Slovenian bond yields however remain below 7% after having peaked at 7.23% earlier this month following speculations that Slovenia may be next in line to ask for a bailout.

Slovenian and EU officials have denied such rumours, which commentators suggested spread because Prime Minister Janez Janša had used overblown rhetoric in an attempt to prod the opposition to support amending the Constitution with a golden fiscal rule.

Party leaders agreed last week to suspend the decision on inserting the fiscal rule in the Constitution until September.