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Minister says higher defence spending to not be felt in other areas
Ljubljana, 16 July - Slovenians will not feel the increase in defence and security spending in other areas and the government will not introduce new taxes, Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič told the press on Wednesday after a briefing with...
Slovenia concerned by violence in southern Syria
Ljubljana, 16 July - The Foreign Ministry expressed concern regarding the recent outbreak of violence in the Suwayda province of Syria and the military intervention of Israel that followed. In a post on X the ministry called on all sides to...
International Protection Act in line with constitution
Ljubljana, 16 July - The Constitutional Court has found the International Protection Act provisions regarding the dismissal of a refugee counsellor and of the representative assigned to an unaccompanied minor as well as the freedom of movement of...
Slovenia ready for potential shocks, says finance minister
Ljubljana, 16 July - Slovenia is prepared for potential public finance shocks, and its state of readiness is corroborated by credit ratings, Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič said at a debate hosted by the Institute of Strategic Solutions (ISR)...

President Sheikh Mohamed in call for peace with Turkey's Erdogan
President Sheikh Mohamed joined Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a call for peace in the region during a state visit to Turkey. Sheikh Mohamed was received by Mr Erdogan at Turkey’s Presidential Palace and an official reception hosted in...

Fedhatta/ HATTA: Meeting with Secretary General of EOT for exhibition planning and reinforcement of international markets
Meeting for the strategic orientation of Greek tourism with the "peak" of timely planning to participate in international tourism fairs and the promotion of established and emerging - but extremely dynamic - tourist markets, held on Tuesday, July...

French legal group to take EU to court for ‘failing to prevent Gaza genocide’
French and Belgian jurists are due to file a case before the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) on Thursday against the EU Commission and Council for alleged “failure to prevent genocide” in Gaza. Legal proceedings will come on the back of the failure by...
Committee tackles post-flood reconstruction law, recovery plan report
Ljubljana, 16 July - The parliamentary Finance Committee has endorsed amendments to post-flood reconstruction law to allow those affected to buy land for replacement homes directly from the state. They were also briefed on the implementation of...

International Protection Group: Children in Gaza lose limbs daily as humanitarian situation worsens
The International Protection Group revealed on Tuesday alarming figures highlighting the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip. According to the group, around 10 children lose one or both legs each day as a result of...

Slovenia opens €29 million call to fund priority solar, wind projects
Slovenia has opened a €29 million ($33.7 million) call under the European Union’s Modernisation Fund to support priority solar and wind projects, with applications due by Jan. 7, 2026. July 16, 2025 Patrick Jowett Slovenia’s Ministry of the...

Ljubljana Attack
Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković condemned the attack on a 70-year-old man that occurred last week in the Kleče area of Ljubljana. Janković praised the work of the police, who have already taken the four alleged perpetrators into custody, and they...

Slovenia: Manifestation
In Šentjernej, Slovenia, roughly a thousand people manifested and protested against what they see as the state inaction on Roma violence. They made several demands on the government, including ensuring security and adopting appropriate...

Slovenian Armed Forces Conduct Tactical Field Exercise For Officer Cadets (PHOTO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 16. A field training exercise for the 37th generation of Officer School cadets took place at the Central Training Ground of the Slovenian Armed Forces in Postojna, Trend reports via the country's...
From Cappadocia to Pomurje: hot air balloon giant lands in Slovenia
Slovenia is reaching new heights - literally - as Murska Sobota becomes home to the country's first hot air balloon factory. Launched by Turkish industry giant Pasha Balloons, it plans to craft more than 100 balloons a year, from classic passenger...
Minister says Freedom not abusing police to undermine opposition
Ljubljana, 15 July - Interior Minister Boštjan Poklukar has denied the Freedom Movement or himself are abusing the police for political retaliation. His statement comes a day after the opposition NSi mounted such claims regarding a list of names a...
Ljubljana mayor condemns attack on farmer
"This should not happen. I absolutely condemn this violence," Janković told his weekly press conference on Tuesday. He applauded the work of the police, which arrested four suspects in cooperation with the local Roma community, and stressed that...
What NATO Countries Spend On Military, Health, & Education
NATO countries officially agreed to raise their defense expenditures to 5% of their GDP by 2035. But how do their military expenditures compare to what they spend on health and education? This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Pallavi Rao,...

How reducing the U.S. military budget would also reduce emissions
The next time you’re on a flight worrying about destroying the planet, rest easy knowing that at least you’re not in a fighter jet. The airline industry is responsible for 2.5 percent of global CO2 emissions, but the world’s militaries are...
Medical marijuana legalised
Ljubljana, 15 July - The Slovenian parliament has legalised the cultivation, production, and trade in cannabis for medical and scientific purposes a year after voters overwhelmingly endorsed legalisation in a referendum. The rest of this news item...

FM holds several bilateral meetings during EU-Southern Neighbourhood Ministerial Meeting
Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, held, on Monday in Brussels, a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of his participation in the 5th EU-Southern Neighbourhood Ministerial Meeting....