Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia eyes possible lockdown as COVID-19 infections surge

Health Minister Janez Poklukar said hospital beds have been filling up as the country logged the highest number of daily cases since January.

27/10/2021

Slovenia

'Words are not innocent,' says Dutch MEP, after Janez Janša slur

Sophie in't Veld noted that she was singled out in a social media attack by the Slovenian prime minister on the same day a British MP was stabbed to death.

19/10/2021

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

World

EU enlargement, migration and rule of law - Janez Janša gives his take

After a one-day EU summit in Slovenia on the 6th of October to discuss the bloc's potential enlargement of the six remaining Western Balkans countries, little progress was made. Prime Minister of Slovenia, Janez Janša, gives his insight on the process and the pressing matters within the bloc.

08/10/2021

Slovenia

Slovenia: Police clash with COVID-19 protesters ahead of EU summit

Protesters seemed wanted to draw more attention to their rally by demonstrating on the eve of a key EU Balkan summit.

05/10/2021

Slovenia

EU chief prosecutor accuses Slovenia of justice interference

Slovenia was the sole EU member state that failed to name two prosecutors to join the European Public Prosecutor's Office.

01/10/2021

Slovenia

Slovenian news agency director quits role over government pressure

The head of the Slovenian STA news agency has said that he "cannot accept the conditions imposed" by the country's government.

30/09/2021

Slovenia

Slovenia temporarily suspends use of Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine

Just 47% of Slovenian adults have been inoculated, a much lower protection rate than the EU average of 64%.

29/09/2021

Slovenia

Thousands demonstrate against new health pass measures in Slovenia

Around 8,000 gathered in Ljubljana to demonstrate against new COVID-19 restrictions in the largest ever protest in Slovenia.

16/09/2021

Smart Regions

The European project helping to reduce the impact of flooding in Slovenia

In partnership with the European Commission

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

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Slovenia builds biggest charcoal pile in Europe

Slovenia is laying claim to lighting the biggest charcoal pile in Europe near the town of Dole pri Litiji in the country’s heartland. It is four meters high and has a circumference of 42 meters.

17/08/2021

Destinations

Slovenia: Low cost luxury stays in Europe’s best kept secret

This country has a wealth of undiscovered food, culture and nature experiences.

06/08/2021

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

Slovenia

Slovenia's Jansa takes over EU presidency amid fears for rule of law

Slovenia takes the European Council's helm for the next six months, but its populist prime minister has increasingly clashed with Brussels over democratic values.

01/07/2021

My Europe Series

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

Estonia, Lithuania and Poland help migrant patrols at Slovenia border

Officers from Estonia, Lithuania and Poland will be deployed to the Slovenia-Croatia border.

07/05/2021

Slovenia

Tsikhanouskaya wants focus on fight for democracy in Belarus

On a timely visit to Slovenia, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called for sustained international focus on the struggle for democracy in her home country.

03/05/2021

Business Planet

Fashion for wheelchair users: a social enterprise doing good business

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet heads to Slovenia to see why one startup is not only out to make money it is also on a mission to make a difference.

02/04/2021

Slovenia

Suffocating migrants rescued from tiny, airless compartment in truck

They were found hidden in a truck at the Slovenia-Croatia border.

25/02/2021

Slovenia

EU condemns Slovenian PM Janez Jansa over 'insulting' journalist

The European Commission has condemned Slovenian prime minister Janez Jansa’s criticism of a reporter, who wrote a piece suggesting that media freedom was under pressure in the country.

19/02/2021

Slovenia

Slovenian PM Janez Jansa survives confidence vote

The conservative prime minister has been accused by the opposition of using the coronavirus pandemic to undermine the rule of law.

15/02/2021

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

Moments

Would you dare to climb up this 360 metre chimney?

Watch two Slovenian climbers successfully tackle 13 pitches to reach the top of the 360m Trbovlje chimney

01/02/2021

Slovenia

Slovenia resumes funding for national press agency after EU pressure

The European Union had previously warned Ljubljana against any attempt to "pressure" the media.

14/01/2021

Slovenia

Brussels warns Slovenia over press agency funding row

Prime Minister Janez Jansa's government has previously discussed suspending funding for the country's national press agency, STA.

12/01/2021

Slovenia

Slovenians celebrate how cycling lit up a difficult year

It's their way of saying "on your bike, 2020!"

28/12/2020