The National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) has been notified that golden-brown algae have multiplied at Lake Bled. Bathers should therefore avoid water activities where the algae are visibly present and take a shower after bathing.

The Slovenian Foreign Ministry responded on Friday to the recent statements in the media by new Croatian Foreign Minister Goran Grlić Radman related to the border arbitration between the countries. The ministry told the STA that the minister had uttered "several non-truths", which Slovenia resolutely rejected.

Amid escalating tensions over action in response to a growing number of wolf attacks on farm animals in Slovenia, 13,462 people have signed a petition urging against the planned culling of bears and wolves.

Slovenia's emerging energy concept is expected to make it clear whether the country opts for a second nuclear reactor, dispelling doubts about its long-term plans for nuclear energy. Should it decide for it, it would take at least ten years before a new facility produced any electricity.