Slovenia

Flood-hit Slovenia set to access at least 400 million euros in disaster help-EU

The EU will make at least 400 million euros ($439.16 million) available to Slovenia after devastating floods there killed at least six people and affected tens of thousands of households, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on…

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Slovenia seeks help after fatal floods

Slovenia has sought help from the EU and NATO after a weekend of severe and fatal flash floods. Neighboring Austria also reported one death on Sunday as a person fell…

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Flood damage in Slovenia estimated at over €500M

Two-thirds of Slovenia has been affected by flash floods in the last several days, with the resulting damage likely to exceed half a billion euros, the country's Prime Minister Robert…

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Slovenia’s PM urges Bosnia to embrace ‘historic’ moment for EU integration

Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob on Monday urged Bosnia's leaders to embrace a "historic moment" created by the war in Ukraine and kick off reforms required by the European Union…

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Slovenian Jesuits ask for forgiveness in major abuse case

ROME, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Slovenia's Jesuits say they believe sexual abuse allegations against a prominent member of their order are true and have asked for forgiveness. It is the latest development…

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UPDATED: Slovenia elects first female president

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Natasa Pirc Musar, a lawyer, won the second round of Slovenia's presidential election on Sunday and will become its first female head of state, preliminary results showed.…

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Slovenia poised to elect first ever female president

Slovenia looks poised to elect its first-ever female president in an election on Sunday. Liberal candidate Natasa Pirc Musar is tipped to win a presidential election runoff in the small,…

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Slovenia’s ex-foreign minister wins 33.9% of votes in presidential elections

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Anze Logar, Slovenia's former foreign minister in rightist government won 33.9% of the vote in the first round of the country's presidential election with 64% of ballots…

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Right-wing politician expected to take lead in Slovenia’s presidential election

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Polls opened in the Slovenian presidential election on Sunday with former foreign minister in the rightist government, Anze Logar, expected to lead the seven candidates after the…

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Slovenian court strikes bans on same-sex marriages, adoption

A top court in Slovenia ruled that bans on same-sex couples getting marrying and adopting children are unconstitutional in the small European country and ordered its parliament to amend the…

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New centre-left government for Slovenia

Slovenia's lawmakers approved a new centre-left government of Prime Minister Robert Golob, who leads a new party and replaced populist premier Janez Jansa promising to make people proud. Fifty-three deputies…

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Six people confirmed dead in Slovenia chemical plant blast

May 13 (Reuters) - Six people were confirmed dead after an explosion at a chemical plant in southeastern Slovenia, state news agency STA reported on Friday. The explosion occurred on Thursday in…

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Environmentalist party leads in Slovenia’s election with 35.8% of vote -exit poll

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - The Environmentalist Freedom Movement party looked on course to win Slovenia's parliamentary election on Sunday as an exit poll by the Mediana agency showed the party leading…

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Slovenia’s populist PM faces close election race against environmentalist party

LJUBLJANA, April 24 (Reuters) - Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa hopes to shake off criticism of his record on democracy and media freedoms to win a fourth term in a parliamentary election…

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Slovenia reportedly sending tanks to Ukraine in a weapon swap

Germany is working on a three-way swap via Slovenia that would see heavy equipment sent to Ukraine. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the priority was to ensure Ukraine quickly…

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Slovenia to hold April 24 parliamentary vote

Slovenia’s president formally scheduled a parliamentary election for April 24. The vote will test the popularity of right-wing Prime Minister Janez Jansa amid political divisions in the small European Union…

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Croatia, Slovenia, and Slovakia hit highest number of daily COVID-19 infections

Croatia reported on Thursday 6,310 infections of COVID-19 which is the highest daily number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic, the national health authorities said. At the moment…

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Slovenia records highest daily number of COVID cases

Slovenia registered a record high 3,456 COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, or 44.7% of the number of people tested, the state health institute said, as medical experts suggest tighter restrictions to…

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UPDATED: Slovenia temporarily suspends J&J’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine

Slovenia on Wednesday temporarily suspended the application of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccines after the death of a young woman, health minister Janez Poklukar was quoted as saying by…

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Slovenia tightens access to indoor spaces due to COVID-19

ZAGREB (Reuters) - Slovenia will, from this week, require that all people who enter indoor spaces, with few exceptions, be vaccinated against COVID-19 or show negative tests unless they have…

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Slovenia will be honest broker in EU rights dispute, PM says

Slovenia will act as an honest broker in European Union disputes over the rule of law and human rights while it holds the bloc's six-month presidency, Prime Minister Janez Jansa…

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Slovenia assumes EU’s presidency

Amid high tension between east and west over democratic values, the European Union's presidency passes on Thursday to Slovenia, led by a nationalist who has a history of crossing swords…

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Slovenian border police get EU reinforcements ahead of possible migrant uptick

Police officers from three other European Union nations will help their colleagues in Slovenia to monitor its border with Croatia, amid concerns about a possible increase in illegal migrants as…

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Slovenia eases anti-coronavirus restrictions after criticism

