Israel is planning to open an honorary consulate in Maribor, its second such in Slovenia, but the government appears to be reluctant to give its go-ahead at the moment with Prime Minister Robert Golob saying he is not sure the timing is right.
While Slovenia has an embassy in Tel Aviv and an honora
The presidents of Slovenia and Croatia praised the countries' bilateral relationship but also offered differing views in particular on the war in Ukraine as Nataša Pirc Musar hosted Zoran Milanović on his first official trip abroad since he was recently sworn in for his second term in office.
The t
Slovenia's officials and representatives of parties across the aisle have expressed their unwavering support for Ukraine in the face of a tectonic shift in the US's position three years into Russia's invasion, insisting that Ukraine must be involved as an equal partner in peace talks.
There is agre
Slovenia's delegation to the European People's Party (EPP) group in the European Parliament has split in two in a reflection of rivalry between two conservative parties that form opposition in the national parliament.
Parties affiliated with the EPP won five of Slovenia's nine seats in the European
Opposition leader Janez Janša and representatives of several other right-wing parties joined a massive anti-government rally in Ljubljana on 19 February with Janša calling for a coalition to win at least two-thirds majority in parliament.
The rally was organised by The Voice of Pensioners party and
Slovenia is planning to purchase 106 armoured personnel carriers for an estimated €700 million from Finnish defence company Patria over the next six years to form two battlegroups. It has now signed a letter of intent on the project.
The eight-wheeled vehicles will be acquired without intermediarie
Staff at prisons across the country walked out on 13 February for a one-hour protest to draw attention to what they say is an alarming situation due to severely overcrowded prisons, staff shortages and low pay.
The protesters demanded the government resolve the staffing shortages, pay staff fairly,
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
