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Nika Prevc at the 2023 season final in Planica Photo: STA
Slovenia's Nika Prevc has won the opening event of the new women's Ski Jumping World Cup season in Norway's Lillehammer, in what was a dream start for last year's winner of the large crystal globe.
The 19-year-old scored 269.9 points with jumps of 138.5 and 138 metres on 23 November, beating German
Cancer survivor. Photo: Envato Elements
Slovenia has become only the seventh EU country to put in place right-to-be-forgotten legislation that ends discrimination of cancer survivors and those living with hepatitis C or HIV when they apply for life insurance or a mortgage.
Such persons have the right not to have their medical history con
An olive tree. Photo: Veronika Vidmar/STA

Ground broken on new Mediterranean crops development centre

Industry & AgricultureScience & Technology
The Koper Science and Research Centre (ZRS) has broken ground on the Competence Centre for Olives and other Mediterranean Crops, a €4.5 million project that is to be completed in two years.
Located in the village of Plavje, a few kilometres northeast of Koper, the centre will house the Oliveculture
Janez Janša, the former Slovenian prime minister. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
Slovenia's former Prime Minister Janez Janša is auctioning off several personal items to raise funds for €30,000 in court costs he has been ordered to pay to a prosecutor and judges that he unsuccessfully sued for damages.
Janša, the leader of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), opened an online

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The International Criminal Court in The Hague. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
Prime Minister Robert Golob has responded to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue arrest warrants for leading Israeli and Hamas officials by saying Slovenia will fully comply with it.

"Slovenia respects the decision of the International Criminal Court on arrest warrants for a
Obrežje border crossing with Croatia. Photo: Rasto Božič/STA
Slovenia will extend police checks on its borders with Croatia and Hungary by another six months to 21 June 2025, after Italy announced an extension of the measure on its border with Slovenia.
The Slovenian government announced the decision on 21 November, a month before the latest six-month extens
Euro banknotes. Photo: dpa/STA
Slovenia's government budget expenditure is projected to reach a record €17.1 billion in each of next two years, with the deficit to amount to 2.6% of GDP in 2025 before falling to 1.6% of GDP in 2026.
The budget documents were passed by the National Assembly on 20 November, raising the expenditure
Špela Miroševič, who is spearheading the developing a drug for the treatment of her son Urban's CTNNB1 syndrome. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
Slovenia will co-finance the final stages of research of orphan drugs to help children with rare diseases under legislative amendments confirmed by parliament after the case of a five-year-old boy with a rare genetic disorder prompted a massive fundraising campaign.
Under the changes to the Scienti
Iza Sia Login, one of the wealthiest Slovenians. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
The wealth of 100 richest Slovenians is estimated to have grown by 14% compared to last year to reach a record €9.97 billion, according to annual wealth rankings compiled by business news portal Finance.
The threshold to make the top 100 list was €43.1 million, €8 million more than last year. Finan
A worker at the Wolkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. Photo: dpa/STA
A German law firm that has filed a class action lawsuit against Volkswagen over the emissions scandal on behalf of over 6,000 Slovenian consumers has reached a settlement with the German car giant. The settlement comes nine years after Volkswagen admitted to the fraud.
The settlement was announced

Exclusive content

Presentation of SLO4D. Photo: Boštjan Podlogar/STA
The Surveying and Mapping Authority is in the midst of carrying out a five-year, EUR 48 million project called SLO4D designed to make digital data on spatial management, the environment, waters, real estate and nature interoperable. Some of the project outcomes are already being used in practice.
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Tomas Casas i Klett of the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, addresses the Annual Presidents' Forum of IEDC Bled School of Management. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
Business officials and experts discussed how to reshape the EU's economic vision, tackle key challenges and boost Europe's global competitiveness as IEDC Bled School of Management held its Annual International Presidents' Forum on 15 November.
The participants discussed Europe's position in the glo
Nektar Natura CEO Tomaž Lah, ITM Worldwide head Par Johnson and SPIRIT Slovenija director Rok Capl (second, 4th and 5th from left) at the International Trade Management (ITM) award ceremony. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
Nektar Natura, a leading European provider of beverages for hotels, has been named the ITM Exporter of the Year for 2024 at the conclusion of the International Trade Management (ITM) training programme.
Based in Kamnik, north of Ljubljana, Nektar Natura operates globally, reaching customers on near

Business

An olive tree. Photo: Veronika Vidmar/STA

Ground broken on new Mediterranean crops development centre

Industry & AgricultureScience & Technology
The Koper Science and Research Centre (ZRS) has broken ground on the Competence Centre for Olives and other Mediterranean Crops, a €4.5 million project that is to be completed in two years.
Located in the village of Plavje, a few kilometres northeast of Koper, the centre will house the Oliveculture
Euro banknotes. Photo: dpa/STA
Slovenia's government budget expenditure is projected to reach a record €17.1 billion in each of next two years, with the deficit to amount to 2.6% of GDP in 2025 before falling to 1.6% of GDP in 2026.
The budget documents were passed by the National Assembly on 20 November, raising the expenditure
Iza Sia Login, one of the wealthiest Slovenians. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
The wealth of 100 richest Slovenians is estimated to have grown by 14% compared to last year to reach a record €9.97 billion, according to annual wealth rankings compiled by business news portal Finance.
The threshold to make the top 100 list was €43.1 million, €8 million more than last year. Finan

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Politics

Janez Janša, the former Slovenian prime minister. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
Slovenia's former Prime Minister Janez Janša is auctioning off several personal items to raise funds for €30,000 in court costs he has been ordered to pay to a prosecutor and judges that he unsuccessfully sued for damages.
Janša, the leader of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), opened an online
The International Criminal Court in The Hague. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
Prime Minister Robert Golob has responded to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue arrest warrants for leading Israeli and Hamas officials by saying Slovenia will fully comply with it.

