Europe Slovenia Nazi and fascist symbols will be banned under the amendments passed by the National Assembly; the opposition failed to pass the proposal to extend the ban to communist symbols
Europe Slovenia 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
Europe Slovenia 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
Europe Slovenia Triglav National Park, the oldest and largest nature park in Slovenia and one of the largest in Europe, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year
Europe Slovenia The scores of Slovenian grade-8 students have decreased compared to ten years ago, and in terms of computer literacy they have fallen below the international average, according to the International Computer and Information Literacy Study
Europe Slovenia Over 51% of the respondents in a poll published by the newspaper Delo said they believe that the government of Robert Golob will end its term
Europe Slovenia Parliamentary parties cancelled consultative referendum on a second unit of Slovenia's only nuclear power plant scheduled for 24 November after a wiretap showed collusion between the two major parties to circumvent legal doubts on the referendum question
Europe Slovenia The city authorities in Ljubljana are planning to fell more than a fifth of all the trees on Castle Hill for safety reasons; helicopter will be used to safely remove over 200 trees
Europe Slovenia 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
Europe Slovenia The country received a positive assessment of its readiness to join the European Organisation for Nuclear Research as a full member from the CERN Council; entry is planned for early 2025
Europe Slovenia Data published by the Statistical Office ahead of European Mobility Week show that CO2 emissions from road traffic have increased by 25% from 2008 to 2022; by the end of 2023, approximately 1,2 million passenger cars were registered and 2 million citizens
Europe Slovenia Podčetrtek Castle in the east of the country has reopened to visitors after extensive renovations that restored it to its former glory after being left to decay for decades; the last major renovation dates back to 1874
Europe Slovenia The country is more and more relying on the foreign labour force to alleviate staff shortages, with an increase in workers from India, Nepal, Bangladesh and the Philippines; measures are also being taken to facilitate recruitment