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A Slovenian Railways Stadler train. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Slovenian Railways is launching a new passenger service running from Villa Opicina above Trieste in Italy to Rijeka in Croatia and back via Slovenia. The new service, a result of cooperation with Croatian and Italian partners, will run daily from 24 April to 30 September this year.
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Slovenian beekeepers. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Boštjan Noč, the long-serving head of the Slovenian Beekeeping Association, has been elected the first president of the European Beekeeping Association (EBA), two months after the founding members decided that their association will have its seat in Slovenia.
One of two candidates, Noč was elected
A Clio, assembled at Renault's Slovenian subsidiary Revoz in Novo Mesto. Photo: GA Adriatic
Revoz, the Slovenian subsidiary of the French car manufacturer Renault, has reported a doubling of its profit on lower sales for last year as a decision is expected shortly on whether the plant will start producing a new version of the electric Twingo model.
The Novo Mesto company posted €822.5 mil
President Nataša Pirc Musar hosts her counterparts from the neighbouring countries at Brdo Castle to mark the 20th anniversary of Slovenia's membership in the EU. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
Together with the heads of state of Slovenia's neighbouring countries, President Nataša Pirc Musar promoted open borders within the EU and the bloc's enlargement at a high-profile event she hosted on 22 April to mark the 20th anniversary of Slovenia's EU membership.
The five presidents stressed the

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The kiosk designed by architect Jože Plečnik by the Ljubljana Triple Bridge unveiled after renovation. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
A kiosk designed by Slovenia's greatest architect Jože Plečnik (1872-1957) has officially reopened in Ljubljana's Prešeren Square to give up-and-coming entrepreneurs a boost.
Located next to the Triple Bridge, another of the architect's masterpieces that is a major Ljubljana landmark, the renovated
Fuel dispensing nozzles. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
Diesel will become cheaper than regular petrol in Slovenia for the first time since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic over four years ago, as regulated prices change on 23 April.
Regulated prices apply at fuel stations outside the motorway network. The prices of regular petrol will go up 1.8 cents
Samo Kutin, Bakalina Velika, plays the lyre made from an ancient silver fir. Photo: STA
The first two instruments made from the wood of a Stone-Age silver fir that was discovered in a pond in the west of the country made their concert debut in Ljubljana on 20 April.
The premiering lyre and flute were just part of the show in which Bakalina Velika, a band inspired by the pantheistic tr
Tadej Pogačar pictured at the 2023 Tour de France. Photo: dpa/STA
Slovenian rider Tadej Pogačar has proved unbeatable yet again, flying solo to win the Liège-Bastogne-Liege, the oldest of the five cycling Monuments, for his 70th career win a year after fracturing his wrist at the same race.
Leaving the peloton and his UAE Team Emirates teammates behind, Pogačar a
Vera Gino. Photo: Vera Spirits
Zero-proof beverages are a major global hit and the Slovenian company Vera Spirits has made a name for itself in the alcohol-free spirits market, exporting overseas to countries such as the US and Canada.
The company was founded by Luka Nagode and Urška Dvoraček in Ljubljana in 2019, initially as
UKC Ljubljana performs the targeted radionuclide therapy of prostate cancer. Photo: UKC Ljubljana
The UKC Ljubljana medical centre has recently performed a new treatment for an incurable type of prostate cancer in what was the first time the therapy was rolled out in Slovenia. A major milestone in the fight against the most common cancer in men, the treatment extends life and stops cancer from

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Day of German-Slovenian Business in Bled. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
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
Containers at the Koper port. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
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
Hidria CEO Bojan Gantar (third from left) accepts the German Business Award, pictured with German Deputy Ambassador Eva-Ricarda Willems, president of the German-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dagmar von Bohnstein, and dean of the Bled School of Management Drikus Kriek. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA

Hidria wins German Business Award

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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

Business

Slovenian beekeepers. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Boštjan Noč, the long-serving head of the Slovenian Beekeeping Association, has been elected the first president of the European Beekeeping Association (EBA), two months after the founding members decided that their association will have its seat in Slovenia.
One of two candidates, Noč was elected
A Clio, assembled at Renault's Slovenian subsidiary Revoz in Novo Mesto. Photo: GA Adriatic
Revoz, the Slovenian subsidiary of the French car manufacturer Renault, has reported a doubling of its profit on lower sales for last year as a decision is expected shortly on whether the plant will start producing a new version of the electric Twingo model.
The Novo Mesto company posted €822.5 mil
Vera Gino. Photo: Vera Spirits
Zero-proof beverages are a major global hit and the Slovenian company Vera Spirits has made a name for itself in the alcohol-free spirits market, exporting overseas to countries such as the US and Canada.
The company was founded by Luka Nagode and Urška Dvoraček in Ljubljana in 2019, initially as

