Accompanied by a sizeable business delegation, Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon is visiting China on a four-day official trip aimed at boosting political dialogue and trade. With both countries currently sitting in the UN Security Council, global conflicts and ways to resolve them were high o
Slovenia has inaugurated its pavilion at the 60th Venice Art Biennale. It features a work by conceptual artist Nika Špan, displayed in a park between the main exhibition venues of the Arsenale and Giardini.
An unusual nomadic structure, Špan's Garden Secret for You is both a sculpture and architect
An unusual nomadic structure, Špan's Garden Secret for You is both a sculpture and architect
A day after the flame for the 2024 Paris Olympics was lit in Olympia, Slovenians have sent their own torch to tour the country with the nation's first Olympic medallist making the first leg.
The Slovenian torch started its journey in Lendava, northeast, near the tri-border with Hungary and Croatia
The Slovenian torch started its journey in Lendava, northeast, near the tri-border with Hungary and Croatia
Two Cistercian monasteries are the latest Slovenian sites to win the European Heritage Label, a title awarded by the European Commission to what it says are milestones in the creation of today's Europe.
Seven sites were picked for the title this year, including Cisterscapes - Cistercian Landscapes
Seven sites were picked for the title this year, including Cisterscapes - Cistercian Landscapes
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Businessman Sergej Racman, once one of the wealthiest Slovenians, has started serving prison time for cutting off creditors in the 2014 sale of the largest cinema complex in the country.
Racman, who started off in stock trading and finance before moving to entertainment and casino business, was sen
Racman, who started off in stock trading and finance before moving to entertainment and casino business, was sen
Shorts are out and winter coats and gloves are back in in Slovenia after temperature rollercoaster brought down readings by up to 26 degrees Celsius in a single day in a new record.
After more than ten days of unseasonably warm, summer-like weather with temperatures hitting 30C and over, the countr
After more than ten days of unseasonably warm, summer-like weather with temperatures hitting 30C and over, the countr
The impact of the green transition on competitiveness was one of the challenges discussed at the annual Day of German-Slovenian Business, organised by the German-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the IEDC - Bled School of Management on 16 April.
The event, themed Circular Economy: The I
The event, themed Circular Economy: The I
Cooperation in new technologies, in particular green hydrogen, ranked prominently as Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon visited Japan on 15 and 16 April accompanied by a business delegation, before heading on to China.
Fajon, the first Slovenian foreign minister to visit Japan in 16 years, met
Fajon, the first Slovenian foreign minister to visit Japan in 16 years, met
Slovenia's pilot geothermal power station, tapping into an abandoned wellbore in the Lendava area, has produced the first kilowatts of electricity but tests have shown that modifications will be required for viable long-term energy generation.
Located at an abandoned natural gas well in Čentiba in
Located at an abandoned natural gas well in Čentiba in
Slovenian astrophysicists Andreja Gomboc and Tomaž Zwitter have been part of a team that discovered the most massive stellar black hole yet found in the Milky Way. Unlike similar discoveries in distant galaxies, this one allows more in-depth research into the origin of such massive black holes.
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The impact of the green transition on competitiveness was one of the challenges discussed at the annual Day of German-Slovenian Business, organised by the German-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the IEDC - Bled School of Management on 16 April.
The event, themed Circular Economy: The I
The event, themed Circular Economy: The I
The challenges faced by the logistics industry amid the global uncertainties and disruptions to global supply chains, and solutions in the application of new technologies such as AI were discussed as an international logistics congress opened in Portorož on 27 March.
The logistics industry is an i
The logistics industry is an i
Hidria, a leading Slovenian supplier of the global car industry, is the winner of the 2023/24 German Business Award, which recognizes important technological and economic innovation that has long-term effects.
The award is presented by the Slovenian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooper
The award is presented by the Slovenian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooper
Business
Accompanied by a sizeable business delegation, Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon is visiting China on a four-day official trip aimed at boosting political dialogue and trade. With both countries currently sitting in the UN Security Council, global conflicts and ways to resolve them were high o
The impact of the green transition on competitiveness was one of the challenges discussed at the annual Day of German-Slovenian Business, organised by the German-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the IEDC - Bled School of Management on 16 April.
The event, themed Circular Economy: The I
The event, themed Circular Economy: The I
Cooperation in new technologies, in particular green hydrogen, ranked prominently as Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon visited Japan on 15 and 16 April accompanied by a business delegation, before heading on to China.
