Defence Minister Marjan Šarec and his Brazilian counterpart José Múcio Monteiro signed an agreement on defence cooperation and another on the protection and transfer of confidential data as Šarec's paid an official visit to Brazil on Wednesday, the Defence Ministry tweeted.

The ruling coalition has tabled legislation it says will prevent the announced increase in monthly premiums of supplementary health insurance by turning it into an obligatory health contribution in a fixed monthly amount of 35 euros. Private insurers would be taken out of the equation.

The Foreign Ministry is "not negotiating on the exchange of the two alleged Russian spies arrested in Slovenia, nor has it asked any ally to negotiate on our behalf", State Secretary Samuel Žbogar said in response to an MP question at a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee on Wednesday.

President Nataša Pirc Musar understands farmers' frustration as increasingly harsh farming restrictions are planned, but says that climate change calls for adjustment, including by farmers. She has told the STA before tomorrow's meeting with farmer NGOs she believes that those who manage to adjust fast enough will be the winners.

The banking group NKBM, which became part of Hungary's OTP group this year, saw total assets and most revenue increase in 2022, but net profit fell by about 6% to slightly over EUR 106 million. The core business recorded a 6% rise in profit to EUR 115.6 million.

The deputy group of the ruling party Freedom Movement filed in parliamentary procedure on Wednesday changes to the Health Care and Health Insurance Act that would abolish top-up health insurance and merge it into basic health insurance. Users would thus pay a fixed amount every month to the ZZZS public health insurer.