Talat Xhaferi, the speaker of the Macedonian parliament, heard praise for the steps his country made to join NATO as he was welcomed by his counterpart Dejan Židan in Ljubljana on Monday, a day before the Slovenian National Assembly is to endorse Macedonia's accession to NATO under its new name.

Magna Steyr, the Austrian car industry supplier, might delay the launch of its new paint shop in Slovenia due to uncertainty over an environmental permit that has been bogged down due to appeals by a green NGO.

Senior Slovenian officials expressed criticism Monday at what they described as attempts at revisionism by the Italian leadership in speeches marking the day of remembrance for the foibe victims over the weekend.

Štefan Hadalin won the silver medal in the combined at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Sweden's Aare on Monday in what is the first medal for Slovenian male skiers since Mitja Kunc's bronze in the slalom in 2001.

President Borut Pahor has written a letter to Italian President Sergio Mattarella expressing concern over comments senior Italian officials have made in relation to events in the immediate aftermath of WWII.

Senior Slovenian officials have expressed criticism at what they described as attempts at revisionism by the Italian leadership in speeches marking the day of remembrance for the foibe victims.

The Nordic centre Planica has been open for more than three years and it has already made a name for itself among professional athletes and tourists alike. Before hosting the Nordic World Championships in 2023, the centre wants to update its artificial snow-making system and add a new accommodation facility.

A poll commissioned by the newspaper Delo is the latest to put Prime Minister Marjan Šarec and his LMŠ party on top in voter approval ratings. The LMŠ gained as much as 8.5 percentage points from the month before to build a huge lead ahead of the opposition Democrats (SDS) in second spot.