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Eva McLellan, managing director of Roche Slovenia. Photo: Roche

Healthy and resilient populations are essential for strong economies

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In her opinion piece for the Slovenia Times, Eva McLellan, vice president of AmCham Slovenia and managing director of Roche Slovenia, calls for healthcare to be recognized as a strategic investment in Europe's sustainable future-one that benefits all demographics, from women to the elderly.
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Marcos Bavdaž, Head of the Technology Preparation Section SCI-FT at the European Space Agency. Photo: personal archive

Exploring space together - Slovenia full ESA Member

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Marcos Bavdaz is Head of the Technology Preparation Section in the Science Directorate of the European Space Agency (ESA). Located at the European Space research and Technology Center (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, he is responsible for the timely development of novel technologies required

Boštjan Udovič, professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. Photo: Primož Lavre

Where we stand and where are we headed: of a 20th anniversary

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Boštjan Udovič, professor at the Chair of International Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana and co-editor of the book Slovenia and the EU, 20 Years of Membership in Perspective, writes in his opinion piece for the Slovenia Times that after being a "diligent student"

Jerneja Penca, head of the Mediterranean Institute for Environmental Studies at the Koper Science and Research Centre. Photo: Courtesy of Jerneja Penca

The rising tide: Will we rise above the crisis?

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Jerneja Penca, head of the Mediterranean Institute for Environmental Studies at the Koper Science and Research Centre, explores in an opinion piece for the Slovenia Times how society is only slowly coming to terms with tangible consequences of climate change such as sea level rise. She argues in fa

Mateja Lampe Rupnik, CEO of Red Pitaya. Photo: Courtesy of Mateja Lampe

From Ivy League universities to space agencies, Slovenian technology continues to impress - but competition is growing

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Mateja Lampe Rupnik, CEO of Red Pitaya, a Slovenian tech company that has made a name for itself internationally by designing open-source, high-performance measurement and control systems used by institutions like CERN, NASA, and MIT, discusses the need for more university-industry partnerships in

Developmental psychologist Ljubica Marjanovič Umek. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Is it better to be a girl or a boy?

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Ljubica Marjanovič Umek, an internationally acclaimed researcher in developmental psychology who was recently awarded Slovenia's top accolade for scientific achievements, the Zois Prize, explores in an op-ed for The Slovenia Times how gender stereotypes have not only persisted but become more entre

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.
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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,

Prime Minister Robert Golob. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

The Changing multilateral world order and the Summit of the Future

Bled Strategic Forum 2024Opinion

Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob sees the upcoming UN Summit of the Future as an extraordinary opportunity to renew and improve the trust between nations, bolster commitments towards peace and stability, and renew and reinvigorate multilateralism, he writes in an opinion piece for Bled Strateg

Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

On the road to Armageddon and still pretending it is just a normal ride!

Bled Strategic Forum 2024Opinion

Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar notes the lack of progress on the sustainable development goals, egregious violations of international agreements and other challenges in her opinion piece for Bled Strategic Times ahead of the Bled Strategic Forum as she argues that the international community

Days of Poetry and Wine in Ptuj. Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

Open Letter to Europe

CultureOpinion

Every year the Days of Poetry and Wine, one of Slovenia's largest literary festivals, invites an author to write an open letter to Europe in order to put the spotlight on issues they consider the most pressing. Polish poet Jacek Dehnel is the author of this year's letter, which we are publishing in