The Slovenia Times

Assembly of ITER, the experimental nuclear fusion reactor, in southern France. Photo: ITER
A team of researchers from the Jožef Stefan Institute have won first prize at the Symposium for Fusion Technology in Dublin for the development of a novel material that has the potential to be deployed in a portion of fusion reactors where temperatures are highest.
The tungsten carbide-reinforced m
Lake Velenje beach. Photo: Matej Vranič
The beach on Lake Velenje in the north of the country has been declared Slovenia's best natural bathing site based on a vote in which bathers chose their favourite bathing spots in six categories.
Lying on the edge of a city of the same name, Lake Velenje was formed as a result of lignite mining. I
Members of the Slovenian women's climbing expedition to the Himalayas (Urša Kešar, Patricija Verdev, Anja Petek and Ana Baumgartner) in their base camp. Photo: Anja Petek
A team of four Slovenian women climbers have made a combined four new routes in the mountains above the Lalung Valley in the Indian Himalayas. Standing out in terms of length and difficulty is a 2,000-metre route they named Here Comes the Sun on the eastern ridge of the previously unclimbed peak La
Author and translator Kaja Bucik Vavpetič, known as Zoe Ashwood in the Rnglish-speaking world. Ohoto: Boštjan Podlogar/STA
Kaja Bucik Vavpetič alias Zoe Ashwood has built a loyal international fanbase writing fantasy romance in English. Having self-published more than 20 novels in English online, she has now had her first one come out in Slovenian in hardcopy.
Goodreads describes Zoe Ashwood as an author of "sexy paran

Latest News

A conference organised by Pokojninska Družbe A focussing on the future of the pension system in Slovenia. Photo: Boštjan Podlogar/STA
Slovenia has a defined benefit pay-as-you go public pension system and few people pay into the second, voluntary pillar. There are mounting calls measures should be put in place to enrol more employees into the second pillar. A debate organised on 1 October by private pension insurer Pokojninska Dr
A computer rendering of the planned residential high-rise. Image by Corwin.

New residential high-rise planned in Ljubljana

BusinessInvestment & Real Estate
A 24-storey high-rise that will be the second tallest residential building in Slovenia is planned near the main railway station in Ljubljana. Construction is slated to start in 2026, Slovak developer Corwin has announced.
Called Nordika and standing at 82 metres tall, the building will be located i
A poster with Stanko Bloudek (1890-1959). Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
Stanko Bloudek, an engineer and innovator best known as the designer of the giant ski-flying hill in Planica, has been added to the permanent exhibition on aviation at the Lisbon Communications Museum.
The materials that are now on show permanently in Lisbon were originally part of the exhibition T
An electrical substation. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
Slovenia has rolled out a new system of electricity network charges for both businesses and households, dropping the current scheme of peak and off-peak charges in favour of multiple time bands under which the charge fluctuates depending on time of day and season.
The new system, in effect from 1 O
The 30th Science Festival. Photo: Jakob Pintar/STA
Scientists, science communicators and students from Slovenia and abroad came together last week for three days of lectures, talks, exhibitions and experiments during the Slovenian Science Festival, which has been explaining science for 30 years.
The first lecture at the festival, hosted by the Ljub
Motocross racer Tim Gajser. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Slovenian racer Tim Gajser has finished the Motocross World Championship second in the elite MXGP class, improving on the 11th place in the previous, injury-marred season. The four-time MXGP champion finished behind Jorge Prado of Spain, who defended his 2023 title.
Prado won the last race of the s

Exclusive content

A conference organised by Pokojninska Družbe A focussing on the future of the pension system in Slovenia. Photo: Boštjan Podlogar/STA
Slovenia has a defined benefit pay-as-you go public pension system and few people pay into the second, voluntary pillar. There are mounting calls measures should be put in place to enrol more employees into the second pillar. A debate organised on 1 October by private pension insurer Pokojninska Dr
Medex's CEO addresses an event marking the company's 70th anniversary. Photo: Boštjan Podlogar/STA

Medex, a company inspired by bees

BusinessExclusive content
A global apitherapy pioneer, Medex has evolved from a honey exporter to become a leading manufacturer of food supplements based on bee products, taking its inspiration from bees.
"Bees have been our teachers for seven decades and have inspired us to grow and develop," Aleša Mižigoj, owner and CEO o
The German-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry holds a forum on infrastructure. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
Slovenia has been increasing investment in infrastructure, but much remains to be done, especially in rail infrastructure, which, neglected for decades, poses a bottleneck, heard a forum hosted by the German-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry which also noted good cooperation between the tw

Business

Assembly of ITER, the experimental nuclear fusion reactor, in southern France. Photo: ITER
A team of researchers from the Jožef Stefan Institute have won first prize at the Symposium for Fusion Technology in Dublin for the development of a novel material that has the potential to be deployed in a portion of fusion reactors where temperatures are highest.
The tungsten carbide-reinforced m
A computer rendering of the planned residential high-rise. Image by Corwin.

