Ljubljana – Prime Minister Janez Janša addressed a session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe on Monday to stress the importance of preparedness and effective responsiveness to future health crises. He also discu...

Ljubljana – The ruling Democrats (SDS) continue to top the party rankings in the latest Mediana poll conducted for the newspaper Delo, with their support rising somewhat. The voter approval rating for the government has also improved. The SDS e...

Ostrava – The Slovenian men’s volleyball team made it to the quarter-finals of the European Championships by beating Croatia in the round of 16 in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Monday. Slovenia needed four sets to beat the neighbours, taking...

Ljubljana – The government has appointed Damjan Žugelj a full-fledged director of the Office for Money Laundering Prevention, after he has led it as acting head since 15 March. He will take over on 15 September for a five-year term, with the o...

Bologna – President Borut Pahor was awarded Sigillum Magnum, the highest recognition from the University of Bologna given to influential figures, in a special ceremony on Monday. Pahor thanked the university for the great honour and said he und...

Postojna – The Postojna Cave, one of Slovenia’s main natural landmarks, which reopened for visitors in June after the longest closure in its history due to Covid-19 restrictions, expects to have around 220,000 visitors this year. The head...

Ljubljana – In 2020, 14.3% of Slovenians aged 15 or more participated in education and learning programmes, which is just below the EU average, the Statistics Office said on Monday. The percentage has been dropping and is the highest among the ...

Ljubljana – Another 282 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Sunday, an increase of 20% from the same day a week ago, data from the National Institute of Pubic Health (NIJZ) shows. According to Covid tracker site, the number of...

Ljubljana – Employees and users of services in nearly all sectors will have to comply with the vaccinated-recovered-tested rule from Wednesday, a decision that government officials say is designed to offer the best possible protection while kee...

Mersin – Slovenian gymnasts Tjaša Kysselef and Lucija Hribar have brought home medals from the 2021 Mersin World Cup finale. Kysselef won silver in the vault, finishing second overall, and Hribar was third in the parallel bars as the event dre...