Air pollution in Slovenia among the worst in EU

Ljubljana, 24 January - The quality of air in Slovenia is improving but some areas are still experiencing significant air pollution. PM10 and PM2.5 particles cause trouble in winter, while in summer the concentrations of ground-level ozone are concerning, …

Slovenia Consumer Confidence Weakens Slightly

Slovenian consumers remained slightly more pessimistic at the start of the year, figures from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia showed on Friday. The consumer sentiment index dropped to -28.0 in January from -27.0 in the previous month. …

Slovenia launches institute for psychopathy research

Ljubljana, 24 January - The Institute for the Scientific Research of Psychopathy (IPSIH) has been launched in Ljubljana with the aim to inform about the symptoms of psychopathy and its effects on the individual and society. A free online AI chat bot for …

Slovenia opens honorary consulate in Colorado

Denver, 24 January - Slovenia has officially opened an honorary consulate in Denver which will be headed by honorary consul Tamara Gorenc and will cover the state of Colorado, the Slovenian embassy in the US announced on Thursday. The rest of this news …

Slovenia stresses access to knowledge on International Education Day

Ljubljana, 24 January - Knowledge should not be limited to a specific group of people, no matter whether it is acquired through traditional education or through the use of artificial intelligence (AI), National Assembly President Urška Klakočar Zupančič …

Weekly review of events involving Slovenia, 17-23 January

Slovenia mourns victims of coal mine accident

Ljubljana/Velenje/Šoštanj, 24 January - Slovenia is observing a national day of mourning on Friday for the three miners who died in an inrush of clay in the Velenje coal mine, the country's deadliest coal mining accident in more than two …

138th regular session of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia

SLOVENIA, January 22 - Prime Minister Robert Golob highlighted the ongoing challenges faced by the Savinjsko–Šaleška coal region noting that "the region has suffered enough and is still suffering today". It is the Government's task to create …

Slovenia coal mine accident toll rises to three

LJUBLJANA (AFP) – Rescuers digging through wet clay found the bodies of two miners, bringing the death toll of a coal mine accident in Slovenia to three. Wet clay on Monday flooded a chamber of the Velenje mine, around 75 kilometres northeast of the …

Golob: Slovenia must define its own vision for electricity supply by 2040

The meeting marks the beginning of expert consultations titled Vision 2040 – Supplying Slovenia with electricity, initiated by the Government of Slovenia. The last few months have been turbulent for the country’s energy sector. Due to financial …