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  • Interdisciplinary pilot programme At the School of Open Cohesion comes to classrooms

    The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development, in collaboration with PiNA – Association for Culture and Education, has initiated a pilot project called At the School of Open Cohesion. The project involves eight secondary schools from various regions of Slovenia. It is an interdisciplinary educational programme that combines civic education, digital and statistical skills acquisition, and data journalism competencies.

  • Slovenia formally applies for full membership of the European Space Agency

    Today at the Space Summit in Seville, Spain, Slovenia presented a formal request for full membership of the European Space Agency (ESA). The request for membership, which follows the official decision of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia last Friday, was submitted today to the Director-General of ESA, Josef Aschbacher, by State Secretary at the Ministry of Economy, Tourism and Sport, Matevž Frangež, and the head of the Slovenian Space Office, Tanja Permozer, on the margins of the ESA ministerial meeting.

  • Slovenia and Algeria strengthen bilateral cooperation and emphasise commitment to multilateralism

    Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon hosted Ahmed Attaf, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. Their discussion focused on three important topics: bilateral relations, economic cooperation and the non-permanent membership of both countries in the UN Security Council.

  • Government adopts first Slovenian Space Strategy

    At a correspondence session, the Government adopted Slovenia's first Space Strategy and the decision to apply for full membership of the European Space Agency.

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    Another weather front to sweep over Slovenia on Sunday

    Following a turbulent night, the weather is gradually settling, but another weather front is forecast to sweep over Slovenia on Sunday. A yellow alert is in place for most of the country and an orange alert for the Primorska region and the northwest due to strengthening south-westerly winds and forecast heavy rainfall on Sunday.

  • Slovenia, Croatia, Italy urge efforts to boost joint border patrols

    Interior ministers of Slovenia, Italy and Croatia, Boštjan Poklukar, Matteo Piantedosi and Davor Božinović, respectively, called for efforts to strengthen cooperation in patrolling the borders along the Western Balkans migration route, as they met in Trieste on Thursday.

  • The Trans Dinarica Cycle Route, which starts in Slovenia, is named Lonely Planet’s »Best in Travel« for 2024

    The Trans Dinarica Cycle Route, which is the first and only cycle route linking all eight countries of the Western Balkans, including Slovenia, has been named one of Lonely Planet's Best in Travel experiences for 2024. In 2022, Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel recognised Slovenia as one of the top countries to visit.

  • Slovenia celebrates Reformation Day

    On the last day of October, Slovenia celebrates Reformation Day, a public holiday and a work-free day, commemorating the religious, socio-political and cultural movement of the 16th century. At the same time, Slovenians commemorate the birth of the Slovenian literary language.

  • UNRWA: “Slovenia is a role model in responding to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza”

    Slovenia has allocated a total of EUR 950,000 in humanitarian aid to help Palestinian refugees this year.

  • Minister Poklukar stresses the importance of enhanced cooperation in Trieste

    Minister of the Interior Boštjan Poklukar and Director General of the Police Senad Jušić attended a trilateral meeting of the Ministers of the Interior of Slovenia, Italy and Croatia in Trieste.

  • Tanja Fajon: " I wish for the EU of 2030 to be larger, stronger and more globally engaged"

    Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon attended the Berlin ministerial conference "A larger, stronger Union", hosted by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. The discussions focused on how the EU and its future members can best prepare for enlargement, which has become a necessity in the new geopolitical reality.

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    Red alert for northwest Slovenia and orange alert for other parts of the country

    The expected extreme meteorological and hydrological conditions in Slovenia were presented at the press conference by meteorologist Branko Gregorčič and hydrologist Janez Polajnar, both from the Slovenian Environment Agency (ARSO), Director of the Slovenian Water Agency Neža Kodre, Commander of the Civil Protection of the Republic of Slovenia Srečko Šestan, and Director of the Geological Survey of Slovenia Miloš Bavec.

  • Reactions to the Đilas Affair in Yugoslavia and Abroad

    This month's archivalia is a letter written by the Montenegrin partisan and national hero Komnen Cerović (1916-2000) and sent at the end of 1966 to the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia. In his letter he is asking why Milovan Đilas (1911-1995) was still in prison. The archivalia describes how Đilas went from being a member of the Party's innermost circle to being a first-class persona non-grata virtually overnight.

  • Message by the Prime Minister on Reformation Day

    Below is the message by Prime Minister Robert Golob on the occasion of Reformation Day on 31 October.

  • Embassy will be closed on 31 October

    Due to the Reformation day the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia will be closed on 31 October.

  • Public call for Tenders - Romania

    The State Attorney’s Office of the Republic of Slovenia invites interested lawyers and law firms in Romania to submit tenders to represent the Republic of Slovenia before the courts and administrative authorities of Romania.

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    Prime Minister Golob: It is up to politicians to implement expert decisions

    Prime Minister Robert Golob, Head of the Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for Post-Flood and Landslide Reconstruction Boštjan Šefic and Commander of the Civil Protection of the Republic of Slovenia Srečko Šestan today visited the flooded areas in Baška Grapa, where a preventive evacuation from the most seriously affected buildings was ordered yesterday to ensure the safety of citizens. A total of 36 inhabitants have been relocated.

  • Slovenia makes additional humanitarian contribution for Gaza

    On 27 October 2023, the Slovenian Government took a significant step by pledging a donation of EUR 150,000 to the World Food Programme for emergency humanitarian aid for the affected population in Gaza.

  • Internal borders control extended until 19 November 2023

    Temporarily reintroduced controls at the internal borders with Croatia and Hungary initially introduced on 21 October 2023 will remain in force for 20 more days until 19 November 2023.

  • Prime Minister following the European Council: Europe has kept its unity

     On 26 and 27 October 2023, Prime Minister Robert Golob attended the regular session of the European Council in Brussels. The agenda of this year's summit focused on the situation in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine, the revision of the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework, migration management, the economy and other pressing issues.