Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič was cautious on Friday about a study showing the feasibility of creating a new national airline. While he acknowledged that a public-private partnership was the best option if Slovenia decided to launch an airline, he indicated it was just one possible option given budgetary constraints.

Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič has issued a rebuke against demands for more government spending, telling a banking conference on Friday that the state cannot take care of everything despite what many, including members of the government, have gotten used to during the Covid and energy crises.

Slovenia's merchandise exports declined by 5.8% year-on-year in April to EUR 3.9 billion, the sharpest decline since October last year. Imports dropped by 12.6% to EUR 4.1 billion, Statistics Office data show.