Ljubljana – The EU integration of Western Balkan countries is important for the bloc’s strategic position in the world. It is also an opportunity for Slovenian businesses, Foreign Minister Anže Logar said at an event the Institute of Str...

Ljubljana – The National Council vetoed on Wednesday amendments to the act on special rights for minorities in education which would set a higher Italian language standard for staff working in Slovenian-Italian bilingual kindergartens and schoo...

Ljubljana – A firefighters’ trade union is critical of the government-proposed changes to the fire service act, as it says it was not involved in the drafting of the amendments. Some of the proposals that had already been coordinated with...

Beijing – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China labelled on Wednesday Prime Minister Janez Janša’s statements about Taiwan as “dangerous”, and expressed strong opposition. The reaction comes after Janša said in MondayR...

Ljubljana – The number of new coronavirus cases spiked even further in Slovenia on Tuesday, exceeding all daily counts by far, with as many as 12,286 coronavirus infections recorded. 63.2% of PCR tests came back positive, according to the Natio...

Ljubljana – Ljubomir Vranješ has been sacked as the head coach of the national handball team after Slovenia failed to make it past the preliminary round at the European Handball Championship. The news was reported Wednesday by the National Han...

Ljubljana – MP Violeta Tomić resigned on Wednesday from the opposition Left party. It is not yet clear whether she will join another party or deputy group. Tomić, a second-term MP and one of the most outspoken members of the party, recently c...

Ljubljana – The Slovenian-Chinese Business Council stressed the importance of stable political relations after PM Janez Janša’s statements on closer ties with Taiwan, saying that economic relations should remain non-politicised. The Coun...

Ljubljana – New quarantine rules kicked in today for schools and staff at health care and social care institutions, and some changes apply to the protocol of PCR testing as daily numbers of coronavirus infections continue to break records. The ...

Ljubljana – The Slovenian Association of Judges has noted that a judge at the Ljutomer Local Court was once again the victim of an assault, as a known perpetrator vandalised his car, which was parked in front of the courthouse. The organisation...