to save electricity. Ljubljana will turn on its sig...

Architect Jože Plečnik (1872-1957) transformed Ljubljana in the first half of the 20th century with buildings that are now among the capital’s main sights and has become a near mythological figure in Slovenian architecture. His overarching ph...

Slovenia’s 100 wealthiest individuals saw their wealth grow by about 15% in the last year to a record €8.1 billion, according to a ranking compiled by the magazine Finance Manager. The accumulated wealth of the 100 richest Slovenians increase...

Government expenditure will peak at an all-time high of €16.69 billion in 2023 before dropping to €15.51 billion in 2024 under budget documents endorsed by the National Assembly on 23 November. With substantial funds set aside for energy crisis m...

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...