Latest News from Slovenia

Going for the neatest cut

Slovenia hosted the European Scything Championship for the third time between 28 and 30 July, featuring participants from eight countries or regions showcasing their scything skills in this age-old craft.

Inflation slows but food prices not tamed yet

Slovenia's annual inflation rate slowed to 6.1% in July, 0.8 percentage points lower than the month before, but data from the Statistics Office shows rising food prices remain a problem.

Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages rose by 11.1% in a year, contributing 2 percentage points to the headline inflation rate, data released on 31 July shows.

Record number of storks nesting in Slovenia

Three hundred white stork pairs were spotted nesting in Slovenia this year, the highest number recorded so far, and 473 baby storks learned how to fly. The figures were released by the Bird Watching Association (DOPPS) after they completed their 25th annual white stork monitoring.

Lake Velenje pulsating with heavy metal beats

The MetalDays festival, which used to be a music staple of the Tolmin area in northwestern Slovenia, has moved to a new venue, Lake Velenje in the north. Kicking off on 30 July, the seven-day festival will feature some 130 bands representing different subgenres of mostly heavy metal music.

Remote work still popular

The number of people working from home dropped in Slovenia this year to about a fifth of the level seen in 2021, but the figures are still 20 times higher than in pre-Covid 2019. Legislative changes are in the pipeline to reduce red tape around remote work, yet challenges remain.

Bled Strategic Forum to focus on solidarity for global security

The Bled Strategic Forum (BSF), Slovenia's prime foreign policy event, will be held on 28 and 29 August for the 18th year. Running under the title Solidarity for Global Security, it will explore ways of ensuring global security by working together.

The organisers announced the theme of the international conference on 28 July, but the names of the participants are yet to be revealed.

North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley ready for launch

The North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley will be launched in September after the project's lead partner, Slovenia's power holding HSE, signed a contract on EU funding with the Clean Hydrogen Partnership.

HSE signed the contract for the six-year project last week on behalf of the consortium of 34 partners from Slovenia, Croatia and Italy's Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Slovenia on track to eradicate hepatitis C

Slovenia is on track to eradicate hepatitis C. A projection made in collaboration with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control shows the country has the lowest hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence rate in the EU.

Foreign visitors drive tourism growth

Slovenia's tourist destinations attracted 2.47 million visitors in the first half of the year in what is a a 6%-growth year-on-year. Local visitor numbers fell sharply, which was offset with a 40% jump in foreign arrivals.

No end to destructive thunderstorms

Slovenia has seen yet another wave of destructive thunderstorms as severe winds, large hail and torrential rains have been pummelling the country almost non-stop for the past two weeks. Damage is still being assessed but reports say it will exceed the €420 million caused in the devastating ice storm in 2014.

Terrifying storms, the consequences are terrible. We must be ready: As of tonight...

As they pointed out, it will be especially warm in the central and southern part of the country, where it will be even warmer than yesterday - from 37 to 40 degrees Celsius.
In umadija, Pomoravlje, eastern, southeastern, southwestern Serbia and on Kosovo and Metohija, a red weather alert is in effect, indicating very dangerous weather.

World’s top AI experts in Ljubljana for summer school

The first European Summer School on Artificial Intelligence (ESSAI) opened in Ljubljana on 24 July, featuring courses and lectures by 60 world-renowned experts. The event aims to acquaint young researchers with the latest advances in the field and stimulate AI development in Slovenia.

Music featuring Divje Babe flute nominated for Emmy

The theme music for an episode of a British-US nature documentary on dinosaurs that also features sounds made by a replica of a Neanderthal flute found in Slovenia has been nominated for the 2023 Primetime Emmy Awards. One of the composers nominated is Slovenian Anže Rozman.

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