Slovenia observed 25 years since joining the Council of Europe (CoE) on Tuesday with a panel debate discussing topical issues and challenges faced by the CoE and the international community.

The persisting problems with paediatric cardiology at UKC Ljubljana hospital occasioned a new round of mutual finger-pointing at the National Assembly today. While the two right-wing opposition parties heaped blame on the health minister, the rest accused them of politically abusing an issue that has been dragging on for two decades.

Slovenia's economy has slowed down slightly in the first quarter of the year but remained well above the average of eurozone members, Banka Slovenije said on Tuesday in its macroeconomic trends review for May. It expects the investment cycle to continue, adding that the needs of the labour market are being met above all by foreign workforce.

An international conference on combating terrorism in southeast Europe kicked off in the Maribor barracks on Tuesday. Denis Čaleta, who is chairing the multi-day conference, told the STA that Slovenia is not immune to radicalism and extremism. "We cannot be an island in the globalised world."

Slovenske Železnice, the operator of Slovenian railways, generated a net profit of EUR 2.6m in the first quarter of the year; the operating profit amounted to EUR 2.5m and revenue to EUR 119m.

Scottish sawmiller BSW promised sustainable development as it presented a planned EUR 40m investment in Slovenia on Tuesday. It announced the start of construction of the biggest sawmill in Slovenia for September and the launch of production for the start of 2020. BSW will already be buying wood from Slovenian sawmills next year.

Slovenia will wake up to a dry morning on Wednesday, but the afternoon will see quite a few showers. Morning lows of 8 to 13 and daytime highs of 19 to 24 degrees Celsius are expected.