New residential high-rise planned in Ljubljana

BusinessInvestment & Real Estate
A 24-storey high-rise that will be the second tallest residential building in Slovenia is planned near the main railway station in Ljubljana. Construction is slated to start in 2026, Slovak developer Corwin has announced.
Called Nordika and standing at 82 metres tall, the building will be located i
An electrical substation. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
Slovenia has rolled out a new system of electricity network charges for both businesses and households, dropping the current scheme of peak and off-peak charges in favour of multiple time bands under which the charge fluctuates depending on time of day and season.
The new system, in effect from 1 O

Media OutReach Newswire

Media and Journalists Insights
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 28 February 2024 - Media OutReach Newswire, Asia's first global newswire, has launched its own press release distribution network for the USA market.






Media and Journalists Insights




As the first global newswire in Asia to build a dedicated distribu

Politics

Prime Minister Robert Golob addresses the general debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Golob urges Netanyahu to stop war in UN address

PoliticsSlovenia in the UN Security Council
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war in Gaza as he addressed the 79th session of the UN General Assembly as part of the general debate in New York on 27 September.
"I want to say this out loud and clear to the Israeli government. S
Cerklje ob Krki airbase. Photo: Slovenian Armed Forces
The Cerklje ob Krki airbase in the eastern municipality of Brežice is the biggest military airport in Slovenia and is gaining ground as a NATO airbase. The Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) have 40 aircraft, most of them at Cerklje.
The airbase was built in the late 1930s by the Royal Yugoslav Air Force
Digital Minister Emilija Stojmenova Duh announces her resignation. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
Beleaguered Digital Transformation Minister Emilija Stojmenova Duh has stepped down, a day after media reported that her government car was caught using blue emergency lights in Austria unlawfully.
Announcing her decision to the press on 26 September, Stojmenova Duh denied the allegation in the rep

Society

Author and translator Kaja Bucik Vavpetič, known as Zoe Ashwood in the Rnglish-speaking world. Ohoto: Boštjan Podlogar/STA
Kaja Bucik Vavpetič alias Zoe Ashwood has built a loyal international fanbase writing fantasy romance in English. Having self-published more than 20 novels in English online, she has now had her first one come out in Slovenian in hardcopy.
Goodreads describes Zoe Ashwood as an author of "sexy paran
A conference organised by Pokojninska Družbe A focussing on the future of the pension system in Slovenia. Photo: Boštjan Podlogar/STA
Slovenia has a defined benefit pay-as-you go public pension system and few people pay into the second, voluntary pillar. There are mounting calls measures should be put in place to enrol more employees into the second pillar. A debate organised on 1 October by private pension insurer Pokojninska Dr
A poster with Stanko Bloudek (1890-1959). Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
Stanko Bloudek, an engineer and innovator best known as the designer of the giant ski-flying hill in Planica, has been added to the permanent exhibition on aviation at the Lisbon Communications Museum.
The materials that are now on show permanently in Lisbon were originally part of the exhibition T

Travels

Lake Velenje beach. Photo: Matej Vranič
The beach on Lake Velenje in the north of the country has been declared Slovenia's best natural bathing site based on a vote in which bathers chose their favourite bathing spots in six categories.
Lying on the edge of a city of the same name, Lake Velenje was formed as a result of lignite mining. I
Venice. Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA
Italian long-distance coach operator Itabus will provide a link between Ljubljana and several major Italian cities, including Venice, Trieste, Verona, and Milan, starting from 16 October.
The new service will also link Croatia's capital Zagreb and the Italian cities, the Austrian Press Agency (APA)
Slovenia with a personal touch, a guidebook by Špela Kuhar and Robert Potokar. Photo: STA
Architects Špela Kuhar and Robert Potokar have travelled Slovenia far and wide, exploring the country's natural beauties, cultural landmarks and authentic experiences as a couple and as a family. They picked the best of them in a guidebook that has just come out in English.
Slovenia with a Personal

Sport

Members of the Slovenian women's climbing expedition to the Himalayas (Urša Kešar, Patricija Verdev, Anja Petek and Ana Baumgartner) in their base camp. Photo: Anja Petek
A team of four Slovenian women climbers have made a combined four new routes in the mountains above the Lalung Valley in the Indian Himalayas. Standing out in terms of length and difficulty is a 2,000-metre route they named Here Comes the Sun on the eastern ridge of the previously unclimbed peak La
Motocross racer Tim Gajser. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Slovenian racer Tim Gajser has finished the Motocross World Championship second in the elite MXGP class, improving on the 11th place in the previous, injury-marred season. The four-time MXGP champion finished behind Jorge Prado of Spain, who defended his 2023 title.
Prado won the last race of the s
Rider Tadej Pogačar. Photo: Boštjan Podlogar/STA
Slovenia's Tadej Pogačar crowned a dream season by winning the World Championship road race after an enormous 100-kilometre unplanned solo attack.
The 26-year-old finished the 273.9-kilometre race on 18 September 34 seconds ahead of the Australian Ben O'Connor and with 58 seconds on last year's cha

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,