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Tomaž Vesel. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Tomaž Vesel, a 57-year-old former president of the Court of Audit, has been put forward as Slovenia's sole candidate to serve on the next European Commission.
The government endorsed Vesel on 26 July, a day after the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sent a letter to EU countries a
A stock market. Photo: dpa/STA
Slovenia has issued its first Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) bond as the first EU country and one of the few countries in the world to do so, according to the Finance Ministry.
Slovenia issued €30 million of the digital bonds, which mature in four months. The bond has a coupon rate of 3.65% an
Visitors in the Zelenci natural reserve, near the Alpine town of Kranjska Gora. Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA
Slovenia's tourist destinations attracted almost 2.6 million visitors in the first half of the year, 4.5% more than in the same period last year. They spent 6.4 million nights in tourist accommodation facilities or 2.2% more than last year.
Visitors from abroad accounted for 70% of the nights spen
Tivoli Park. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
Having raged for months, the controversy over a mega concert planned in Ljubljana's central park has been resolved after Magnifico, the pop star at the centre of the storm, announced he will move the event to a golf course on the outskirts of the city.
"Here we are in the magical, romantic atmosph

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Vera Jourova, European Commission vice president for values and transparency, and Didier Reynders, European commissioner for justice, present the 2024 Rule of Law Report. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA
Slovenia has been urged to ensure appropriate financing of the public broadcaster RTV Slovenija and to finalise measures to raise the salaries of judges and prosecutors as mandated by the Constitutional Court in the annual Rule of Law Report released by the European Commission.
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A memorandum of understanding signed to produce Renault's new electric Twingo model in Slovenia. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
The Slovenian subsidiary of the French car maker Renault will start producing a redesigned version of the electric Twingo model in 2026 under a memorandum of understanding signed by the government and Renault.
Initially, the Novo Mesto plant Revoz will put out 150,000 cars annually.
The value of th
Canoeist Benjamin Savšek and women's handball team captain Ana Gros to bear Slovenia's flag at the Paris Olympics. Photo: STA
Ana Gros, captain of the national women's handball team, and canoe slalom Olympic champion Benjamin Savšek will serve as Slovenia's flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris on 26 July.
Announcing the decision, the Slovenian Olympic Committee said the pair were selec
Dormice & Moonshine, a travel memoir by Sam Baldwin. Photo: STA
A Briton first attracted to Slovenia by a 300-year-old sausage-curing cabin before spending a decade visiting and five years living here has packed his adventures and insights about the country in a captivating travel memoir titled Dormice & Moonshine.
Dreaming of a little cabin somewhere up h
The first new house built for the victims of the August 2023 floods is delivered to a family near Slovenj Gradec. Photo: Boštjan Podlogar/STA
A part of an extended family whose home was damaged in last year's devastating floods have become the first to accept the keys to their new home almost a year after the disaster, thanks to a private donation.
Courtesy of 41 private donors headed by Pergola, a low-energy prefab home maker, the new h
Tadej Pogačar rides past Slovenian fans in stage 20 of the 2024 Tour de France. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Fresh from winning his third Tour de France title, Tadej Pogačar will not compete in the Paris Olympics. Announcing the decision on 22 July, the Slovenian Olympic Committee cited the rider's fatigue as the reason.
Pogačar was supposed to enter the Olympic road race along with Jan Tratnik, Luka Mezg

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Business conference Invest and Connect: Slovenian Business Pitch. Photo: Jure Makovec/STA
Slovenia and Germany's industrial powerhouse Bavaria have long nurtured close economic ties and bilateral trade amounts to roughly €3 billion annually. Slovenia however wants to expand cooperation in the light of current geopolitical developments, which have underlined the need for Europe to step u
Head of the IEDC Bled School of Management Danica Purg addresses an international conference on leadership in healthcare. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Technology seen as opportunity in healthcare

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An international conference on leadership in healthcare discussed the challenges for leadership in healthcare in relation to new technologies. There was broad agreement that digitalisation is bringing new opportunities for the sector.
The lack of digital skills among healthcare workers is a challen
Urban Future conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
Representatives of 35 Slovenian businesses and institutions are visiting the Netherlands this week to attend the Urban Future conference, a three-day interdisciplinary event on the sustainability of cities.
One of the panels at the conference was dedicated to Slovenia's success in reducing emission

Business

A stock market. Photo: dpa/STA
Slovenia has issued its first Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) bond as the first EU country and one of the few countries in the world to do so, according to the Finance Ministry.
Slovenia issued €30 million of the digital bonds, which mature in four months. The bond has a coupon rate of 3.65% an
Visitors in the Zelenci natural reserve, near the Alpine town of Kranjska Gora. Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA
Slovenia's tourist destinations attracted almost 2.6 million visitors in the first half of the year, 4.5% more than in the same period last year. They spent 6.4 million nights in tourist accommodation facilities or 2.2% more than last year.
Visitors from abroad accounted for 70% of the nights spen
A memorandum of understanding signed to produce Renault's new electric Twingo model in Slovenia. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
The Slovenian subsidiary of the French car maker Renault will start producing a redesigned version of the electric Twingo model in 2026 under a memorandum of understanding signed by the government and Renault.
Initially, the Novo Mesto plant Revoz will put out 150,000 cars annually.
The value of th

