Ljubljana – Slovenia recorded 1,823 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, a decrease of nearly a quarter over the week before, as the Omicron-driven wave continues to slowly subside. The 14-day case notification rate per 100,000 population dro...

Ljubljana – Slovenia’s oldest collection of youth literature, Sinji Galeb (Blue Seagull), is celebrating its 70th anniversary. Since it was conceived by poet Ivan Minatti in 1952 for publisher Mladinska Knjiga, it has brought young reader...

Ljubljana – Face masks will no longer be obligatory in schools and other educational institutions as of Monday under the latest relaxation of restrictions that the government confirmed on Thursday. This applies to both teachers and students, He...

Ljubljana – Teenagers aged 12 to 18 can now get a coronavirus booster shot after this change to vaccination has been recommended by the task force on immunisation at the National Institute of Public Health. They will get the Pfizer/BioNTech vac...

Drammen – Cross-country skier Anamarija Lampič finished third in the women’s classic sprint at a World Cup meet in Drammen, Norway, on Thursday. She was 1.97 seconds behind the winner, Maiken Caspersen Falla from Norway, and Swedish Jonn...

Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor and US Ambassador to Slovenia Jamie L. Harpootlian exchanged views on topical developments in Ukraine as they met on Thursday. The pair stressed the role of the international community’s great unity on, a...

Ljubljana – Slovenia intends to take part in the Expo 2025 that will be hosted from 13 April and 13 October 2025 by Japan’s Osaka. If the country is to present itself with an independent pavilion, the cost of the project has been estimate...

Ljubljana – The National Electoral Commission has decided to vote to expel the central electoral commissions of Russia and Belarus from the Association of European Election Officials (ACEEEO). Slovenian citizens residing in Ukraine will be able...

Ljubljana – The government adopted on Thursday an initiative to conclude an agreement with Croatia on cross-border cooperation in the provision of emergency medical services. The goal is to establish a cross-border network that would provide su...

Brussels – The EU interior ministers, including Slovenia’s Aleš Hojs, agreed in Brussels on Thursday to trigger for the first time ever the legislation providing Ukrainian refugees with immediate temporary protection. Hojs noted that a c...