As the investment plan for the construction of a new railway connecting the Koper port is expected to be put forward to the government soon, the business newspaper Finance reported on Tuesday that the total costs of the project, excluding financing costs, are estimated at EUR 1.168bn or EUR 1.233bn including the EUR 65m already spent.

Peter Vilfan, a basketball player turned politician currently serving as a state secretary in the prime minister's office, has come under fire over the allegation that he dodged tax from his side job.

Romania's presidency of the EU and the situation in the Western Balkans topped the agenda as Slovenian President Borut Pahor held talks with Romanian counterpart Klaus Iohannis as part of an official visit on Tuesday.

Farmers in the north-eastern region of Pomurje are afraid they could be left without land as Austrian farmers have been increasingly buying agricultural land in Slovenia, especially in the Apače Plain along the state border.