ARAJEVO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Slovenia will reopen ski resorts and some shops and has eased restrictions on people entering the country imposed to help reduce the rate of COVID-19…

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Watch – “Many injured” as hospital and kindergarten collapse after strong second earthquake strikes Croatia

ZAGREB, Dec 29 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck a town in Croatia on Tuesday, with the emergency services saying many people had been injured and video footage…

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Nova Gorica to be 2025 European Capital of Culture

The Slovenian city of Nova Gorica will be the 2025 European Capital of Culture.After Maribor in 2012, Nova Gorica will be the second city in Slovenia to host the European…

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Slovenia backs Poland, Hungary in budget row

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa on Wednesday expressed support for Poland's and Hungary's veto of the European Union's budget over the rule of law clause. "Today, numerous media and some…

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Slovenian Prime Minister congratulates Trump on ‘victory’

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa congratulated Donald Trump on what he described in a tweet as a clear victory in the U.S. presidential election, becoming the first European Union leader…

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Croatia, Slovenia toughen anti-coronavirus measures

Croatia has tightened measures this week to fight the coronavirus after exceeding 2,000 daily cases over the weekend, by ordering the use of masks outdoors and recommending work from home…

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Slovenia’s Foreign Minister tests positive for Covid-19

Slovenia's Foreign Minister Anze Logar tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday after a trip to Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia earlier this week, state news agency STA said. Logar, who…

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Croatia, Bosnia and Slovenia report record daily cases

Croatia reported its biggest rise in daily new COVID-19 infections on Thursday with 1,563 cases, nearly half of which were in its capital Zagreb, where they more than doubled. Zagreb…

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Slovenia declares 30-day state of emergency over rise in coronavirus cases

Slovenia's government on Monday declared a 30-day state of emergency after cases of COVID-19 more than doubled in the past week from the previous week. The government banned the movement…

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Croatia sets daily COVID-19 record, Slovenia moves schools online

Croatia reported 793 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a daily record, while neighbouring Slovenia introduced new measures to fight its spike in infections. Since the pandemic began, Croatia, with…

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Slovenia adds neighbour Croatia to coronavirus quarantine list

Slovenia added neighbouring Croatia to its quarantine list, meaning that returning travellers will have to self-isolate. The decision to put Croatia on the list already comprising nearly 60 countries will…

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Slovenia could lose up to 830 million euros of tourism income due to coronavirus

Slovenia could lose up to 830 million euros ($909.68 million) of income from foreign tourists due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Bank of Slovenia said in a report on Wednesday.…

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Protests in Slovenia, as Covid-19 epidemic ‘end’ declaration is labelled ‘economic’ and unhealthy

Thousands of cyclists took over the centre of Ljubljana once again on Friday to protest against Slovenia's centre-right government of Prime Minister Janez Jansa, less than a day after the government…

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Slovenia the first European country to declare its coronavirus epidemic over

The Slovenian government late on Thursday called an official end to its coronavirus epidemic, becoming the first European country to do so, after authorities confirmed less than seven new coronavirus…

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Slovenia to ease coronavirus restrictions

Slovenia will from Thursday lift a restriction imposed at the end of March that prohibited citizens from travelling outside their local municipalities, Prime Minister Janez Jansa said. Education Minister Simona…

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Slovenia to ease coronavirus lockdown from Monday

Slovenia will from Monday ease restrictions that have been imposed since the middle of March to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, the government said late on Thursday. Slovenia,…

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Slovenia to close all schools from Monday due to coronavirus

Slovenia plans to close all schools from Monday in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Marjan Sarec said on Thursday. “This decree is necessary...in this situation,”…

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Slovenia to close border with Italy, Bosnia bars entry from coronavirus-hit countries

Slovenia plans to close its border with Italy for non-commercial traffic to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Marjan Sarec said. He did not say when the decision would…

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Slovenian PM Sarec resigns

Slovenian centre-left Prime Minister Marjan Sarec said he was sending his resignation to parliament on Monday and called for an early election, saying his minority government could not push through…

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Juncker Plan backs Croatia’s first social impact fund

Thanks to EU support, Croatian and Slovenian startups will benefit from Croatia's first social impact fund, Feelsgood. The European Investment Fund contributed half of the capital of this €30 million-strong…

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Salvini wants to strengthen security at Italian land borders

Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Friday said "we are controlling our borders by sea, and we also want to control them by land with all means necessary," referring to…

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Europe Votes: Slovenia, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections for the voting today in Slovenia: Slovenia – The Projections If turnout of 24.55% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts SDS-SLS will beat…

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Slovenia Democratic Party ahead in highly fragmented election

The state election commission put Slovenia Democratic Party (SDS) ahead in the election with 26.3 percent of the votes after 25 percent of votes were counted. According to ExitPolls by…

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Elections underway in Slovenia

The Slovenian Democratic Party looks set to win the most votes in the election taking place today. The party let by Led by Janez Janša, seen an increase in support, mainly…

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