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Prime Minister Janez Janša, accompanied by Minister of Agriculture Janez Cigler Kralj and President of the Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia Jože Podgoršek, visited Komenda today to assess the aftermath of the severe storm. The damage in Komenda alone amounts to tens of millions of euros, with more than 150 buildings affected. Prime Minister Janša also visited families and farmers affected by the severe storm.

The Government of the Republic of Slovenia decided to lift the temporarily reintroduced control at the internal borders with Croatia and Hungary. The government’s decision was announced by Franci Matoz, Minister of the Interior and Public Administration, and Danijel Lorbek, Acting Director General of the Police.

Rok Šimenc, State Secretary at the Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development, and Sofia Alves, Director at the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, visited the Zasavje region today. They attended the Zasavje 2026 Just Transition Conference and visited the flood-recovery project in Zagorje ob Savi, co-financed by the European Union Solidarity Fund.

Slovenians are paying tribute to Primož Trubar, the author of the first printed books in Slovenian, with a series of events on Primož Trubar Day, observed on Monday.

At the beginning of the session, the Government was briefed on the situation following yesterday’s storm, which caused extensive damage in many parts of Slovenia. In addition to damage to residential and commercial buildings and infrastructure, the storm completely destroyed crops in some areas and severely affected agriculture.

The University of Primorska will launch a new undergraduate study programme, Innovations in Wood Industry for Sustainable Development, in the 2026/2027 academic year.

At today's press conference, State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Vinko Gorenak presented the contents of the proposed Partnership for a Successful Slovenia agreement, through which the Government is inviting opposition parties to participate in the preparation of legislation during the 2026–2030 term.

The economic diplomacy consultations and the Slovenian Global Forum, two key events in the field of internationalisation of the Slovenian economy, brought together representatives from the business world, diplomatic corps and relevant institutions. The consultations were attended by 42 economic advisers working in diplomacy, and the Slovenian Global Forum saw an audience of over 400 people.

Today, the European Commission issued a preliminary positive assessment of the sixth request for payment of funds under the Recovery and Resilience Facility – NextGenerationEU. Slovenia is expected to receive the payment, amounting to €41 million, next month. Following the inflow, Slovenia will have utilised nearly 87% of the available funds.

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tone Kajzer concluded the handover process at the Ministry in a meeting with the former minister, Tanja Fajon. He assumed his duties on 4 June 2026, with the handover taking place the following day.

The central theme of this year's event was how companies can capitalise on Slovenia's reputation, which its athletes help build. Slovenia is playing in the top league on the global stage, and it is up to us to step onto that stage as competitors who have come to win, emphasised Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy, Labour and Sport Anže Logar, in his opening remarks.

The Foreign Ministers of Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Iceland, Singapore, Slovenia and the United Arab Emirates, within the so-called Green Group, are issuing a joint statement on today's World Oceans Day.

Prime Minister Janez Janša today attended the Holy Mass and memorial ceremony at the pit under Macesnova gorica in Kočevski Rog.

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Janez Janša, today attended the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tivat, Montenegro, where the leaders of the European Union Member States and the Western Balkan countries discussed the further strengthening of cooperation between the European Union and the region.

The Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning, Polona Rifelj, today assumed office. In accordance with the ministry's newly defined remit, responsibilities were handed over to her by the former Minister of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, Jože Novak, the former Minister of the Environment, Climate and Energy, Bojan Kumer, and the former Minister of Solidarity-Based Future, Simon Maljevac.

An official handover ceremony was held today at the Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development. The outgoing minister, Dr Aleksander Jevšek, formally handed over responsibilities to the new minister, Dr Monika Kirbiš Rojs, who announced upon assuming office that she would immediately continue ongoing work and pursue key development priorities.

Today, a formal handover of duties took place at the Ministry of the Economy, Labour and Sport between the outgoing Minister Matjaž Han and the incoming Minister Dr Anže Logar.

The former ministers of the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Public Administration, and the Ministry of Digital Transformation have handed over their duties to the new Minister of the Interior and Public Administration, Franci Matoz.

From 25 to 29 May 2026, Slovenia hosted an interregional workshop entitled Promoting the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (the Joint Convention).

Slovenia's first-ever government composed entirely of right-of-centre parties took office on 4 June after parliament approved Prime Minister Janez Janša's new cabinet to succeed the left-wing administration of Robert Golob.