The Defence Committee approved Borut Sajovic as the nominee for defence minister on Thursday with nine votes in favour and six against. In his presentation Sajovic said his priorities would be the modernisation of the armed forces, additional equipment with the focus on dual use and upgrading the civil protection and rescue system.

State investors planning a Jesenice railway station upgrade have assessed the cost of the project too low, shows a review of the planned project by the Austrian and German companies IKK and TÜV SÜD Rail. The review thus recommends government agencies enter direct talks with the bidders to prevent the final price from further rising.

Modernisation of the armed forces, further purchases of dual-use equipment, upgrading the civil protection and rescue system, and securing innovation funds will be among the priorities for Borut Sajovic if appointed defence minister, the nominee said as he presented his bid to the parliamentary Defence Committee on Thursday.

Slovenia's registered unemployment went down in September after two months of growth as the number of those without a job declined by 1.4% in September, to 43,874. This is 4.7% less than a year ago, show the latest Employment Service data.