Europe Slovenia 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
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