NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg paid a working visit to Slovenia on Tuesday to meet PM Marjan Šarec, President Borut Pahor and address the National Assembly. He expressed the expectation that the country would increase its defence spending, with Šarec saying Slovenia would strive to allocate 1.5% of GDP to defence in "a few years time".

The central bank will be without a full-fledged governor for a while longer after the National Assembly has rejected Primož Dolenc, President Borut Pahor's pick for the post.

The 53rd Maribor Theatre Festival will get under way on Monday, bringing almost 70 events until 28 October. Ten Slovenian productions will be competing for awards. Its new artistic director, Aleš Novak, who took over for five years as of 2018, would like the festival to become a genuine "celebration of theatre creativity".

Experts from the UKC Ljubljana hospital presented today a new milestone in aesthetic surgery. They have become the first to successfully replace a patient's amputated nose by growing it on her own forearm, with a fully developed vascular and nerve system.

Boris Koprivnikar handed in his notice as executive director for business transformation at BTC amid allegations that his new job was a pay-off for him awarding the company a slice of wireless spectrum in his previous jobs as public administration minister.

Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek has announced that further efforts to restructure state-owned, cash-strapped tourism companies will be one of his priorities. However, he has admitted this will not be an easy task.

Janez Škof, a member of the SNG Drama Ljubljana ensemble who is also a renowned musical performer, has won the 2018 Borštnik Ring, the highest award conferred in Slovenia for theatre acting.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its economic outlook for Slovenia, forecasting 4.5% growth for this year and 3.4% for next year. This is up 0.5 and 0.2 percentage points from its spring forecast, respectively.

Defence spending and the Western Balkans are expected to top the agenda as NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg makes an official visit to Slovenia on Tuesday for talks with the country's senior officials.

The National Assembly will take a vote on Tuesday on whether to appoint Primož Dolenc as the new governor of Slovenia's central bank. The outcome of the secret ballot is far from certain.