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An aircraft at Ljubljana Airport. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
The fifth call published by the Slovenian government to boost the country's air connectivity has attracted no bidders. Since the first call to claim subsidies was released in April 2023, four new routes have been established.
Carriers can apply to get subsidies for new passenger air links covering
A residential estate in Ljubljana. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
The prices of residential properties in Slovenia continued to grow in the second quarter of the year although the number of transactions dropped. Prices rose by 2.2% over the quarter before, going up by 6.7% year-on-year, fresh official statistics show.
Following a 7.6% drop in prices of new homes
Ripe grapes in Brda, Slovenia's leading wine-making region. Photo: STA
Likely the earliest on record, at least in some parts of the country, this year's grape harvest in Slovenia has been described as disastrous in terms of volumes. On a positive side, experts say it is likely to yield a fine vintage.
Compared to the five-year average, the harvest is down by about a t
Prime Minister Robert Golob addresses the UN Summit of the Future. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Slovenia calls for global partnership for water

PoliticsSlovenia in the UN Security Council
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob addressed the UN Summit of the Future in New York as the two-day event kicked off on 22 September. Discussing water diplomacy, he proposed a global partnership for water.
The concept of water diplomacy brings together different technologies, spanning AI, as wel

Slovenia in the UN Security Council

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

Slovenia calls for global partnership for water

PoliticsSlovenia in the UN Security Council
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob addressed the UN Summit of the Future in New York as the two-day event kicked off on 22 September. Discussing water diplomacy, he proposed a global partnership for water.
The concept of water diplomacy brings together different technologies, spanning AI, as wel
Slovenian Ambassador Samuel Žbogar at the UN Security Coucil. Photo: UN Photo
Slovenia has joined the majority of UN Security Council members in condemning a series of attacks in Lebanon using detonated electronic devices, expressing profound concern about the development and calling for maximum restraint by all actors in the region.
"We condemn the recent explosions in Leba
The UN Security Council Session on the Middle East. Photo: dpa/STA
Slovenia condemned settler violence in the West Bank and called for a peace conference to advance the two-state solution as the UN Security Council debated on 19 September the escalation of tensions in the West Bank in the shadow of the war in Gaza.
"We are at a precipice. Almost a year into the wa

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Slovenian Ambassador Samuel Žbogar at the UN Security Coucil. Photo: UN Photo
Slovenia has joined the majority of UN Security Council members in condemning a series of attacks in Lebanon using detonated electronic devices, expressing profound concern about the development and calling for maximum restraint by all actors in the region.
"We condemn the recent explosions in Leba
The UN Security Council Session on the Middle East. Photo: dpa/STA
Slovenia condemned settler violence in the West Bank and called for a peace conference to advance the two-state solution as the UN Security Council debated on 19 September the escalation of tensions in the West Bank in the shadow of the war in Gaza.
"We are at a precipice. Almost a year into the wa
The EU Affairs Committee interviews Marta Kos, candidate for EU commissioner. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
After much delay, Slovenia has finalised the procedure to nominate its European commissioner, but the process indicates Marta Kos is likely to face more obstacles in her bid to take over the enlargement portfolio.
The government was able to confirm the nomination on 19 September, after Kos, a 59-ye
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

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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
The annual meeting of the ambassadors of the Slovenian economy. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
Slovenia already has a strong national brand, I Feel Slovenia, which is mainly used in tourism. Corporate circles however feel that a more business-focused Made in Slovenia brand should be created as well.
Efforts to that effect were debated at a get-together of Slovenian business ambassadors in Li
The SPIRIT agency and Manager Association host a business forum on the European automotive industry. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
A Slovenian-French forum organised by the SPIRIT agency and the Manager Association at the Slovenia House on the sidelines of the Paris Olympics discussed challenges faced by the global automotive industry, the impact of which will be felt by automotive industries in Slovenia, France and the EU.
Th

