Europe Slovenia Prison staff across the country protested for an hour on Thursday to draw attention to what they say is an alarming situation due to severe overcrowding in prisons, staff shortages and low wages
Europe Slovenia Turjak Castle, a fortress 20km south of Ljubljana, was a key bastion in the defence against the Turks in 15th-16th century; severely damaged during the World War II, it has now been comprehensively restored to serve as museum, events venue and hotel
Europe Slovenia Committed to advancing the field of deafblindness for two decades, and the first country to enshrine the language of those affected in its Constitution, Slovenia now sees the Ljubljana Memorandum 2026 attracting global attention and pioneering the field
Europe Slovenia A referendum on a controversial omnibus law that entails extensive tax cuts has been authorized by the Constitutional Court; with this decision, trade unions can start collecting 40.000 signatures required to call the vote
Europe Slovenia Anti-establishment populist party leader and current Parliament Speaker, Zoran Stevanović, is pushing to hold a national referendum on withdrawing from NATO and is strictly opposing the government's financial and military aid packages to Ukraine