A 10 floor, sustainable certified office building was inaugurated in north-eastern Ljubljana; designed by Barcelona-based archistudio BAX, the €30 million project was awarded DGNB gold pre-certification by German Association for Sustainable Construction

The country hosted the first European Honey Competition, attended by 114 competitors from eleven countries; first places in all but one category went to Slovenian beekeepers

After almost two years of renovation work, the Vodnik House, the cultural hub of Ljubljana's Šiška district, has been reopened to the public; new features include a co-working space dedicated to writing and illustration and another space for events

Triglav National Park, the oldest and largest nature park in Slovenia and one of the largest in Europe, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year