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
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
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
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
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
Economy Minister Matjaž Han has been elected new leader of the Social Democrats (SD) to succeed Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon, who stepped aside amid the turmoil over a scandal surrounding the purchase of a run-down Ljubljana building meant to house several court departments.
Han, 53, narrowly beat
Slovenia has opened an embassy in the Philippines with the relevant decree by President Nataša Pirc Musar published in the Official Gazette on 12 April.
Slovenia opened a consulate general in Manila last year to facilitate procedures for the employment of Filipino workers in Slovenia. The Philippin
The University of Trieste has honoured Italian President Sergio Mattarella and former Slovenian President Borut Pahor with honorary doctorates for their reconciliation efforts and for standing up against the narrow-mindedness of nationalist egotism.
The university in the Italian city, located near
