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31/08/2022

STA, 31 August 2022 - The European Basketball Championship is starting this week after a five-year break, with the Slovenian team defending the European title from Istanbul. A total of 24 teams will compete in Milan, Prague, Tbilisi and Cologne to make it to the finals that will be played in Berlin....

31/08/2022

STA, 30 August 2022 - Marta Kos, the ruling party's candidate for president, withdrew her bid for the 23 October election, citing "change of circumstances out of personal reasons". The Freedom Movement will discuss steps in the wake of Kos's decision in the coming days, the party sai...

31/08/2022

A summary of this morning’s top news in Slovenia.

29/08/2022

STA, 29 August 2022 - The Infrastructure Ministry has drawn up a draft bill to allow the government to declare a state of emergency in case of disruption in electricity or gas supplies. It provides measures such as consumption cuts, state guarantees to buy gas outside the EU, and even departure from...

28/08/2022

STA, 27 August - Due to a lack of rainfall mountain huts in Slovenia are experiencing water scarcity, including the highest hut Kredarica that sits below Mt Triglav, Slovenia's tallest peak. Currently, the hut only has water supplies for about ten days, and there has been a cap on bookings for s...

28/08/2022

STA, 26 August 2022 - The equal opportunities ombudsman has found that an article of the labour market regulation act discriminates against certain foreigners, as it stipulates a 12-month deadline for third-country nationals to pass an exam on basic knowledge of Slovenian, but not for citizens of th...

28/08/2022

26/08/2022

STA, 25 August 2022 - The opposition Democrats (SDS) want the Culture Ministry to compile a report on the use of public funds by NGOs in the culture sector over the past decade. The request comes in the wake of a scandal in which Fotopub gallery head Dušan Smodej is alleged to have sexually abused ...

26/08/2022

A summary of this morning’s top news in Slovenia.

25/08/2022

STA, 24 August 2022 - Slovenia and Poland will co-host the Volleyball Men's World Championship, which will start on Friday and run until 11 September in what will be the second appearance for Slovenia on the world stage. Slovenia hope for a good result after finishing 10th in the Nations League....