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The Constitutional Court determines how much judge pay should be raised. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA
Slovenian judges will see their salaries raised by about a quarter under a decision issued by the Constitutional Court after the government failed to implement its previous ruling mandating that the salaries in the judiciary should be raised to the level of those in the other two branches of govern
Ice Cave near the Viševnik mountain pasture in NW Slovenia. Photo: Miha Staut
Slovenian scientists have published a study on climate change in Slovenia in the past 11,700 years in what is the most comprehensive overview of climate change in this part of the world so far. They hope it will help understand how ecosystems and societies can adapt to climate change.
Involving res
Officials on hand for the inauguration of new facilities at hygienic paper maker Paloma. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
The Slovenian paper tissue maker Paloma has concluded a seven-year investment cycle under the ownership of the Slovak group SHP by inaugurating new facilities worth €138 million as more investments are planned.
Investments as part of the Motion project include two new production lines, a facility f
Gregor Anderluh, director of the National Institute of Chemistry. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Gregor Anderluh, director of the National Institute of Chemistry, discusses the need to provide effective support mechanisms to foster and commercialise innovation in his opinion piece for the Slovenia Times. He finds the issue is important in light of the upcoming EU elections as Europe will have
A Palestinian flag flying next to other flags at the Slovenian Parliament Building. Photo: Živa Ogrin/STA
Slovenia has become the 147th member of the United Nations to recognise Palestine as an independent state as the country's parliament endorsed the decision late on 4 June following a day of twists and turns in a vote boycotted by the opposition.
After weeks of heated discussions on the recognition
NGEN presents ongoing projects in Germany and Austria, with CEO Roman Bernard pictured in the centre. Photo: NGEN
NGEN, a Slovenian company specialising in large-scale battery storage, has recently signed a contract with German state-owned gas giant Uniper to build a storage facility on the site of the Heyden power station in Petershagen. The 50 MW/100 MWh battery facility, worth nearly €50 million, is to beco
Writer Miljenko Jergović, the winner of the 2024 Vilenica Prize. Photo: Hina/STA
The 2024 Vilenica Prize for Central European literature will go to Miljenko Jergović, a Sarajevo-born Croatian author. He will receive the award at the Vilenica international literary festival in September.
Declaring the winner on 4 June, the chairman of the judging panel, Aljoša Harlamov, describ
The Jožef Stefan Institute launches a facility to advance nuclear fusion technology. Photo: Manca Ahčin/STA
Slovenia's leading research institution, the Jožef Stefan Institute (IJS) has officially launched a new facility at its TRIGA nuclear research reactor meant to advance fusion energy technology. The aim is to study how and why intense radiation occurs during the cooling of fusion reactors so as to e
Janez Janša, the leader of the Democrats (SDS), addresses the National Assembly. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
Government plans to recognise an independent Palestine on 4 June have been deferred by a referendum motion tabled by the opposition, which highlights how divisive the war in Gaza has become in Slovenian politics.
The government's decision to recognise Palestine has already caused Slovenia long-term
Economy Minister Matjaž Han addresses the Slovenian Global Forum. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
Corporate officers, government officials and diplomats gathered for annual Slovenian Global Forum on 3 June to discuss ways of helping Slovenian companies succeed abroad.
"We want to strengthen the potential of Slovenian businesses to reach new opportunities in the world," said Economy Minister Mat
The Partisan Choir performs at a 2018 ceremony marking the Day of Uprising against the Occupation. Photo: Danijel Novakovič/STA
Singing of partisan songs, which emerged during the Second World War and became hugely popular in the post-war period, has been inscribed into the Slovenian register of intangible cultural heritage.
The initiative came from the Partisan Choir in Ljubljana so that several hundred songs, interspersed