Robert Golob

Slovenia to join the project for the new reactors in the "Kozloduy" Nuclear Power Plant either as a buyer of energy or as an investor.

This is what Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov proposed to his Slovenian colleague Robert Golob at a bilateral meeting within the framework of the 18th Strategic Forum in the Slovenian city of Bled, reported the government information service.

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou arrived at Bled on Monday for the Bled Strategic Forum, at the invitation of Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar.

Sakellaropoulou was welcomed by Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob and Foreign and European Affairs Minister Tanja Fajon.

The European Commission has put together a package of financial aid for Slovenia to help the country deal with the massive damage caused by flooding and offered what EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said was "maximum flexibility" concerning bureaucratic procedures.

The government has designated 14 August a solidarity day, giving citizens a day off to help with flood damage clean-up efforts. Announcing the decision on Instagram, Prime Minister Robert Golob said Slovenia wanted to wrap up the difficult period in the spirit of solidarity.

Having been pounded by heavy rains for more than 36 hours, Slovenia has begun to come to terms with the impact of what many of those affected have described as apocalyptic flooding. Prime Minister Robert Golob has assessed the damage will likely exceed €500 million.

Tina Gaber, the life companion of Prime Minister Robert Golob, has caused controversy for alleging corruption in the plan to trap and remove nutrias from the Ljubljana Marshes. An influencer and an animal rights activist, Gaber is one of more than 24,000 people who signed a petition against the plan.

Slovenia and Croatia have sidelined a border dispute that had loomed over bilateral relations for years in favour of a focus on areas where they can cooperate. Paying his first official visit to Zagreb on 14 July, Prime Minister Robert Golob said Slovenia remained firmly committed to the result of border arbitration but the issue would be taken off the daily political agenda.

Health Minister Danijel Bešič Loredan resigned on 7 July after being asked to do so by Prime Minister Robert Golob, who said the two had conceptual differences regarding the development of the Slovenian healthcare system.

The government estimates that building a second unit at the Krško nuclear power station would cost €7,000 per kilowatt, which would come to €11 billion in the event Slovenia decides to build the most powerful of several possible units under consideration, a 1,600 MW reactor.

After months of criticism by nuclear energy advocates that the government is neglecting nuclear energy in favour of solar, Prime Minister Robert Golob has provided more clarity by saying the government will make a decision in principle on a second reactor at the existing nuclear power station in Krško by 1 August.