President Borut Pahor praised Slovenia-Kosovo relations as excellent and expressed optimism that bilateral and multilateral issues in the region could be resolved, as he addressed the press together with Kosovo President Hashim Thaci in Prishtina on Monday.

The programming council of public broadcaster RTV Slovenija met for its maiden session for the 2018-2022 period on Monday, re-electing Ciril Baškovič its chair for another four-year term.

Nika Križnar finished seventh in the women's individual normal hill ski jumping event on Monday, in what is the best result for Slovenian athletes at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics so far and the second best Olympic result for Slovenian women ski jumpers.

Police officers and Interior Ministry employees will continue the strike that started on Monday until their demands for the elimination of pay imbalances in the public sector are met. A meeting with the government is expected at the end of the week and if no progress is made, the strike activities will be stepped up.

Four months ahead of the general election in Slovenia, the fledgling party of Kamnik Mayor Marjan Šarec is back on top in the latest Delo poll, ahead of the Social Democrats (SD) and Democrats (SDS).

President Borut Pahor will be paying an official visit to Kosovo on Monday and Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the country's independence. Talks with top Kosovar officials will focus on Kosovo's EU membership prospects, and topical issues concerning the Western Balkans. The president will also visit Slovenian troops in the country.

The National Assembly plenary for February will kick off with questions time for Prime Minister Miro Cerar and his cabinet, one of the last in the current government's term.