Slovenia blocks Albanian peppers over pesticide residues

A shipment of peppers from Albania was blocked by Slovenian authorities after testing revealed pesticide residues exceeding legal limits. The case was classified as an "alert" under the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF). The peppers...

Opponents of assisted dying law collect signatures needed for referendum

Ljubljana, 2 October - Slovenia is heading for a referendum on the newly-passed law legalising assisted dying after a campaign by opponents successfully gathered the required number of signatures to trigger a public vote. The rest of this news...

Slovenia and Spain sign cultural cooperation agreement

Barcelona, 2 October - Culture Minister Asta Vrečko met her Spanish counterpart Ernest Urtasun on Wednesday and signed an agreement on cultural cooperation between the two countries, which also covers the audiovisual sector, performing arts and...

Govt endorses changes to law on Slovenian Armed Forces

Ljubljana, 2 October - The government endorsed on Thursday changes to the law governing service in the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) which would introduce payments for soldiers' stand-by duties in the last five years and restrict some of their...

Change of ministerial appointments rejected

Ljubljana, 2 October - The National Assembly's Constitutional Commission has rejected a constitutional amendment that would simplify the appointment of government ministers, but amidst a stand-off between the coalition and opposition, it has not...

Arms embargo: Can Israeli military technology be decoupled from Europe's?

Published on 02/10/2025 - 17:15 GMT+2 Spain declared a long-pledged total arms embargo with Israel towards the end of September, but the suspension of these imports is presenting difficulties. Madrid mainly bought ammunition, rocket launchers,...

Sesko sent warning about life at Man Utd by Slovenia boss

Benjamin Sesko has been sent a warning about life at Manchester United by Slovenia national team head coach Matjaz Kek, as the striker is off to a slow start at his new club. Since completing a big-money transfer from RB Leipzig to Old Trafford in...

Czechia election: The specter of populism returns

Czech President and former chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces Petr Pavel is a level-headed man with strong nerves. Yet even though he almost never gets emotional in his capacity as head of state, he has seemed for quite some time...

President says Plečnik created cultural heritage that goes beyond borders

Bratislava, 1 October - Addressing the opening of an exhibition on Slovenia's greatest architect Jože Plečnik (1872-1957) in Bratislava on Wednesday, President Nataša Pirc Musar said that Plečnik did not create only spatial and aesthetic beauty...

President praises selfless dedication as she decorates war doc

Ljubljana, 1 October - President Nataša Pirc Musar presented the Medal for Honourable Conduct to Thomas Potokar, a British surgeon of Slovenian descent, for his work in Gaza. "Potokar helps people the world has forgotten in the hell that is war,...

Demokracija says Slovenians witnessing disintegration of state

Ljubljana, 2 October - The weekly Demokracija says in its latest commentary, in which it criticises the Robert Golob government, that Slovenians have witnessed in the last three years the disintegration of the state - a situation that could not...

Slovenia honours British surgeon for humanitarian work

British surgeon of Slovenian descent Thomas Stephen Potokar receives the Medal for Honourable Conduct. Photo: Bor Slana/STA President Nataša Pirc Musar has awarded the Medal for Honourable Conduct to retired British surgeon of Slovenian descent...

Slovenia not facing higher threat from drone incidents, Golob says

Copenhagen, 1 October - The security threat to Slovenia has not increased in light of recent drone-related incidents in northern and eastern Europe, Prime Minister Robert Golob said ahead of an informal EU summit in Copenhagen on Wednesday. He...

International star ARASH to perform in Bucharest in March 2026

Iranian-Swedish artist ARASH is set to perform on the stage of Sala Palatului in Bucharest on March 31. The concert is part of the 2026 tour and will include the most famous songs from his repertoire, which dominated the European charts in the...

Global Sumud Flotilla: Journey of conscience against Israeli siege of Gaza

In the brutal calculus of modern genocide by Israel, where governments often fail, humanity's conscience occasionally finds its voice. The Global Sumud Flotilla, a fleet of over 50 civilian vessels sailing toward Gaza in October 2025, is the most...

Slovenia to host 2026 European Road Cycling Championships

Slovenia has been named the host of the 2026 European Road Cycling Championships, the first time the country stages a major international road cycling championship and a fitting milestone for a nation that has become a cycling powerhouse due to...

Slovenia votes in favour of new military force to fight Haiti gangs

New York, 1 October - Slovenia voted in favour of the draft resolution the UN Security Council adopted on Tuesday to turn a security mission in gang-dominated Haiti into a larger, fully fledged military force. The rest of this news item is...

Al Ahly Forward Nejc Gradišar Included in Slovenia Squad for World Cup Qualifiers

Wed 01 Oct 2025 | 09:42 PM Slovenia’s national team coach has named his squad for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Kosovo and Switzerland on October 10 and October 13, 2025, with Al Ahly striker Nejc Gradišar earning a call-up....

UN General Assembly president warns US veto on Gaza ceasefire undermines body’s credibility

The president of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday criticized the US’ latest use of its veto on a resolution for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, warning that it undermines the organization’s credibility, Anadolu reports. “A veto can extinguish...

Opinion: The EU is considering sanctioning Israel - will it finally act as a single voice?

WHERE IS THE EU as a single voice and actor in the Israel-Palestine humanitarian and political crisis? This is a question I get asked regularly. During the summer of 2001, I was really blessed to have secured an internship with the European...