Slovenia recorded the highest ever number of tourist arrivals and nights in 2024, with visitor numbers significantly above the 2023 records driven by a surge of visitors to the capital Ljubljana.
Visitor numbers rose by 6.3% to 6.6 million, with the guests generating 16.9 million overnight stays, a
Pony, the legendary compact urban bicycle, is the star of a new permanent exhibition at the Rog Centre in Ljubljana, a converted former factory where its production started sixty years ago.
After the Second World War the Rog factory became the biggest bicycle manufacturer in the former Yugoslavia.
Slovenian football legend Srečko Katanec has resigned as manager of Uzbekistan's national team due to health issues, signalling he was likely retiring from coaching for good.
"As far as my coaching career goes, I've finished. This was my decision ... I've spent my whole life taking care of others,
CultureEuropean Capital of Culture 2025
Settings such as parks, a castle and a quarry will come to life with art as the city of Nova Gorica and its Italian neighbour Gorizia host the European Capital of Culture (ECOC) this year. One of the highlights will be a piano concert under an iconic railway bridge.
Mija Lorbek, head of the GO! 202
Franjo Bobinac, former CEO of home appliances and consumer electronics maker Gorenje, has been honoured by the Manager Association with the lifetime achievement award for 2024.
"In a global industry where it is impossible to survive without economies of scale and capital to develop new products ...
All three miners that went missing in a massive inrush of wet clay at the Velenje coal mine on 20 January have been confirmed dead after the rescuers found two more bodies two days after the accident. Slovenia will observe a day of mourning for the victims on 24 January.
A group of 14 miners were a
Economy Minister Matjaž Han has accepted the resignation offered by the director of the SPIRIT investment promotion agency, Rok Capl, after several media questioned the selection of recipients of EU funds in a €83 million call for the restructuring of coal regions.
The business news portal Finance
Interior Minister Boštjan Poklukar survived an opposition-sponsored vote of no confidence after ten hours of debate in parliament where even two junior ruling coalition parties voiced their misgivings about his handling of problems in the police force.
The motion of no confidence was backed by 29 M
A mountain lodge that witnessed the engagement of Prince George, Duke of Kent, an uncle of British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, to Princess Marina in 1934 has been restored to welcome discerning guests to the lakeside resort of Bohinj once again.
A decade after it collapsed under the weight of snow,
