Observed since 2014, Slovenian-American Friendship Day is an opportunity to celebrate the ties between Slovenia and the US, but it is also the day of commemorating US airmen who died in a WWII bomber crash near Polzela in 1944. This year's ceremony was addressed by President Nataša Pirc Musar and U
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A member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the ranks of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) has brought a lawsuit against the European Commission at the EU's General Court. He claims one of the Commission's vice-presidents exerted undue pressure on Slovenia's Constitutional Court, a claim deni
The government has launched procedures for Slovenia to recognise Palestinian statehood in what Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon described as a first, irreversible step. The government will submit the recognition motion to the National Assembly by 13 June.
"Today, the government has taken a first step,
"Today, the government has taken a first step,
Territorial Defence played a crucial role in Slovenia's independence efforts, providing a basis that the nation's armed forces evolved from. Faced with new threats, the country is now planning to revive it.
Speaking to reporters on 7 May, Defence Minister Marjan Šarec announced that Slovenia is set
Speaking to reporters on 7 May, Defence Minister Marjan Šarec announced that Slovenia is set
The National Assembly has set up a parliamentary inquiry targeting Star Solar, a company owned by Prime Minister Robert Golob, Gen-I, a company he used to run, and the financing of his party Freedom Movement.
The inquiry, launched by default after it was requested by the upper chamber of parliament
The inquiry, launched by default after it was requested by the upper chamber of parliament
Slovenia and the UK celebrated their friendship and alliance with an annual ceremony on 6 May in a village in southeastern Slovenia where a British bomber crashed just before the end of the Second World War and the surviving crew members were rescued by the locals.
Addressing the ceremony along wit
Addressing the ceremony along wit
Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon visited Israel and the West Bank on 5 May for a second time since the start of the Israeli-Hamas war nearly seven months ago, sending out a message that the recognition of Palestine as an independent state is no longer an issue for Slovenia.
Meeting with her Israeli cou
Meeting with her Israeli cou
Slovenia has jumped eight places to rank 42nd in the World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders, but despite the improvement journalists warn they still face pressure and economic uncertainty.
The country scored 72.6 points, up from 70.59 last year, having received high marks f
The country scored 72.6 points, up from 70.59 last year, having received high marks f
As Slovenians head to the polls on 9 June for EU elections they will also cast their vote in a triple referendum about assisted dying, cannabis use and the introduction of a preferential vote in general elections, unless the Constitutional Court decides otherwise.
It was the Freedom Movement, the b
It was the Freedom Movement, the b
With the date of the June elections to the European Parliament approaching fast, all of Slovenia's major parties have now presented their candidates. Like the opposition, who unveiled their candidate lists a while ago, ruling coalition parties are betting on tried-and-tested names.
Half of Slovenia
Half of Slovenia
The Foreign Ministry has summoned the Serbian chargé d'affaires in Ljubljana over Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić's recent offensive statements about Slovenia after a UN Security Council session dedicated to Kosovo.
The decision comes after Vučić said on 23 April that Serbia had fallen into a tr
The decision comes after Vučić said on 23 April that Serbia had fallen into a tr
Together with the heads of state of Slovenia's neighbouring countries, President Nataša Pirc Musar promoted open borders within the EU and the bloc's enlargement at a high-profile event she hosted on 22 April to mark the 20th anniversary of Slovenia's EU membership.
The five presidents stressed the
The five presidents stressed the
