Out of 1,198 coronavirus tests conducted on Wednesday, 21 came back positive, the highest daily figure since 16 April when Slovenia recorded 36 new cases. Nine persons were in hospital, one more than the day before. None required intensive care, show latest government data.

Croatia, France and Czechia will be removed on Saturday from the green list of countries considered epidemiologically safe by Slovenia, government coronavirus spokesperson Jelko Kacin said on Thursday. Belgium and the Netherlands will on the other hand be green-listed. Kacin also announced efforts to serve quarantine orders already on the border.

Paying an official visit to Hungary on Thursday, President Borut Pahor confirmed with counterpart Janos Ader the excellent and friendly relations between the two countries and pointed out Slovenia and Hungary were among the countries successfully managing the new coronavirus. Pahor also broached the issue of "greater Hungary" maps.

Out of 1,198 coronavirus tests conducted on Wednesday, 21 came back positive, the highest daily figure since 16 April when Slovenia recorded 36 new cases. Nine persons were in hospital, one more than the day before. None required intensive care, show latest government data.

PM Janez Janša has sent a letter to State Prosecutor General Drago Šketa, saying the prosecution is neglecting its legal role in relation to the anti-government protests for failing to respond to inciting to violence. The letter in which he also says Šketa will be responsible if the violence escalates has been met with strong criticism.

Thirty years to the day, the Slovenian assembly passed the Declaration of Slovenia's Sovereignty, laying down a year-long deadline to draft a constitution for an independent Slovenia.

Speaker Igor Zorčič will pay a working visit to Austria to discuss with his counterpart Wolfgang Sobotka bilateral political and economic cooperation, EU topics, including Slovenia's EU presidency in 2021, and minority rights.