New York – President Borut Pahor addressed on Wednesday a high-level meeting on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly session to mark the 30th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, R...

Ljubljana – Average monthly pay in Slovenia decreased considerably in real terms in a year, with fresh data from the Statistic Office showing gross pay for July was 7% lower and net pay 6% lower than a year ago. In nominal terms, average gross ...

Ljubljana – Slovenia reported 2,386 new cases of coronavirus for Wednesday, down marginally over the week before, as the overall situation remained broadly unchanged despite an uptick in hospital figures. One person with Covid-19 died. A total ...

Murska Sobota – The extremely severe drought that has hit Slovenia this summer has resulted in up to 80% lower corn yields than expected, according to director Branko Virag from the Panvita food group, the largest corn producer in Slovenia. The...

Ljubljana – The government adopted on Thursday a bill to introduce emergency measures in education in light of the cost of living crisis. The bill will be fast-tracked and includes steps such as freezing the prices of school meals and student d...

Ljubljana – The Pharmacy Chamber has called for immediate legislative changes to allow public-owned pharmacies adequate procurement of medicines, or else many will run out of drugs. For years, public pharmacies have faced great problems in proc...

Ljubljana – The government appointed Ana Kerševan as the new state attorney general at Thursday’s session to replace Jurij Groznik. She will start serving her six-year term on 27 September, the Government Communications Office said. In l...

Ljubljana – The opposition Democrats (SDS) tabled a motion of no confidence in Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon on Thursday, just two days after Interior Minister Tatjana Bobnar became the first minister in the Robert Golob government to face inter...

Ljubljana – The senior coalition Freedom Movement decided on Thursday to endorse MEP Milan Brglez in the presidential race. Brglez, a member of the junior coalition Social Democrats (SD), gave up all his posts within the party, which dispelled ...

New York – President Borut Pahor has voiced a second time his disagreement with the recalling of the ambassador to the US. Even though he has the final say, he decided to go along with the government’s decision, so as not to harm the gove...