Prime Minister Robert Golob had a bilateral meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the Bled Strategic Forum (BSF) on Monday. The pair discussed the priorities of the new Commission, EU enlargement, and the situation in the Western Balkan, Gaza and Ukraine, the government said on X.

The Bled Strategic Forum honoured Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, by awarding her the forum's Distinguished Partner Award. In her speech, Navalnaya called for an EU strategy for Russia.

The prime ministers of Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Albania were upbeat about the prospect of Western Balkans countries joining the EU at a Bled Strategic Forum debate on Monday that followed a pledge by the EU Commission president that enlargement efforts will be stepped up.

Three people have been infected with the West Nile virus in Slovenia in what are the first cases of the disease in the country this year and since 2018, the National Institute of Public Heath (NIJZ) said on Monday. All three cases of the disease, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, were reported in the north-east of the country.

Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon called for responsibility and empathy in decision-making as she opened the Bled Strategic Forum on Monday. President Nataša Pirc Musar advocated for multilateralism and cooperation in finding solutions to global challenges.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stressed the importance of EU enlargement to the Western Balkans as she addressed the opening of the Bled Strategic Forum on Monday. "Enlargement is an investment in our collective strength and security," she said.

This summer was the hottest on record in Slovenia, the Environment Agency said on Monday. Nights and mornings were warm, which means that the average daily lows were very high. Moreover, this August was the highest on record as well, while the highest September temperature was recorded yesterday.

Accompanied by PM Robert Golob, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Črna na Koroškem on Monday, a good year after the municipality was hit by devastating floods. Von der Leyen, who last year visited Črna five days after the floods, said today's visit was very emotional for her but she could see hope had returned to the town.

The annual Bled Strategic Forum (BSF), Slovenia's main foreign policy event, will take place on Monday and Tuesday in the lakeside resort town of Bled, bringing together more than 180 speakers from 48 countries. They will take part in more than 30 panel debates with the recurring theme being A World of Parallel Realities.

A new school year is starting on Monday for around 84,000 secondary school and around 192,770 primary school students, of whom 20,173 will be in year one. Primary school children will see several changes this year as the national exams are expanded to year three and the first foreign language is introduced in year one.