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Flying Frenchman Pinturault wins 4th straight Giant Slalom

Alexis Pinturault continued his dazzling form of late by winning a World Cup giant slalom race in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia for his fourth consecutive

04/03/2016

Sport

FIS pay damages to violinist-turned skier Mae

Celebrated Pop violinist Vanessa Mae has been awarded damages by the International Ski Federation (FIS) after it wrongly accused her of manipulating

24/02/2016

Sport

Skiing: Germany take the honours in women's giant slalom in Slovenia

Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg triumphed in her second straight women’s World Cup giant slalom in Slovenia on Saturday despite an early mistake

30/01/2016

Slovenia

Slovenia rejects gay marriage

People in Slovenia have voted against a law that would have allowed same-sex couples to get married and adopt children. Very disappointed that

21/12/2015

Slovenia

Slovenia's police stage protest for implementation of pay rise

Around 3,000 police officers gathered in front of the government building in the Slovenian capital to protest at the government’s failure to grant

11/12/2015

Slovenia

Migrant crisis: Slovenia begins building fence on border with Croatia

Slovenia has started erecting a wire fence along its border with Croatia to help control the flow of refugees and migrants arriving daily. Since

11/11/2015

Slovenia

EU awards millions in emergency funds to help Slovenia and Croatia handle migrant influx

The European Commission has approved 10.17 million euros of emergency funding to help Slovenia cope with the massive and sudden influx of would-be

06/11/2015

Slovenia

World Travel Market 2015 interview – Tine Murn, Slovenia

04/11/2015

Slovenia

Slovenia plans steps to 'ensure number of migrants in country remains manageable'

Hundreds of frustrated migrants and refugees at Sentilj in Slovenia, the country’s main border crossing with Austria, pushed through barriers on

30/10/2015

Slovenia

Migrants: what is happening where

A backlog of thousands of refugees and migrants is building up on the border between Slovenia and Austria. Tens of thousands of people are waiting to

29/10/2015

Slovenia

EU stiffens border controls but human bottlenecks shiver in the cold and rain

Twenty-four hours after the EU’s special central and eastern European member states’ summit on the refugee crisis and there are already signs that

26/10/2015

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Marching through the fields

Marching through the fields Around 1,000 migrants and refugees crossed the Slovenia-Croatia border on foot at dawn on Saturday (October 24), near the

25/10/2015

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

Slovenia

Slovenia calls for EU help amid record influx of refugees

More than 12,600 migrants have arrived in Slovenia in just 24 hours -- a record, and more than the daily influx seen in Hungary last month, according to police.

22/10/2015

Slovenia

Slovenia gives army more power amid migrant crisis

Slovenia’s given its army new powers to help police guard its state borders as thousands of migrants continue to pour into the country from Croatia

21/10/2015

Slovenia

Slovenia appeals to EU for help as refugees overwhelm the country

Slovenia is doing its best to do the right thing and welcome the refugees pouring into the country, but it is feeling the strain and has asked the

20/10/2015

Slovenia

Migrant journey to Slovenia continues despite entry limits

Thousands of migrants continued their miserable journey into the smallest country on the Balkan route: Slovenia. The country’s parliament is expected

20/10/2015

Slovenia

Slovenia can only accept as many migrants as can exit into Austria

As the flow of migrants continued towards Germany, Slovenia said it can not accept thousands of migrants a day. That is likely to cause a further

19/10/2015

Slovenia

Slovenia takes the strain of Europe's migrant influx

Slovenia is the latest focus of Europe’s migration crisis. On Saturday some 3,000 migrants and refugees crossed the border from Croatia. Thousands

18/10/2015

Slovenia

Slovenia witnesses 'domino effect' as Croatia diverts thousands of migrants

Thousands of migrants are expected to arrive in Slovenia in the coming days, after Hungary closed its border with Croatia at midnight on Friday. The

18/10/2015

Slovenia

Refugee path through Slovenia under threat as train traffic cut with Croatia

The hope of thousands of refugees and migrants of reaching western and northern Europe have been dashed yet again following Slovenia’s decision to

18/09/2015

Slovenia

2,000-year-old dugout canoe recovered from Slovenia river

Archeologists have recovered the second half of a 2,000-year-old dugout canoe from the Ljubljanica River in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana. The

21/07/2015

Sport

Prevc triumphs in Planica

The Slovenian fans certainly got their moneys worth on Friday as the ski jumping season heads towards a thrilling climax. Peter Prevc won the

20/03/2015

Culture news

The youth solutions: sharing ideas, changing the world

Young activists from around the world are coming together to share knowledge and ideas they can take home and use to improve their own communities.

16/03/2015

Sport

Pinturault and Hirscher claim wins at Kransja Gora

It was a day of titles on the slopes of Kransja Gora. Alexis Pinterault claimed his second win of the season in the Men’s Giant Slalom after his

14/03/2015

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Slovenians celebrate spring's arrival with ancient tradition

13/03/2015