Ilirska Bistrica – After reports surfaced in December about a norovirus outbreak in the Ilirska Bistrica area in south-western Slovenia, further investigation into the cause of the infections has now revealed that it was not meat, as first susp...

Ljubljana – A total of 6,855 new coronavirus cases were reported in Slovenia for Wednesday, a day after a record of more than 7,400 were confirmed. The estimate of active cases topped 50,000. Hospitalisations continued to decrease, and addition...

Ljubljana – Mark Boris Andrijanič, the minister for digitalisation transformation, finds Slovenia has attained many successes in his brief during its term at the helm of the EU. He noted in particular the digital services act, the declaration ...

Ljubljana – Slovenia’s five trade union associations have asked the Constitutional Court to have its say on a provision in the latest Covid relief law that raises the pay ceiling in the single public sector wage system only for the benefi...

Kranj – A casino indirectly owned by the Austrian gaming giant Novomatic is expected to open in the Planet Tuš shopping and entertainment centre in Kranj this year, offering work to around 20 employees, as the local authorities recently approv...

Brussels/Brest – Defence Minister Matej Tonin attended an informal meeting of EU defence ministers in France’s Brest on Thursday, warning that while focussing on Ukraine and Mali, the EU must not forget the Western Balkans, especially Bos...

Ljubljana – The government adopted on Thursday a national strategy to phase out coal and restructure coal regions in line with the just transition principles. The document envisages that coal used for electricity production will be fully phased...

Ljubljana – The opposition Social Democrats (SD) have urged Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti to immediately resign after it has become clear that several prominent independent culture producers or artists were left without funds as part of a 202...

Ljubljana – After the latest edition of the public broadcaster RTV Slovenija’s show Tarča sparked controversy and criticism, a petition was launched in support of the show, its host Erika Žnidaršič, and media freedom at RTV Slovenija,...

Ljubljana – The National Assembly confirmed in a unanimous vote on Thursday amendments to the pension and disability insurance act that provide a tiered indexation of pensions as a means of bridging the gap between pensions and wages caused by ...