Prime Minister Marjan Šarec met on Wednesday European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk, describing the impressions from his first visit to Brussels as good, and all meetings as constructive and positive. Border arbitration with Croatia dominated the agenda.

Cukrarna, a 19th-Century sugar factory on the edge of the Ljubljana city centre, will finally be turned into a gallery as construction work was launched on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Marjan Šarec will visit Germany on Friday for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel on what will be his first bilateral trip since taking office in mid-September.

Slovenia is presenting itself for the first time as the guest of honour of the 2022 Frankfurt Book Fair at the world's largest trade fair for books between 10 and 14 October. Culture Minister Dejan Prešiček attended the opening for guests and the publishing industry on Tuesday.

NLB bank has unofficially been given the go-ahead form the European Central Bank to pay out distributable profit in dividends, which means the state budget could count on EUR 270.6m.

Slovenia's exports continued to grow at a rapid pace in August, rising 9.2% year-on-year. In the first eight months of the year exports were up by over 11%, show the latest data by the Statistics Office.

EU environment ministers agreed to impose a 35% cut on emissions for new cars by 2030 after marathon talks late on Tuesday. Several countries, including Slovenia, are disappointed with what they consider a poor compromise.

Prime Minister Marjan Šarec will visit Brussels on Wednesday for meetings with European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.