Business

An aircraft at Ljubljana Airport. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
The fifth call published by the Slovenian government to boost the country's air connectivity has attracted no bidders. Since the first call to claim subsidies was released in April 2023, four new routes have been established.
Carriers can apply to get subsidies for new passenger air links covering
A residential estate in Ljubljana. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
The prices of residential properties in Slovenia continued to grow in the second quarter of the year although the number of transactions dropped. Prices rose by 2.2% over the quarter before, going up by 6.7% year-on-year, fresh official statistics show.
Following a 7.6% drop in prices of new homes
Ripe grapes in Brda, Slovenia's leading wine-making region. Photo: STA
Likely the earliest on record, at least in some parts of the country, this year's grape harvest in Slovenia has been described as disastrous in terms of volumes. On a positive side, experts say it is likely to yield a fine vintage.
Compared to the five-year average, the harvest is down by about a t

Politics

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

Slovenia calls for global partnership for water

PoliticsSlovenia in the UN Security Council
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob addressed the UN Summit of the Future in New York as the two-day event kicked off on 22 September. Discussing water diplomacy, he proposed a global partnership for water.
The concept of water diplomacy brings together different technologies, spanning AI, as wel
The EU Affairs Committee interviews Marta Kos, candidate for EU commissioner. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
After much delay, Slovenia has finalised the procedure to nominate its European commissioner, but the process indicates Marta Kos is likely to face more obstacles in her bid to take over the enlargement portfolio.
The government was able to confirm the nomination on 19 September, after Kos, a 59-ye
FM Tanja Fajon chairs the UN Security Council session on the situation in Afghanistan. Photo: UN

Fajon chairs UN Security Council session on Afghan women

PoliticsSlovenia in the UN Security Council
Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon chaired her first UN Security Council session under Slovenia's one-month presidency of the UN's top body on 18 September. The session focused on gender discrimination in Afghanistan, with Fajon stressing the importance of speaking up in the face of such oppression.
The

Society

A homeless man. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Slovenia has the lowest rate of severe material and social deprivation among EU member states, show data published by Eurostat. Last year, 2% of Slovenia's population faced such poverty, which compares to 6.8% in the entire EU.
Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, defines severe material and soci
Medical staff. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
Slovenia may soon ban doctors employed in public health institutions from working for private providers in the self-pay market, and seriously curb after-hours they put in for private practices included in public healthcare under a highly divisive reform bill that has further deepened the conflict b
Floods in Kapelln, Austria. Photo: dpa/STA
Slovenia will send post-flood emergency aid units and material aid worth up to €600,000 to countries of Central and Southeastern Europe that were hit by devastating floods in the last few days, the government has announced.
Slovenia will send the aid through the EU mechanism. It will dispatch up to

Travels

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
Apple CEO Tim Cook writes into the Postojna Cave visitors' book. Photo: Postojna Cave operator
Tim Cook, CEO of US tech giant Apple, has been spotted in Slovenia in recent days. He visited the famous Postojna Cave and Ljubljana.
Cook took part in a cave tour called In the Footsteps of Luka Čeč, which takes the visitors along the trails of the first cave explorers.
As part of the tour, he als

Sport

Tadej Pogačar after winning the 2024 Tour de France. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Slovenia's Tadej Pogačar, the reigning Giro d'Italia and Tour de France champion, won the Montreal Grand Prix on 15 September, his last race before the last major event of the season, the World Championships in Zurich.
The UAE Team Emirates rider left his rivals in the dust on the climb of the penu
Slovenia forward Benjamin Šeško (left) scores a hat-trick for a UEFA Nations League win against Kazakhstan. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Slovenia defeated Kazakhstan 3:0 in Ljubljana on 9 September for their first win in the UEFA Nations League through an amazing hat-trick performed by Benjamin Šeško, a 21-year-old sensation. After a 1:1 draw against Austria, they remain unbeaten on top of their Group B3.
Seemingly still flying high
Slovenian cyclist Primož Rogljič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe). Photo: Red Bull Content Pool
Slovenian cycling ace Primož Roglič has won his fourth Vuelta e España title, sealing victory with second place in the final-stage time trial on 8 September to join Roberto Heras as the rider with the most overall wins at the Vuelta.
His fourth Vuelta win in six years also completes an unprecedente

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,