Politics

President Nataša Pirc Musar hosts her counterparts from the neighbouring countries at Brdo Castle to mark the 20th anniversary of Slovenia's membership in the EU. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
Together with the heads of state of Slovenia's neighbouring countries, President Nataša Pirc Musar promoted open borders within the EU and the bloc's enlargement at a high-profile event she hosted on 22 April to mark the 20th anniversary of Slovenia's EU membership.
The five presidents stressed the
NASA astronaut Randolph Bresnik, US Ambassador Jamie L. Harpootlian, and Matevž Frangež, a state secretary at the Slovenian Economy Ministry. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
Slovenia has joined the Artemis Accords, a set of principles for cooperation in the civil exploration and use of the Moon, Mars, comets and asteroids for peaceful purposes. The step paves the way for cooperation in the US space programmes.
Slovenia became the 39th country to sign the Artemis Accord
Barbara Antolić Vupora, an ethnic Slovenian, re-elected to the Croatian parliament. Photo: Hina/STA
Slovenian minority member Barbara Antolić Vupora has been re-elected to the Croatian parliament on a party ticket, although officially the community will be represented by a member of the Bosniak minority.
Running for the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP), Antolić Vupora was re-elected in th

Society

The kiosk designed by architect Jože Plečnik by the Ljubljana Triple Bridge unveiled after renovation. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
A kiosk designed by Slovenia's greatest architect Jože Plečnik (1872-1957) has officially reopened in Ljubljana's Prešeren Square to give up-and-coming entrepreneurs a boost.
Located next to the Triple Bridge, another of the architect's masterpieces that is a major Ljubljana landmark, the renovated
Samo Kutin, Bakalina Velika, plays the lyre made from an ancient silver fir. Photo: STA
The first two instruments made from the wood of a Stone-Age silver fir that was discovered in a pond in the west of the country made their concert debut in Ljubljana on 20 April.
The premiering lyre and flute were just part of the show in which Bakalina Velika, a band inspired by the pantheistic tr
UKC Ljubljana performs the targeted radionuclide therapy of prostate cancer. Photo: UKC Ljubljana
The UKC Ljubljana medical centre has recently performed a new treatment for an incurable type of prostate cancer in what was the first time the therapy was rolled out in Slovenia. A major milestone in the fight against the most common cancer in men, the treatment extends life and stops cancer from

Travels

A Slovenian Railways Stadler train. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Slovenian Railways is launching a new passenger service running from Villa Opicina above Trieste in Italy to Rijeka in Croatia and back via Slovenia. The new service, a result of cooperation with Croatian and Italian partners, will run daily from 24 April to 30 September this year.
The Slovenian ra
The Memorial Church of the Holy Spirit on the Javorca hill. Photo: Taminu Petelinšek/STA
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
A vantage point above Radlje ob Dravi on the Stari Grad (Old Castle) nature trail, one of the 14th best forest educational trails this year. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

The mysteries of forest up close

Environment & NatureTravels
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

Sport

Tadej Pogačar pictured at the 2023 Tour de France. Photo: dpa/STA
Slovenian rider Tadej Pogačar has proved unbeatable yet again, flying solo to win the Liège-Bastogne-Liege, the oldest of the five cycling Monuments, for his 70th career win a year after fracturing his wrist at the same race.
Leaving the peloton and his UAE Team Emirates teammates behind, Pogačar a
The Ferrari horse logo. Photo: Aljoša Rehar/STA
The Slovenian exhaust system manufacturer Akrapovič has signed a multi-year agreement with the Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari that will see Akrapovič become a technical partner for Ferrari Hypercar, which competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).
The Slovenian company said th
Lendava Mayor Janez Magyar, Slovenian Olympic Committee president Franjo Bobinac and Olympian Jani Klemenčič pictured with children as the Slovenian torch starts its journey around the country. Photo: Vida Toš/STA
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

Opinion

Boštjan Zalar, director of the Jožef Stefan Institute. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
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
Kyriacos Kakouris, vice-president of the European Investment Bank. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
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
Ljubljana
Prime Minister Robert Golob.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Our Earth, our responsibility

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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.
In the first days of August, as I was walking t