Europe Slovenia Natasa Pirc Musar has been elected the first woman president of Slovenia with 54% of the vote in the runoff against the conservative Anze Logar, former foreign minister, who stopped at 46% after coming out on top in the first round
Europe Slovenia A poll has shown that a majority of respondents support the changes to the public broadcasting, government and long-term care laws promoted by the government, which will be put to referendum on 27 November
Europe Slovenia Polls predict that an independent candidate, backed by the Pirates and the Greens, is likely to win the runoff against candidates backed by the right and the ruling party to become Slovenia's first female president
Europe Slovenia The town of Radlje ob Dravi, in the northern region of Koroška, has opened what is believed to be the world's first sustainable forest management centre, dedicated to local natural forestry pioneer Franjo Pahernik
Europe Slovenia Last year in Slovenia the average person threw away 68 kilograms of food, while the total amount of food discarded was 143.254 tonnes, only 0,2% less than the previous year
Europe Slovenia Prime Minister Robert Golob and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed on Monday on an exchange of military vehicles involving sending Slovenian Yugoslav-era tanks to Ukraine
Europe Slovenia Slovenian company Sigma Energija has developed a device that can convert the energy produced by sea waves into electricity in a sustainable and carbon-free way
Europe Slovenia On Monday evening, several hundred people marched through Ljubljana in support of victims of sexual violence, following revelations of alleged rampant sexual abuse by the owner of the Fotopub contemporary art gallery and recently deceased prominent artist
Europe Slovenia Nearly 45.000 farms will receive aid to mitigate high food production costs with a total of €15 million in allocated funds
Europe Slovenia Slovenia’s best climber Janja Garnbret was crowned the European champion in lead in Munich on Saturday, her second European champion title after winning one in combined in 2017
Europe Slovenia Preparations for the renovation of the main wing of the UKC medical centre in Ljubljana are underway, but alleged irregularities could be an obstacle to the long-awaited upgrade of Slovenia's main hospital, worth more than €70 million
Europe Slovenia A date has been set for presidential elections, 23 October, to choose its fifth president, with a potential runoff between two candidates that could be set for 13 November
Europe Slovenia The Slovenian Commodity Reserves Agency is to buy all the wheat produced by Slovenian farmers this year to protect food stocks and stabilise prices, at the urging of farmers