Europe Slovenia At the end of February, the country will expand neonatal screening tests to detect more than 45 different diseases, up from the current 20; the new programme is expected to be launched on Rare Disease Day, which falls on 29 February
Europe Slovenia On 9 June, when Slovenians go to the polls for the European Union elections, they will also cast their votes in a triple referendum on assisted dying, cannabis consumption, and the introduction of preference voting in parliamentary elections
Europe Slovenia The Slovenian Alpine Association, the country's largest brewery and other partners have joined forces to collect waste aluminium cans and turn them into mountain bivouac shelters
Europe Slovenia Bled, a Slovenian tourist destination well known for turquoise-water lake overlooked by a medieval castle, has achieved European certification thanks to an excellent waste recycling system despite welcoming a great number of tourists each summer
Europe Slovenia The National Assembly unanimously approved a bill that will make Slovenian-language operating systems mandatory for manufacturers selling their consumer electronic devices in the country