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

Slovenian archaeologists have discovered vast prehistoric hunting structures in Kras in one of the largest examples of such architecture in Europe; the kilometres-long stone walls were used by early communities to funnel herds of wild game into traps

Slovenia's top accolades for lifetime achievement in science and innovation this year go to microbiologist Tatjana Avšič Županc, mathematician Tomaž Pisanski and pharmaceutical tech researcher Franc Vrečer

The wine regions of Brda in Slovenia and Collio in Italy have merged into a dispersed open-air museum showcasing natural-material sculptures by artists from both countries in the spirit of the first ever cross-border European Capital of Culture

A 160 beds new medical centre for emergencies will be built in a new annexe at the Peter Držaj Hospital in Ljubljana by the Defence Ministry; the €87 million expansion will be serving army during emergencies as well as civilians