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 Carpe Diem, the song with which Joker Out will represent Slovenia at this year's Eurovision song contest in Liverpool, was premiered on TV Slovenija
Europe Slovenia The new line under construction between the port of Koper and the Divača junction in the hinterland will be expanded into a double-track railway in the future, with the government having approved the plan
Europe Slovenia Slovenia's only nuclear power plant has obtained an environmental permit, a prerequisite for extending its lifespan by 20 years, until 2043; the permit was issued by the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning
Europe Slovenia Caver and researcher Jure Tičar and the Slovenian Speleological Association are driving the public attention to caves as a natural treasure - around 14.700 are registered at present in the country - and conducting a survey on their pollution grade