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The municipalities of Bled and Gorje have been certified as the first European zero waste municipalities, according to the Mission Zero Academy. The Academy assessed that the municipalities successfully implement measures aimed at achieving zero net waste and operate in accordance with the conditions required by the certificate.

Slovenian Flag Day is celebrated on 7 April. The flag was first unveiled by Slovenian students in Vienna in 1848, but it was on 7 April 1848 that the Slovenian patriot and student Lovro Toman first hoisted the Slovenian tricolour on Slovenian lands, at the site of the former inn Pri Zlati Zvezdi on Wolfova Ulica in Ljubljana.

World Health Day has been celebrated on 7 April since 1950, the date marking the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organisation.

These days, Cankarjev dom is hosting a gigantic Carniolan honeybee. The so-called 3D Carniolan honeybee, a physical model of the worker bee Apis mellifera carnica, was put on display in cooperation with the Slovenian Beekeeping Association to mark World Bee Day on 20 May and the 11th year of urban beekeeping on the roof of the building.

The World Expo 2020, which started on 1 October, ended on the last day of March. During that time, the Slovenian Pavilion welcomed almost one million visitors and the business centre hosted more than 200 events.

In addition to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a significant impact on the development of tourism in Slovenia in the past two years, the industry is now also affected by the war in Ukraine. With the support of the State, the tourism sector will therefore have to adapt and focus on promoting Slovenia as a safe, sustainable and crowd-free destination.

Minister Jože Podgoršek attended the all-Slovenian day of planting honey plants, which took place throughout Slovenia at the initiative of the Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association.

The procedure of returning the Fabiani Palace ended at the Prefecture of Trieste with a solemn signing over of the ownership of the National Hall, which took place on Monday.

The excellent performance of Slovenian ski jumpers at Vikersund and Oberstdorf is without any doubt the best advertisement for the finals of the 43rd Nordic Combined World Cup event.

The Government Council for Slovenians Abroad and the Government Council for Slovenians in the Neighbouring Countries met last week.

On the initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 21 March marks the International Day of Forests. This year's theme focuses on the sustainable production and consumption of forest resources. Through sustainable forest management and restoration, we can help preserve the planet's biodiversity and combat climate change, while promoting economic activity that creates jobs and improves life.

This Saturday, the traditional ceremonial pruning of the Old Vine takes place in Maribor. This is the oldest vine in the world.

The central theme of this year’s World Water Day is groundwater – making invisible visible. The focus is on the importance of groundwater as it supports the supply of drinking water as well as sanitary systems, agriculture, industry and ecosystems.

The Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the Decree determining the prices of certain petroleum products.

The gender pay gap in the EU was 13% in 2020, according to figures released today by Eurostat, the European statistical office. The lowest gap between men’s and women’s gross earnings was recorded in Luxembourg, where it was 0.7%. Slovenia ranked third with 3.1%.

Today, the highest-rated restaurants and recipients of special Gault & Millau Slovenia 2022 awards were revealed at the online event.

France has paid special tribute to the great Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik. The French postal service issued a series of four stamps depicting the architectural gems of Ljubljana: the Triple Bridge, St Nicholas Cathedral, Ljubljana Castle and Tivoli Park.

In Slovenia, Shrovetide begun on Fat Thursday and will end on Shrove Tuesday. The local authority in Cerknica was taken over by masked figures known as Butalci, and carnival characters known as Kurenti occupied Ptuj on Wednesday evening. There were nearly 800 of them.

The Slovenian athletes are giving a dazzling performance at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. So far they have won seven medals, which places Slovenia among the world's winter sport superpowers in terms of the number of medals won per capita.