The 108th Giro d'Italia, one of the three Grand Tours, the most prestigious road cycling races, will take riders through Slovenia in stage 14 on 24 May.

Regulated fuel prices in Slovenia will rise significantly on 28 January. Petrol will be 2.7 cents more expensive at €1.55 per litre, an eight-month high, while the price of diesel will go up by 3.8 cents to €1.619, the highest it has been since October 2023.

Economy Minister Matjaž Han has accepted the resignation offered by the director of the SPIRIT investment promotion agency, Rok Capl, after several media questioned the selection of recipients of EU funds in a €83 million call for the restructuring of coal regions.

Nov 25, 2024 · Slovenia have not missed a single European Basketball Championship since their debut in Germany in 1993. In their 14 appearances to date, Slovenia reached the apex in 2017 by winning the EuroBasket title in Istanbul under the guidance of Serbian coach Igor Kokoškov, with captain Goran Dragić and teenager Luka Dončić on the court.

One of the two foreign nationals using diving gear in an attempt to retrieve a large shipment of cocaine from a ship docked at the Koper port in March has been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty, while the second one failed to reach a plea bargain with the prosecution and will

The Phantom of the Opera, one of the best known musicals in the world, is coming to the 2025 Ljubljana Festival with 15 shows scheduled at the Cankarjev Dom between 9 and 20 July.

Dec 13, 2024 · A magnet for visitors from across the globe, the Radovljica Beekeeping Museum has opened a new exhibition space to display items from its collection of 240-plus objects that have not found their place in the permanent collection.

Nov 9, 2024 · Slovenia is dotted with castles or fortresses, some of them well-preserved, others neglected or in ruins. Among the most famous is Strmol Castle, located some 25 kilometres north of Ljubljana. Visitors can learn about its storied past, including a tragic WWII chapter that inspired an acclaimed Slovenian novel.

Oct 24, 2024 · Chinese car maker Dongfeng has opened its first sales and technical centre in Slovenia. Located in Kamnik pod Krimom, some 10 kilometres south of Ljubljana, the new centre is operated by importer Plan-net Avto.

Dec 23, 2024 · A Slovenian-led European Citizens' Initiative in support of accessible and safe abortions across Europe has gathered the required one million signatures to merit consideration by the EU's executive.