Ljubljana – Defence Minister Marjan Šarec announced systemic changes in civil protection and disaster relief after a massive fire in the western Kras region. He told the newspaper Dnevnik that the army should immediately be activated in case o...

Ljubljana – The newspaper Dnevnik comments on the trip by Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, which has stirred disapproval in China, with Chinese President Xi Jinping warning that the US should not be playing wit...

Ljubljana – The newspaper Delo says in Saturday’s front-page commentary that it all seems that the new economic crisis ahead will not be as bad as the last financial and economic crisis or the Covid crisis. Warnings by some famous economi...

Kostanjevica na Krasu – The people of Kostanjevica na Krasu in the western Kras region, where the largest wildfire in Slovenia’s history raged for days, thanked everyone involved in firefighting efforts in a statement released by the regi...

Ljubljana – As summer holidays started in several near-by countries, heavy traffic is being reported on Slovenian roads on Saturday with long queues on the border crossings with Austria and Croatia. Drivers have to wait about two hours on most ...

Ljubljana – It was a devastating Thursday evening for Slovenian clubs in the UEFA Europa Conference League, the third-tier European club football competition, as Olimpija, Koper and Mura were all eliminated in the second qualifying round by the...

Ljubljana – Fish in Slovenian rivers are generally doing well, but certain species are highly affected by low water levels and overheating and some areas have seen fish kills in recent weeks. Water levels are extremely low in the Primorska and ...

Ljubljana – A total of 1,484 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Slovenia on Thursday in what is an decrease of almost 8% compared to the same day a week ago. Two patients with Covid-19 died yesterday, shows data from the Health Ministry. Ho...

Ljubljana – A total of 35 cases of monkeypox have so far been confirmed in Slovenia since the first case was reported in late May, according to the National Institute of Public Health. The institute’s data shows just over one third of the...

Ljubno ob Savinji – Slovenian minority officials pledged to work to secure a permanent seat for the minority in the Italian parliament as the Office for Slovenians Abroad hosted a debate on the issue on Friday. The discussion comes amid concern...