"Slovenia respects the decision of the International Criminal Court on arrest warrants for a
Obrežje border crossing with Croatia. Photo: Rasto Božič/STA
Slovenia will extend police checks on its borders with Croatia and Hungary by another six months to 21 June 2025, after Italy announced an extension of the measure on its border with Slovenia.
The Slovenian government announced the decision on 21 November, a month before the latest six-month extens

Society

Cancer survivor. Photo: Envato Elements
Slovenia has become only the seventh EU country to put in place right-to-be-forgotten legislation that ends discrimination of cancer survivors and those living with hepatitis C or HIV when they apply for life insurance or a mortgage.
Such persons have the right not to have their medical history con
Špela Miroševič, who is spearheading the developing a drug for the treatment of her son Urban's CTNNB1 syndrome. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
Slovenia will co-finance the final stages of research of orphan drugs to help children with rare diseases under legislative amendments confirmed by parliament after the case of a five-year-old boy with a rare genetic disorder prompted a massive fundraising campaign.
Under the changes to the Scienti
Iza Sia Login, one of the wealthiest Slovenians. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
The wealth of 100 richest Slovenians is estimated to have grown by 14% compared to last year to reach a record €9.97 billion, according to annual wealth rankings compiled by business news portal Finance.
The threshold to make the top 100 list was €43.1 million, €8 million more than last year. Finan

Travels

The historic centre of Radovljica. Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA
Radovljica, a medieval town in northern Slovenia with views of the Karawanks and the Julian Alps, has been declared the most hospitable town by the Tourist Association of Slovenia.
Lying just a few kilometres from the lakeside town of Bled, Radovljica was founded in the 14th century on a terrace ab
The Sašo Avsenik Enseble in front of their van. Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA
The ensemble of a grandson of one of the famous Avsenik brothers will help promote the Julian Alps community of Alpine tourism destinations, which generate almost 30% of tourism turnover in Slovenia.
The Sašo Avsenik Ensemble, who play in the popular style invented by the original Avsenik Brothers
Strmol Castle. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
Slovenia is dotted with castles or fortresses, some of them well-preserved, others neglected or in ruins. Among the most famous is Strmol Castle, located some 25 kilometres north of Ljubljana. Visitors can learn about its storied past, including a tragic WWII chapter that inspired an acclaimed Slov

Sport

Nika Prevc at the 2023 season final in Planica Photo: STA
Slovenia's Nika Prevc has won the opening event of the new women's Ski Jumping World Cup season in Norway's Lillehammer, in what was a dream start for last year's winner of the large crystal globe.
The 19-year-old scored 269.9 points with jumps of 138.5 and 138 metres on 23 November, beating German
Slovenia vs Austria in their UEFA Nations League opener in September. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Slovenia drew with Austria 1:1 in the final game of the UEFA Nations League in Vienna on 17 November to finish third in Group 3 of B League to head for the relegation playoffs in March.
Romano Schmid scored for Austria in the 27th minute and Adam Gnezda Čerin equalised in the 81st.
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Benjamin Šeško (white) scored the sole goal for Slovenia for a 1:4 loss to Norway at home. Photo: Boštjan Podlogar/STA
Slovenia failed to overturn the away loss to Norway in the UEFA Nations League home leg on 14 November, losing 1:4 to the team starring Erling Haaland to squander all chances of finishing first in Group 3 of League B and advancing directly to League A.
The things did not start well for Slovenia at

Opinion

Prime Minister Robert Golob addresses the UN Summit of the Future. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Peace is vital to tackling climate crisis

OpinionSlovenia in the UN Security Council
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob told the 22 September plenary session of the Summit of the Future, a major United Nations gathering, that achieving peace is vital if humanity is to tackle the climate crisis effectively. Unless that can be achieved, everything will be in vain.
Dear President,
Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon speaks to the press on the margins of a UN Security Council session. Photo: Nik Jevšnik/STA

The world is at a precipice

OpinionSlovenia in the UN Security Council
Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon addressed the UN Security Council on 19 September condemning settler violence in the West Bank and calling for a peace conference to advance the two-state solution, arguing that the world is at a precipice as the potential to engulf the Middle East in a wider
Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Parallel realities in increasingly divided world

Bled Strategic Forum 2024Opinion
The world is people, not statistics, Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon writes in her opinion piece for Bled Strategic Times ahead of the Bled Strategic Forum in reference to the toll armed conflicts are taking around the world. The rules of international law should never be an optional choice,