Uncovering Europe Rule of law in the EU: Is Slovenia following Hungary's path? The European Parliament adopted a critical resolution on the backsliding of EU values in Slovenia, without the votes of the powerful EPP centre-right group. 20/12/2021
Europe News Janša pushes far-right conspiracy theory in Twitter attack on MEP Slovenia's prime minister accused 13 MEPs - one of which died earlier this year - of being “Soros puppets in the EU parlement (sic)". 15/10/2021
Europe News Slovenia's Janša: Brussels exceeding powers on rule of law crackdown Slovenia's leader tells Euronews the EU Commission is 'close to breaking the law' in its efforts to ensure member states comply with the bloc's fundamental values. 06/10/2021
Smart Regions The European project helping to reduce the impact of flooding in Slovenia In the last decade, Slovenia has experienced reoccurring floods. But since 2014, the basin of the Drava River and its tributaries have benefited from a European project involving the dredging, widening and containment of these rivers to protect and strengthen the surrounding areas. 30/08/2021
Slovenia Slovenia water law referendum seen as test for government At the centre of the dispute is a provision regulating the construction of buildings, including hotels, shops and restaurants, close to the sea, rivers or lakes. 11/07/2021
state of the union Europe's week: Slovenia takes over the Council presidency The Slovenian Prime Minister, whose country has held the six-monthly presidency of the EU since July 1, has come under fire for his intimidation against the press and his interference with the judiciary. 09/07/2021
Uncovering Europe Slovenia's EU presidency off to a rough start Slovenia has kicked off its six-month EU Council presidency, with Prime Minister Janez Janša already under fire for attacking judges and name-shaming journalists. 06/07/2021
state of the union Europe's week: Slovenia takes over Council presidency From Portugal handing over the baton of the EU's Council presidency to Slovenia to the EU and UK extending the Northern Ireland protocol grace period, here are the top stories in Brussels this week. 02/07/2021
state of the union Europe's week: COVID pass, Schengen, Hungary and corruption fight These stories were centre stage in Brussels this week. 04/06/2021
Unreported Europe Is freedom of the press at threat in Slovenia? Are journalists being censored and intimidated in Slovenia? The Prime Minister of the next country to hold the Presidency of the European Council has come under fire for waging a war on the media. Journalists, the authorities, and citizens tell their stories about press freedom in the country. 04/06/2021
Slovenia Four killed as three separate avalanches hit Balkan mountains Three people have been killed in two separate avalanches in Slovenia and a fourth was killed in a third avalanche in Bosnia. 14/02/2021
Slovenia Slovenia's health minister steps down amid virus pandemic Slovenia’s health minister resigned after his party left the country's ruling centre-right coalition. 18/12/2020
Uncovering Europe Will Janez Janša take Slovenia down the same populist road as Hungary? From a young communist to a pacifist, to a wartime defence minister to an avowed liberal, Janša is now widely considered a right-wing hardliner and compared to populist leaders across the continent. 28/10/2020
Smart Regions Central European countries tackle plastic packaging dilemma BioComPack-CE, a European Union-supported recycling project, has created prototypes of combined paper and plastic packaging that are biodegradable and compostable. The combinations is usually problematic for recycling. 31/08/2020
Slovenia Watch: European leaders discuss post-COVID-19 economy Many central and eastern European leaders were critical of European solidarity and what they called double standards on the rule of law. 31/08/2020
Smart Regions How carnivores are being given new life in Europe A project funded by the European Cohesion Policy is promoting better preservation of and coexistence with the continent's dwindling carnivore populations. 16/03/2020
Slovenia Watch: Mine and dine your date for €475 a head in Slovenia At this former coal mine, customers get a glimpse into the life of a miner along with a three-course meal. 18/11/2019
Smart Regions How the most modern waste treatment centre changed Slovenia The RCERO the waste treatment centre in the Slovenian capital is the most modern and one of the largest in Europe. It handles the waste of 58 municipalities. 20/06/2018
Europe News Greece under pressure to act on refugees Greece is under pressure to do more to stem the flow of migrants to northern Europe as the EU mulls extending temporary border controls inside its 25/01/2016
Europe News Slovakia goes to court over EU refugee quota plan Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico says his government has challenged an EU policy to relocate 120,000 migrants from Italy and Greece to other member 02/12/2015
state of the union Europe Weekly: EU struggles for solutions to refugee crisis In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly: another summit is called; this time with leaders from the western Balkans as the EU struggles to find a 23/10/2015
Europe News Thousands of refugees enter Slovenia as Ljubljana seeks EU help More than 12,000 migrants have crossed into Slovenia in the last 24 hours and thousands more are expected. Thousands of refugees, most of them from 22/10/2015
Unreported Europe Slovenia - the next EU crisis? Slovenia, once the economic poster child of the new EU countries, now finds itself in economic and political chaos. The government says Slovenia 14/06/2013
Unreported Europe Bonus interview: Sanjin Jasar Complete interview with one of the Slovenian citizen’s rights movement leaders, Sanjin Jasar from Maribor. 14/06/2013
My Europe Series Slovenia's looming bail-out Resistance Day in Slovenia usually marks the country’s proud history of resisting invaders but this year, it doubled as a space for many to vent 16/05/2013
Unreported Europe Pension reforms for Slovenia's aging population Slovenia’s population is aging, and aging fast. Last year the country’s voting population rejected a bill to raise the retirement age, dealing a 05/01/2012