Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor and the Foreign Ministry responded to the death of last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Wednesday. Slovenians will remember Gorbachev as a great historic figure who understood the call for ending the Cold Wa...

Bled – Analyst Denis Mancevič feels that while part of the market distortions and extremely high energy prices can be attributed to the events in Ukraine, some of the roots are systemic. The current boiling point comes against the backdrop of ...

Celje – An exhibition and catalogue on cross-boarder cooperation between Slovenian and Croatian winegrowers will open Tuesday evening at the Celje Historical Archives. Part of the Wine at the Border project, in which three Slovenian and three C...

Ljubljana – Plans to create a large stockpile of wheat to help Slovenia weather the global food supply crisis have floundered after the only bid submitted in the National Commodities Reserves Agency’s open call was declared invalid becaus...

Ljubljana – The Pensioners’ Trade Union has proposed the introduction of permanent and uniform annual allowance for pensioners to replace the current bonus set each year as part of a separate budget law. The union is proposing EUR 625 for...

Ljubljana – The National Assembly unanimously endorsed on Wednesday two pieces of legislation that will provide emergency cost-of-living aid to the most vulnerable population groups and to businesses hit hard by high gas and electricity prices....

Ljubljana – Slovenian President Borut Pahor will host the leaders of the Brdo-Brijuni initiative of regional cooperation for a summit at Brdo estate on 12 September which is to call on the EU to step up enlargement to the Western Balkans. Annou...

Prague – Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon has welcomed the decision by EU foreign ministers to suspend a 2007 visa facilitation deal with Russia as a measure that “clearly speaks to our determination to condemn Russia’s unacce...

Ljubljana – The 26th Ljubljana Marathon will coincide with the presidential election on 23 October after the organisers of the biggest such event in the country declined the appeal by the National Electoral Commission to consider changing the d...

Ljubljana – The Freedom Movement has decided not to pick an alternative candidate after the ruling party’s vice-leader Marta Kos quit the presidential race. Party leader, Prime Minister Robert Golob announced on Wednesday that the party c...