Slovenian health workers have been raising the alarm about an increasing number of violent incidents they face at work. They have now put forward a legislative proposal to amend the criminal code with a new criminal offence of assault on a health worker.
The Medical Chamber, the Chamber of Pharmac
The Kolpa is a river that forms a natural border between southeast Slovenia and northwest Croatia. One of Slovenia's best-preserved rivers, it is popular with bathers and fishermen, but urbanisation, tourism and climate change have taken their toll.
Periodic ecological status assessments performed
After a prolonged spell of dry and hot weather, parts of Slovenia were hit by storms with heavy rain and strong winds. In particular in the north, several buildings and roads were flooded or blocked by landslides and rescue teams were busy helping young foreign scouts caught up in the storm.
Since
A wildfire that engulfed around 150 hectares of forest on Mount Trstelj in the Kras region in western Slovenia has been localised and is fully under control.
"We currently have the fire fully under control," said Blaž Rogelja, the commander of the Komen volunteer fire brigade, said on 19 July, a da
Two years after the western region of Kras was hit by the most devastating blaze in the country's history, a large wildfire broke out on 18 July in nearly the same area, prompting a national response involving multiple aircraft and dozens of fire brigades.
The fire broke out in the morning on Mount
Slovenian athletes will travel to the Paris Olympics with a medical team that will provide them with quality care to ensure they are in the best possible shape. They are confident the Games may well be one of the more successful.
Slovenians will be cheering on a record 90 Slovenian athletes at this
Anita Ogulin, a highly respected humanitarian who dedicated her life to helping and fighting the cause of those in need, in particular children, has died aged 72 after struggling with cancer.
Born to a partially sighted mother and totally blind father, Ogulin learnt about obstacles faced by the und
Slovenia has deployed two helicopters to North Macedonia for rescue assistance as the country is fighting a number of wildfires. The helicopters will stay in the country for five days.
The government decided the previous evening to send two crewed helicopters to North Macedonia on 16 July after the
A huge fire spread from a popular beach bar in the seaside resort of Portorož on 14 July, destroying the surrounding shops and bars before the firefighters were able to put it out.
The police had to evacuate the beach, packed with tourists from Slovenia and abroad at this time of year, as well as t
