On arriving at the EU summit in Brussels on Wednesday, Prime Minister Marjan Šarec said that there was still time for an orderly Brexit deal, but he added that Slovenia was ready for the worst-case scenario.
The government adopted its negotiating position for talks with public sector trade unions, which Public Administration Minister Rudi Medved said would start on Friday.
Hungarian President Janos Ader will be in Slovenia on Friday and Saturday for his second official visit to the country and his third official meeting with Borut Pahor.
Following a dismal start in the UEFA Nations League, Tomaž Kavčič has been sacked as the head coach of the Slovenian men's national football team.
Culture Minister Dejan Prešiček signed on Wednesday a decree that protects the extensive art works collection of NLB as a national treasure, preventing the bank's pending new owner from removing it from the country.
Present-day security challenges call for all stakeholders to be able to adapt and respond fast, Interior Minister Boštjan Poklukar said as he attended a debate on National Security Day in Ljubljana on Wednesday. Defence Minister Karl Erjavec however admitted Slovenia was not well prepared for many of the challenges.
Slovenian NGOs call for systemic measures to fight poverty and social exclusion as the world observes International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. "We don't have much time to start tackling poverty systemically," Boris Krabonja from Up-ornik has told the STA as poverty data proves far from encouraging.