Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor awarded state decorations on Friday to two representatives of the Slovenian minority and diaspora, who have contributed to the integration of Slovenians abroad and to cultural cooperation with Slovenians in nei...

Brussels – Janez Lenarčič, Slovenia’s European commissioner, expressed the hope that forces which are sincerely in favour of fundamental EU values such as the rule of law win the Slovenian general election in April, as he warned against...

Ljubljana – Slovenia confirmed 16,571 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, the second highest daily tally since the start of the pandemic, after an all-time high on Tuesday. Seven more Covid-19 patients died, show official data. The National I...

Ljubljana – Trade unions representing staff in health and social care have announced a strike starting on 16 February citing the government’s failure to resume talks to resolve remaining pay disparities as agreed. Under the agreement stru...

Ljubljana – Foreign Minister Anže Logar said that Slovenia had not changed its position in relations with China as he headed into a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee on Friday called because of Prime Minister Janez Janša&#...

Willingen – Slovenia won the mixed team event at the ski jumping World Cup in Willignen, Germany on Friday, the first such event ever to be held on a large hill and the last try-out before the Olympic debut of this format. Ema Klinec, Cene Prev...

Ljubljana – A new supervisory board of RTV Slovenija held its maiden session on Friday, electing as chief supervisor Borut Rončević, one of the board members appointed by the government, the public broadcaster said in a press release. The new...

Ljubljana – The parliamentary Justice Committee asked the Judicial Council on Friday to conduct an analysis of whether judges who had passed the bar exam in former Yugoslav republics qualify for the job. Another resolution asks the government, ...

Beijing – Slovenian snowboarder Žan Košir, who was chosen as one of Slovenia’s flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on 4 February, has tested positive for coronavirus upon arriving in China, which ...

Ljubljana – The 5th Winter Festival, the special winter edition of Ljubljana Festival, is getting under way tonight with a concert featuring three Baroque masterpieces by Bach, Ferrandini and Handel, performed by the Slovenian Philharmonic Orch...