News

21 august 2014

The European Commission has given Slovenia 20 days to launch bankruptcy proceedings at sports goods manufacturer Elan, the daily Dnevnik reports on Wednesday.

21 august 2014

As fierce fighting continues in Ukraine's rebel stronghold of Donetsk and other eastern towns, the army has said pro-Russian separatists have shot down a government fighter jet.

20 august 2014

Slovenia's registered unemployment rate dropped by 0.2 percentage points to 12.8% in June, which is on par with June 2013. This is the fourth consecutive monthly drop.

20 august 2014

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has been tipped to take over as chairman of the country's ruling AK Party by outgoing president Abdullah Gul.

19 august 2014

President Borut Pahor will nominate on Tuesday Miro Cerar, the head of the SMC party that won in the 13 July general election, for prime minister-designate. A vote in the National Assembly is expected for next Tuesday and Cerar needs absolute majority, meaning at least 46 votes, to be appointed PM-designate.

19 august 2014

German press reports suggest the country's intelligence agency spied on Turkey for years. Turkey has summoned Germany's ambassador over the allegations.

18 august 2014

Visitors to Ljubljana generated more than 522,000 overnight stays in the first seven months of 2014, which is a 3% increase year-on-year. If the trend continues, the Slovenian capital could see a million overnight stays by the end of the year, an absolute record.

18 august 2014

A man has been admitted to hospital in Spain showing symptoms of the Ebola virus.