Ljubljana – The Court of Audit has found in a report on the efficiency of procurement of protective and medical equipment for containing the spread of the new coronavirus that, although the circumstances were extraordinary, the government, mini...

Ljubljana – The OECD says in a report released on Thursday that insufficient prosecution of foreign bribery in Slovenia is still a reason for concern and so are claims about political interference in law enforcement. The OECD is meanwhile happy...

Ljubljana/Šoštanj/Velenje – Focus has welcomed the government’s proposal to phase out coal in Slovenia by 2033, saying this is the most sensible decision given the three potential scenarios to restructure Slovenia’s two coal regio...

Ljubljana – Slovenia has decided to resume using the AstraZeneca vaccine after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) assessed AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine “safe and effective” after a review of possible blood clot risks. ̶...

Slovenj Gradec – The US multinational Adient today explained its decision to close down its Slovenj Gradec affiliate by saying that “internal assessments and discussions with key clients have shown that Slovenia is no longer considered a ...

Ljubljana – The government adopted an omnibus bill that would amend over a dozen laws and repeal dozens more in an effort to simplify bureaucratic procedures. The wide-ranging changes affect areas including official registries of laws and perso...

Ljubljana – Digitalisation and cross-Atlantic trade relations headlined discussions at the Digital German-Slovenian Economic Day on Thursday amid calls for a restoration and renewal of the relationship with the US. The event, hosted annually by...

Ljubljana – The Slovenian central bank held a virtual debate on Thursday which heard that, although payments in the eurozone are still mostly done in cash, the increasing digitalisation forces banks to consider introducing the digital euro. ...

Ljubljana – The Slovenian PEN centre has urged the government to fundamentally change its attitude to the STA as well as media and journalists in general, arguing that its actions constituted an attempt at dismantling the agency and silencing a...

Brdo pri Kranju – Health experts urged politicians on Wednesday to tackle the Covid-19 epidemic as a united front, Health Minister Janez Poklukar said after a meeting at Brdo pri Kranju hosted by President Borut Pahor. Pahor and Prime Minister ...