The government got acquainted with the current price trends in energy markets on Thursday and decided not to take any action for now. Infrastructure Minister Jernej Vrtovec said there was no reason to panic.

The Slovenian and Slovakian presidents, Borut Pahor and Zuzana Čaputova, praised bilateral relations as excellent as Čaputova paid an official visit to Slovenia on Thursday. They discussed EU enlargement and the upcoming climate change conference, and stressed the role of cooperation to address social, political and economic issues.

Slovenia logged 1,081 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday in what is an 11% increase week-on-week, show fresh figures released by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ). The test positivity rate stood at 20.1% yesterday.

President Borut Pahor will host his Slovakian counterpart Zuzana Čaputova on Thursday. The official visit, expected to build on the traditionally good relations between the two countries, will be aimed at discussing the fight against climate change and transition to sustainable development, Pahor's office said.