ITF Enhancing Human Security, the Slovenian-run fund for demining and post-conflict assistance to victims, has had to suspend a number of projects as a direct result of the freeze on US foreign aid.
US President Donald Trump issued an executive order shortly after taking office, suspending US forei
Barbara Antolić Vupora, the head of the Union of Slovenian Associations in Croatia and an MP for the Croatian opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), has been arrested by the Croatian authorities on suspicion of corruption related to permits for renovation of her home.
Antolić Vupora was arrested
Anže Logar and Eva Irgl, two of the three MPs that split away from the largest opposition party last year, have formed a new faction in parliament with Tine Novak, a little-known MP who defected from the ruling Freedom Movement. While they will get benefits that a deputy group brings they will not
Slovenia has scored 60 out of 100 points in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, improving by four points to regain the level seen in 2018-2020. Slovenia ranks 36th among 180 countries, after placing 42nd last year.
The Slovenian chapter of Transparency International (TI), the organisation that c
A set of constitutional amendments aimed at giving the Constitutional Court some discretion in deciding which cases to admit in a bid to reduce its caseload has failed to pass the first hurdle in parliament in an indication that no constitutional reform is likely this term.
The amendments, long sou
Slovenia has reiterated its support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its officials, including Slovenian judge Beti Hohler, after US President Donald Trump signed an order to impose sanctions on its staff, a move condemned by Slovenia.
"It is deeply concerning that the US is underminin
Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon visited Syria on the last stop of her tour of the Middle East in a show of support for the nation in making a new start after the fall of the Assad regime.
"Visiting Syria at this crucial moment is a mark of Slovenia's solidarity with the Syrian people, who de
The governing coalition in the National Assembly has passed a bill to temporarily reduce electricity network charges for households after months of wrangling between the government and the independent energy market regulator over a new electricity network billing system.
The new system, introduced
Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković has come under criticism for backing Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić amid massive anti-government protests in the country as even his long-time supporter, Slovenia's first president Milan Kučan, described his move as a mistake.
"In these demanding moments when Serb
