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EU chief celebrates 'immense achievements' of member Croatia

The chief of the European Union visited Croatia on Sunday to celebrate the “immense achievements” of the newest EU member nation, which switched to using the euro and joined the world’s largest passport-free travel area on New Year's Day.

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Slovenians back new law to prevent politicising public television

More than 62% of voters gave their approval in the referendum.

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Can Gorizia and Nova Gorica pave way for cross-border EU cooperation?

In partnership with the European Commission

With over one-third of Europe's population living on its borders, a new EU initiative, the EGTC, hopes to provide a way of improving cross-border cooperation within the union.

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Slovenia elects its first female president

"Slovenians have shown what kind of a country they want", said Natasa Pirc Musar after she won a presidential election runoff.

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Russia shares misleading Slovenian photo in 'dirty bomb' allegations

The photo was first uploaded by the Slovenian Radioactive Waste Agency in 2010.

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No clear winner predicted as Slovenians elect new president

The small Alpine country's 1.7 million eligible voters are choosing a successor to incumbent Borut Pahor on Sunday.

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Slovenia legalises same-sex marriage and adoption

Many other countries in the region have been slow to introduce new social reforms for LGBT people.

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Oldest vine in the world is harvested in Slovenia

The harvest of the Old Vine in Maribor has become a city holiday

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Slovenian minister apologises after man cremated by wrong family

Two patients -- of the same age and from the same nursing home -- were misidentified in hospital, according to reports.

Food and Drink

Why is Italy taking Slovenia to court?

Balsamic vinegar is like a fine wine in that everyone is fighting over its place of origin. Is it best for the courts to decide?

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Slovenia will take down its migrant border fence with Croatia

It was put up in 2015 during the migrant crisis. But Slovenia's new prime minister says it's not working.

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New centre-left government takes the reins in Slovenia

With the departure of the populist former prime minister, newcomer Robert Golob said, “I think you can already feel that the mood is more relaxed, that tensions have eased."

Food and Drink

The Next Generation: Why Slovenian wine is the one to watch for 2022

With exceptional terroir, grapes the world needs to know more about, and arguably the best natural wines on the planet, Slovenia is where the value is.

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Several feared dead after chemical factory explosion in Slovenia

The blast was reported at around 08:30 CEST in the town of Kocevje.

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Slovenia's largest party says it has agreed a coalition government

Robert Golob is set to be appointed Prime Minister next month after winning April's election.

Europe News

Robert Golob: Who is Slovenia's likely new prime minister?

The political newcomer defeated populist leader Janez Janša in Sunday's election, barely three months after launching his Freedom Movement.

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'Significant win' for Brussels as France, Slovenia back pro-EU leaders

There were congratulatory messages across the EU27 as French voters backed Macron over Le Pen, and people in Slovenia preferred liberal newcomer Robert Golob to populist PM Janez Janša.

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Slovenia's Janša defeated by opposition liberal Freedom Movement

The Freedom Movement only launched in January, but has built on growing anger at populist Prime Minister Janez Janša, accused of authoritarianism and restricting freedoms.

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Watch: Populist PM Jansa could be ousted as Slovenians go to polls

Jansa's conservative Democratic Party is being challenged by a new Freedom Movement, led by Robert Golob, with the two groupings just a percentage point apart in opinion polls.

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Jansa on Russian invasion: 'If EU isn't enlarging, somebody else does'

"Now it's obvious that if the European Union is not enlarging, somebody else does, and this is not bringing more peace and more security to the continent," Janša said.