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The logo of this year's national Eurovision contest. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
More than 50 Slovenian musicians, including several former Eurovision contestants, have signed a petition calling for a ban on Israel's participation in this year's Eurovision song contest amidst continued Israeli attacks on Gaza.
They have called on public broadcaster RTV Slovenija, which manages
A waiting room at the emergency unit of the Ljubljana University Medical Centre. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Key health reform bill in place

Health & MedicinePolitics
The Slovenian parliament has passed a reform Health Services Act, a cornerstone of the government's health reform efforts which will end the widespread practice of doctors working in both the public and private sectors.
The clear separation between public and private care "ends the harmful dual pra
Social partners sign agreement laying out a reform of the state pension system. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
Slovenians will work longer but their state pensions as a share of income will rise under a pension reform blueprint confirmed by social partners that kickstarts the legislative process.
Under an agreement penned on 2 April, the retirement age will rise from 60 years to 62 for those who have worked
A mosaic by Marko Rupnik in a church in Ljubljana. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Lourdes, France, one of the holiest pilgrimage sites for Catholics, has started covering up works by Slovenian priest and artist Marko Rupnik amid an ongoing investigation of allegations that he brutally sexually abused multiple nuns.
The mosaics on the sid
The headquarters of the Ministry of Finance. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
Slovenia's parliament has endorsed legislation that loosens the constitutionally-imposed debt brake following last year's overhaul of fiscal rules at EU level.
Under the recently revised EU fiscal rules, fiscal policy should focus on the medium-term path and core expenditure, rather than multi-year
President Nataša Pirc Musar greets soldiers in the Cerklje ob Krki airbase. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
The Slovenian Armed Forces undergo a health check each year to see how well prepared the force is for peacetime and wartime operations. This year's assessment is a three out of four, with a positive trend, but there is broad agreement that more must be done.
The report, unveiled on 27 March, notes
Democratic Party's contentious referendum campaign posters reading pittance for the people, prestige for the select few. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
A year ahead of a regular general election, Slovenia is facing an ideologically divisive campaign after the country's largest party collected enough signatures to call a referendum on a bill that would grant special pension allowances to deserving artists in place of pensions afforded by a 50-year-
Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon at the 2025 Raisina Dialogue. Photo: minister's post on X
Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon and her Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar confirmed interest in upgrading bilateral cooperation in areas such as trade, advanced technologies, green transition and science as they held talks in New Delhi on 17 March.
"We are strengthening cooperation
Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon and Philippines Secretary for Migrant Workers Hans Cacdac sign a memorandum on labour mobility cooperation. Photo: Foreign Ministry
Slovenia inaugurated its embassy in Manila and signed an agreement to ease hiring of Filipino workers as Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon arrived in the country on 11 March on the first stop of her Asian tour.
The Slovenian Employment Service and the Slovenian Embassy held an event in Manila to provide
A weapon station of the Slovenian company Valhalla Turrets. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
A Slovenian weapons systems manufacturer is in talks with German defence industry giant Rheinmetall and the state-owned Slovenian Sovereign Holding to ramp up production amid EU efforts to nurture a home-grown defence industry in the face of geopolitical uncertainty.
Miloš Milosavljević, the direct
The Finnish-made Valuk, currently the Slovenian Armed Forces' main armoured vehicle. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
Slovenia is near the tail end among NATO members in terms of defence spending and has so far been aiming to reach the 2% of GDP target by 2030. However, Prime Minister Robert Golob now says that target will have to be reached sooner.
"Of course, it must happen sooner," Golob said as he arrived for
Protesters demand Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković withdraw his support for Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Several hundred people joined a protest rally in Ljubljana on 5 March to urge Mayor Zoran Janković to withdraw his support for embattled Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
The protesters gathered in front of the Serbian Embassy near the central train station, later blocking two major intersections