The newspaper Finance writes about the need to boost consumer spending in Monday's commentary headlined When We Don't Save but Spend as Americans.

Several thousand people gathered in Ljubljana's Prešeren Square on Sunday to celebrate Victory Day and the end of World War II as the speakers called for preserving the values of the Partisan resistance alive.

Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti talked about the tourism ecosystem as a major pillar of Europe's economic recovery as he addressed an online event on cultural tourism in a post-Covid era on Sunday. He said new and innovative models of sustainable tourism are linked to the culture sector and creative industries.

Villa Zlatica, the home of the famed 20th century Ljubljana mayor Ivan Hribar, was inaugurated as a museum and the seat of the Forum of Slavic Cultures on Sunday after undergoing an extensive renovation.

It will be sunny in Slovenia on Monday with a south-westerly breeze and daytime highs of between 22 and 25 degrees Celsius, up to 27 in the east.

A Trade Air aircraft taking off for Madeira from Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport this morning had to return to the airport after hitting a bird, the portal 24ur.com has reported, quoting airport operator Fraport. The holidaymakers were then taken by another plane to their destination.

While it is not yet clear how many of the 185 events planned in Slovenia during its presidency of the Council of the EU will be held in-person, the Foreign Ministry estimates it will need about 70,000 face masks during the presidency stint, beginning in less than two months.