Commenting on the news that traces of kerosene were discovered on Monday 40 metres deep 2.5 kilometres away from the site of the massive spill from three weeks ago, the newspaper Primorske novice suggests that the oil may need no more than 10 days for the 1.5 km still separating it from the mouth of the Rižana river.

Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina has urged holders of public office to refrain from hate speech, a response to a far-right MP saying how he would shoot a migrant who recently stabbed a taxi driver.

The SBI TOP index of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange lost 1.64% on Tuesday as reinsurer Sava-re was the only major item to close higher. Standing out was a 5.05% drop for pharma company Krka, which contributed EUR 200,000 to the day's total turnover of EUR 700,000.

An investor is reportedly interested in buying a large plot in Turnišče, eastern Slovenia, to build a EUR 14 million plant for the production of electric vehicles, the municipality revealed on Tuesday.

Slovenia's expectation that the EU will give North Macedonia the green light to start accession negotiations in October was reiterated as Prime Minister Marjan Šarec and Parliamentary Speaker received North Macedonia's President Stevo Pendarovski in Ljubljana on Tuesday.

Orpea, a French multinational that specialises in assisted living services, has entered the Slovenian market via its Austrian subsidiary Senecura by purchasing a retirement home in Radenci, eastern Slovenia, called Dosor.

Predominantly sunny weather is forecast for Slovenia on Wednesday with morning temperatures of 10 to 15 degrees Celsius and daytime highs of 26 to 31.