Prime Minister Janez Jansa has come out to defend the government-sponsored act on public broadcaster RTV Slovenija, calling on voters to endorse it when they go to the polls for the 25 September referendum. Prime Minister Janez Jansa also paid the first official visits abroad since taking office late last year. Accompanied by a strong business delegation, he was seeking ways of boosting ties, in particular trade, with Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in talks with senior officials there. President Janez Drnovsek attended the UN Summit marking the 60th anniversary of the organisation. He has reminded world leaders of the responsibility that developed nations in particular have in taking action to eliminate imbalances that keep millions of people worldwide in poverty.
Prime Minister Janez Jansa has come out to defend the government-sponsored act on public broadcaster RTV Slovenija, calling on voters to endorse it when they go to the polls for the 25 September referendum. More »
Slovenian FM Dimitrij Rupel welcomed the Outcome Document of the ongoing UN summit as "an important step towards an effective reform of the UN". Nevertheless, Slovenia misses "a more ambitious platform" with clearer solutions about how to cope with the challenges and threats of the 21st century. More »
Italian FM Gianfranco Fini reassured his Slovenian counterpart Dimitrij Rupel that Italy would not want to act to the detriment of any Adriatic country, as they met on the margins of a UN General Assembly session in New York on Sunday. More »
Janša's three-day tour of the Baltic states, which share many common interests with Slovenia, was his first official visit abroad as prime minister. The goal of his tour was the deepening of bilateral political and economic relations and the strengthening of the dialog on current European and other international issues. More »
President Janez Drnovsek has reminded world leaders of the responsibility that developed nations in particular have in taking action to eliminate imbalances that keep millions of people worldwide in poverty. It is an illusion to think there will be no wars if these imbalances continue, he said in his address to the UN Summit on Thursday. More »
Slovenia's humanitarian aid for the victims of hurricane Katrina is on its way to the US. The SIT 21.7m (US$ 120,000) worth of cots, mattresses, blankets and first-aid kits was seen off by the Defence Minister Karl Erjavec and US Ambassador Thomas B. Robertson on Friday. More »
The government adopted Thursday a resolution on the national research and development programme for the 2006-2010 period. One of its main objectives is to increase the influence of R&D by promoting cooperation among companies, researchers and intermediaries who transfer new technology and innovations to the corporate sector. More »
Slovenia is working to convince old EU members which erected barriers to workers from the newcomers, to ease the restrictions for Slovenian workers, who it says pose no threat to their labour markets due to the small size of the workforce. More »
Denmark showed interest in closer cooperation with Slovenia in the field of transport, with the transport giant Maersk wanting to cooperate in constructing the third pier of the Luka Koper port, Transport Minister Janez Bozic said. More »
Cankarjev dom, the largest cultural institution in Slovenia, celebrated 25 years of cultural performances and shows on Monday, 19 September. The ceremony was launched by director general Mitja Rotovnik, who has been running Cankarjev dom since 1982. More »
The Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts (ALU) celebrates 60 years of existence this year. Since it was founded in 1945 as the Academy of Visual Arts, 2,933 students attended its classes to date. Its first dean was the acclaimed Slovenian artist Bozidar Jakac. More »
More than 500 foreigners have purchased real estate after Slovenia joined the EU, according to the data from Slovenia's Tax Administration (DURS). The properties, especially in the NE Pomurje region, at the coast and in the NW Gorenjska region, are mainly being bought by the British. More »