Europe Slovenia Slovenia's annual inflation rate fell to 4,9% in November, the lowest in two years and two percentage points lower than the previous month, although it remains among the highest in the EU, according to new data from the statistics office
Europe Slovenia A bill banning flavourings in electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco has been adopted; smoking lounges will also be banned, though through a five-year transition period
Europe Slovenia This year Slovenia dropped one place in the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index ranking, placing 10th among 180 countries, according to the indicator published by SolAbility
Europe Slovenia A resolution on seismic safety until 2050 has been approved by the Parliamentary Commission for Infrastructure, Environment and Spatial Planning; the opposition criticised it for the lack of binding guidelines and funding sources
Europe Slovenia Rogaška Slatina has become the 100th Slovenian municipality to join Prostofer, a network of cities or boroughs providing free transport for the elderly; launched a decade ago, the project connects over 900 volunteer drivers with those in need of a lift
Europe Slovenia Slovenski Državni Gozdovi, the state-owned company that manages state forests, generated a record turnover of €90,7 million and a record net profit of €16,9 million last year, respectively 31% and 21% higher than in 2021
Europe Slovenia The financial situation of RTV Slovenija is disastrous, said the new management, which revealed that the previous management had not paid its bills and that salaries have been covered with loans
Europe Slovenia Slovenian mussel farmers will have almost nothing to offer the market after most of this year's harvest was devoured by giltheads; Slovenian Mediterranean mussels will only be available for sale in two years' time
Europe Slovenia More remains of the Roman city of Emona, dating back to the 1st-6th century, were discovered in Ljubljana during the renovation of the national theatre SNG Drama
Europe Slovenia Sašo Hribar, an award-winning satirist and one of Slovenia's most popular radio personalities, best known for his programme Radio GA-GA, where he and his team satirised current political events, died on Friday at the age of 63
Europe Slovenia 689.000 passengers passed through Ljubljana Airport in the first seven months of the year, 35% more than in the same period last year, but still far below the figures recorded for the same period in 2019
Europe Slovenia €520 million for flood relief measures will be allocated as supplementary budget for this year in a draft adopted by the government
Europe Slovenia 345 same-sex unions registered in the country's civil registry were converted into marriages by the 31 July deadline, after the Marriage Equality Act came into force on 31 January