Politics

Tomaž Vesel. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Tomaž Vesel, a 57-year-old former president of the Court of Audit, has been put forward as Slovenia's sole candidate to serve on the next European Commission.
The government endorsed Vesel on 26 July, a day after the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sent a letter to EU countries a
Vera Jourova, European Commission vice president for values and transparency, and Didier Reynders, European commissioner for justice, present the 2024 Rule of Law Report. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA
Slovenia has been urged to ensure appropriate financing of the public broadcaster RTV Slovenija and to finalise measures to raise the salaries of judges and prosecutors as mandated by the Constitutional Court in the annual Rule of Law Report released by the European Commission.
Media
"While the new
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sign a security agreement. Photo: Slovenian government profile on X
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bilateral security agreement as they met on the sidelines of a meeting of the European Political Community in Oxford, UK on 18 July.
"Today is a special day in the relations between Slovenia and Ukraine. Pres

Society

Tivoli Park. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
Having raged for months, the controversy over a mega concert planned in Ljubljana's central park has been resolved after Magnifico, the pop star at the centre of the storm, announced he will move the event to a golf course on the outskirts of the city.
"Here we are in the magical, romantic atmosph
Dormice & Moonshine, a travel memoir by Sam Baldwin. Photo: STA
A Briton first attracted to Slovenia by a 300-year-old sausage-curing cabin before spending a decade visiting and five years living here has packed his adventures and insights about the country in a captivating travel memoir titled Dormice & Moonshine.
Dreaming of a little cabin somewhere up h
The first new house built for the victims of the August 2023 floods is delivered to a family near Slovenj Gradec. Photo: Boštjan Podlogar/STA
A part of an extended family whose home was damaged in last year's devastating floods have become the first to accept the keys to their new home almost a year after the disaster, thanks to a private donation.
Courtesy of 41 private donors headed by Pergola, a low-energy prefab home maker, the new h

Travels

Dormice & Moonshine, a travel memoir by Sam Baldwin. Photo: STA
A Briton first attracted to Slovenia by a 300-year-old sausage-curing cabin before spending a decade visiting and five years living here has packed his adventures and insights about the country in a captivating travel memoir titled Dormice & Moonshine.
Dreaming of a little cabin somewhere up h
The coastal town of Piran. Photo: Peter Černuta/STA
Determined to put an end to rowdy behaviour, boozing in public spaces and towel beach reservations, the seaside town of Piran has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the rules of etiquette among its many visitors. If the campaign and warnings prove ineffective, rule breakers will be fined.
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Mammoth-shaped corn maze in the Kranj area. Photo: Corn Maze Kranj

Adventurous spirits looking to have some fun can test their mettle in solving a corn maze that opened near Kranj, north-west of Ljubljana, on 6 July. The mammoth-shaped maze pays tribute to these extinct animals that used to roam the area in an ice age known as the Pleistocene epoch.


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Sport

Canoeist Benjamin Savšek and women's handball team captain Ana Gros to bear Slovenia's flag at the Paris Olympics. Photo: STA
Ana Gros, captain of the national women's handball team, and canoe slalom Olympic champion Benjamin Savšek will serve as Slovenia's flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris on 26 July.
Announcing the decision, the Slovenian Olympic Committee said the pair were selec
Tadej Pogačar rides past Slovenian fans in stage 20 of the 2024 Tour de France. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Fresh from winning his third Tour de France title, Tadej Pogačar will not compete in the Paris Olympics. Announcing the decision on 22 July, the Slovenian Olympic Committee cited the rider's fatigue as the reason.
Pogačar was supposed to enter the Olympic road race along with Jan Tratnik, Luka Mezg
Slovenia's Tadej Pogačar wins the final time trial and the 2024 Tour de France title. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Slovenian road cycling superstar Tadej Pogačar won his third Tour de France title after a third straight stage win, becoming the first rider after Marco Pantani in 1998 to win both the Tour and the Giro d'Italia in the same year.
Winning the final stage of the race, an individual time trial, Pogača

Opinion

Gregor Anderluh, director of the National Institute of Chemistry. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Gregor Anderluh, director of the National Institute of Chemistry, discusses the need to provide effective support mechanisms to foster and commercialise innovation in his opinion piece for the Slovenia Times. He finds the issue is important in light of the upcoming EU elections as Europe will have
Boštjan Zalar, director of the Jožef Stefan Institute. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
The Jožef Stefan Institute, the country's leading scientific research institution, opens its doors wide to the public for a week every year to present scientific achievements in accessible ways. This is especially important at a time when it is often difficult to separate quasi-science from scienc