The municipality of Ptuj in north-eastern Slovenia has emerged as a possible location for Slovenia's first waste incineration plant after the local council on Monday endorsed a proposal to launch a debate on the issue.

SBI TOP, the index of blue chips on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange, has lost 0.02% to close at 856.77 points on Monday, as brokers closed deals worth nearly EUR 1.18 million. Pharmaceutical company Krka accounted for EUR 918,000 in volumes as it gained almost 1% to EUR 62.

An international military exercise in electronic warfare, dubbed Ramstein Guard 2019, got under way in Slovenia today. Lasting until Friday, the exercise will feature units and commands that are part of NATO's Air Command and Control System, the Slovenian Armed Forces announced.

Interior Minister Boštjan Poklukar expects Slovenia to see an increase in the number of people crossing the border illegally before the winter, but not to the extent seen in 2015 and 2016, he said during questions time in parliament on Monday.

It will be moderately cloudy in Slovenia on Tuesday, with eastern parts of the country seeing some morning rain which will completely peter out by the afternoon. Daytime highs will stand between 17 and 20 degrees Celsius, up to 24 in Primorska.

The Parliament House hosted a simultaneous chess exhibition on Monday featuring chess grandmasters Darja Kapš and Jure Škoberne. They played 17 opponents, among them current and former MPs. The pair, taking turns against each of the opponents, won 14 matches, while three games ended in a draw.

The Klagenfurt-based Slovenian-Austrian author Maja Haderlap is to receive an Austrian Art Prize which comes with a EUR 15,000 cheque. The award ceremony will take place at the Federal Chancellery in Vienna on 25 November.