Prime Minister Golob today received the representatives of the 8th of March Institute, who delivered 17,300 signatures collected as part of their campaign "Stop the sale of illegal firecrackers".

Prime Minister Robert Golob met with Ukrainian Ambassador Andrii Taran, who is concluding his term in Slovenia, at a farewell meeting.

In one month, Nova Gorica and Gorizia will become the Europe's first borderless Capital of Culture , highlighting an extraordinary display of cross-border unity.

State Secretary Marko Štucin met Ambassador Lounes Magramane, Secretary General of the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Algiers for bilateral consultations. He was also received by Mr Ahmed Attaf, Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs.

At today's session, the Government adopted proposed new amendments to the Health Services Act, which strengthens the role of public healthcare institutions and regulates the transition from public to private healthcare – the regulation improves the efficiency and fairness of the healthcare system and eliminates conflicts of interest. The Government also approved the proposal for the Resolution on the Prevention of Corruption in the Republic of Slovenia.

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Robert Golob, and Ms Tina Gaber and the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Nataša Pirc Musar, and Dr Aleš Musar, today hosted the traditional New Year's reception for the Diplomatic Corps at Brdo pri Kranju. The President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and the Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps addressed the diplomats.

On 13 and 14 January 2025, a delegation from the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office visited the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property. The visit took place within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding concluded between the two offices in Ljubljana in March 2024, with the main objective of exchanging good practices and strengthening cooperation in the field of industrial property.

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon concluded her visit to Ankara with the signing of the protocol of the 9th meeting of the Slovenian-Turkish Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation and the opening of the Slovenian-Turkish Business Forum. The numerous events and meetings held over the two days in the Turkish capital underscore the significant mutual interest in deepening economic cooperation.

On the first day of her visit to Ankara, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Tanja Fajon, met with the Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan. The meeting, which followed Fidan's visit to Slovenia in August, when the two ministers signed the Strategic Partnership Action Plan, focused on bilateral cooperation, the Middle East, Ukraine, the Western Balkans, enlargement, and EU-Türkiye relations.

Slovenia has reached an important milestone in international energy diplomacy. Presiding at the 15th session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly, Slovenia will for the first time take on the role of a global advocate for renewable energy, as well as the presidency of an international energy organisation.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Esteemed Director General of the European Space Agency, my dear friend Dr Josef Aschbacher, Honourable representatives of national delegations to the European Space Agency, welcome to Slovenia!

After eight years of associate membership, Slovenia becomes a full member of the European Space Agency (ESA) on Wednesday in what is a milestone that is expected to make the country's businesses more competitive in the global space industry.

At today's session, the Government adopted an amendment to the Road Traffic Rules Act, which provides for stricter treatment of drivers who do not establish a rescue lane or drive in an established rescue lane and thereby prevent drivers of emergency vehicles, rescue workers, firefighters and police officers from carrying out urgent tasks to save lives.

On Tuesday, 7 January 2025, the Republic of Slovenia, rated A3 (positive)/AA- (positive)/A (stable), successfully accessed the international capital markets with a EUR 1.0bn Reg S issuance due 14 April 2055.

Slovenia is successfully dealing with the challenges of managing government finances. According to preliminary data, the budget deficit in 2024 was only 1.2% of the GDP, the lowest in the last five years, which attests to financial stability and the responsible management of public funds.

The Republic of Slovenia announces a mandate to organise the issue of a new 30-year bond maturing in 2055.

About a year ago, Mr. Walter Heimerl-Lesnik from St. Pölten purchased a charter at willhaben.at that he believed to be a reproduction. When he was surprised to discover that it was an original, he decided to donate it to »its homeland«. The charter arrived at the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia in November 2024 through the Slovenian Embassy in Vienna. Our new acquisition is presented here as the first archivalia of the month in 2025.

The online column Archivalia of the Month has been published since January 2011. Its purpose is to promote the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia and its archival holdings. Presented in the column are archival documents that are interesting visually and content-wise, as well as newly acquired documents or the ones that have so far been overlooked. Also published are documents relating to various anniversaries, current events and many more.

Below you will find the Archivalias of the Month of 2025.

The Government has approved the new Media Act and submitted it to the National Assembly for consideration. This is the first comprehensive overhaul of the Media Act in over 20 years, with its primary aim being to safeguard the right of the Slovenian population to comprehensive information and freedom of expression, even within the evolving new media landscape.

The Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia will be closed on 1 and 2 January 2025 in observance of the New Year holidays