Fajon, the first Slovenian foreign minister to visit Japan in 16 years, met
Fajon, the first Slovenian foreign minister to visit Japan in 16 years, met
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Accompanied by a sizeable business delegation, Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon is visiting China on a four-day official trip aimed at boosting political dialogue and trade. With both countries currently sitting in the UN Security Council, global conflicts and ways to resolve them were high o
Cooperation in new technologies, in particular green hydrogen, ranked prominently as Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon visited Japan on 15 and 16 April accompanied by a business delegation, before heading on to China.
Fajon, the first Slovenian foreign minister to visit Japan in 16 years, met
Fajon, the first Slovenian foreign minister to visit Japan in 16 years, met
Roberto Battelli, a former MP who represented the Italian ethnic minority in Slovenia , has died, aged 69. Battelli served in parliament for seven terms, from 1992 to 2018.
Born in 1954 in Pula, Croatia, Battelli entered politics after an initial career in journalism. He started at the Koper-Capod
Born in 1954 in Pula, Croatia, Battelli entered politics after an initial career in journalism. He started at the Koper-Capod
Society
Slovenia has inaugurated its pavilion at the 60th Venice Art Biennale. It features a work by conceptual artist Nika Špan, displayed in a park between the main exhibition venues of the Arsenale and Giardini.
An unusual nomadic structure, Špan's Garden Secret for You is both a sculpture and architect
An unusual nomadic structure, Špan's Garden Secret for You is both a sculpture and architect
Two Cistercian monasteries are the latest Slovenian sites to win the European Heritage Label, a title awarded by the European Commission to what it says are milestones in the creation of today's Europe.
Seven sites were picked for the title this year, including Cisterscapes - Cistercian Landscapes
Seven sites were picked for the title this year, including Cisterscapes - Cistercian Landscapes
Businessman Sergej Racman, once one of the wealthiest Slovenians, has started serving prison time for cutting off creditors in the 2014 sale of the largest cinema complex in the country.
Racman, who started off in stock trading and finance before moving to entertainment and casino business, was sen
Racman, who started off in stock trading and finance before moving to entertainment and casino business, was sen
Travels
Two major tourist sites in the Tolmin area in the west of the country, the Memorial Church of the Holy Spirit on the Javorca hill, and the spectacular Tolmin Gorge will remain closed until June due to a major rockslide that was triggered in the area in January.
The rockslide, in which one man was k
The rockslide, in which one man was k
Slovenia is rich in forests that bustle with wildlife and one way to experience and explore them is by taking one of the many educational trials that criss-cross the country.
There are around 700 nature trails in Slovenia running more than 5,600 kilometres in length. Of these, 93 are forest trails
There are around 700 nature trails in Slovenia running more than 5,600 kilometres in length. Of these, 93 are forest trails
Paths zigzagging up a hill from one little chapel representing the suffering of Jesus to another make a familiar landmark in many parts of Slovenia. The best known calvary is that of Šmarje pri Jelšah in the east of the country, which attracts 10,000 visitors a year.
An open-air representation of
An open-air representation of
Sport
A day after the flame for the 2024 Paris Olympics was lit in Olympia, Slovenians have sent their own torch to tour the country with the nation's first Olympic medallist making the first leg.
The Slovenian torch started its journey in Lendava, northeast, near the tri-border with Hungary and Croatia
The Slovenian torch started its journey in Lendava, northeast, near the tri-border with Hungary and Croatia
The Slovenian women's handball team has qualified for the Summer Olympic Games in Paris in a historic first for the country's women athletes in team sports.
Slovenia secured the ticket by defeating Montenegro 30:26 in the last match of a qualifying tournament in Germany's Neu-Ulm on 14 April.
At th
Slovenia secured the ticket by defeating Montenegro 30:26 in the last match of a qualifying tournament in Germany's Neu-Ulm on 14 April.
At th
Slovenian sport climbing star Janja Garnbret won the first IFSC World Cup event of the new season in Keqiao, China, confirming the status of the best woman climber ahead of the Paris Summer Olympics.
Garnbret entered the finals in the bouldering event as the leader both in the qualifiers and semi-f
Garnbret entered the finals in the bouldering event as the leader both in the qualifiers and semi-f
Opinion
The Jožef Stefan Institute, the country's leading scientific research institution, opens its doors wide to the public for a week every year to present scientific achievements in accessible ways. This is especially important at a time when it is often difficult to separate quasi-science from scienc
The green transition is not just a moral imperative but a vital driver of Europe's economic competitiveness, Kyriacos Kakouris, vice-president of the European Investment Bank, writes in his op-ed for the Slovenia Times as he sets out the bank's role in financing climate action and fostering sustain
In his op-ed for Bled Strategic Times ahead of the Bled Strategic Forum, Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob makes a call for "global solidarity to save our planet", combining it with an appeal to Russia to end the war of aggression against Ukraine.
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In the first days of August, as I was walking t