Europe Slovenia The need to continue to emphasise animal welfare, also as part of a civil initiative to eliminate the use of cages on livestock farms, was raised by State Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture in Brussels at an EU Ministerial on Agriculture
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