Pope Francis's visit to Slovenia was planned for 2024

Ljubljana, 9 May - Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia Jean-Marie Speich said during a recent funeral mass for Pope Francis that the pope was to visit Slovenia on 6 July last year, but his visit was "prevented". The office of the Slovenian president …

The world's prettiest cycling routes, from the majestic Alps of Slovenia to trails skirting New Zealand’s Lake Taupo

Aside from the initial cost of buying a bicycle, which, to be honest, doesn’t have to be sky-high, cycling is a pretty accessible sport, made even more appealing should you happen to live close to pretty country lanes or rugged moorland. And the beauty of …

Taco Bell coming to Slovenia

Ljubljana, 9 May - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development(EBRD) has approved a EUR 9.9 million loan for Bosnian companies Aptha Global and Tastra to bring the fast food chain Taco Bell to Slovenia and Croatia and expand the KFC fast food …

OTP Group Slovenia posts EUR 69m in net profit for Q1

Ljubljana, 9 May - The Hungarian-owned OTP Group Slovenia posted EUR 69 million in profit after tax in the first quarter of the year, the banking group said on Friday, boasting a 14.8% return on equity (ROE). The group's total assets reached EUR 14.9 …

Slovenia hoping to ruffle some feathers or at least survive at Ice Hockey Worlds

Stockholm, 9 May - The Slovenian national ice hockey team mark their return to the World Championship's elite group on Saturday, bracing for a formidable opening Group A encounter with powerhouse Canada in Stockholm. Slovenia's main goal at the …

Slovenia soliciting input on tariff counter-measures

Ljubljana, 9 May - The government has invited businesses and other stakeholders to provide input on possible counter-measures to the tariffs put in place by the United States should trade negotiations not succeed. The rest of this news item is available to …

New decree paves the way for Slovenia’s biggest solar power project

The Slovenian government has adopted a decree on the spatial plan for what will become the country’s largest solar power plant, providing the basis for issuing a building permit. The facility, with an initially planned capacity of 30 megawatts (MW), will …

Weekly review of events involving Slovenia, 2-8 May

Slovenia to raise retirement age to 67

LJUBLJANA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Slovenia will gradually raise the retirement age from the current 65 to 67 in an effort to alleviate the financial strain of an aging population, the government announced on Thursday following its regular session. According to …

FinMin: EU auditors' report on recovery funds for Slovenia based on old data

Ljubljana, 8 May - The Finance Ministry said on Thursday that a report in which EU auditors have found Slovenia to be behind its own plans in drawing recovery funds was based on old data and thus no longer true. It said that the country is in line with its …