Hungarian energy group MOL has acquired a network of 120 service stations operated by Austrian energy group OMV in Slovenia, subject to regulatory approval. The purchase consideration for the outright stake in the company OMV Slovenija is EUR 301 million, MOL announced on Tuesday.

The public service provided by the STA would be subject to detailed new rules under a draft government regulation that the agency's director has described as yet another attempt to bypass two laws that require the government to provide public funding for the agency and as unlawful.

Tamara Zidanšek continues to make Slovenian tennis history as she has advanced to the semi-finals of the French Open. The 23-year old defeated Paula Badosa of Spain in Tuesday's quarter-finals in Paris in three sets (7:5, 4:6 and 8:6).

Foreign Minister Anže Logar met his South Korean counterpart Chung Eui-Yong as he continued his two-day visit to Seoul on Tuesday. The pair urged strengthening political and economic ties between Slovenia and South Korea. To enhance the ties, Slovenia will open embassy in the South Korean capital in a month or two.

Slovenia reported 220 new cases of coronavirus for Monday, a week-on-week decline of nearly a third, as the epidemic situation continues to gradually improve. One person with Covid-19 died, the latest government figures show.

Swiss President Guy Parmelin will begin an official two-day visit to Slovenia on Tuesday at the invitation of his Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor. The visit will be an opportunity to review bilateral political and economic cooperation with a view to further enhance it, Pahor's office has announced.