The Islamic community in Slovenia marked the 30th anniversary of its governing body Meshihat with a ceremony in Ljubljana on Thursday which heard an appeal for an end to wars. President Nataša Pirc Musar hailed the Muslims' contribution to multicultural dialogue.

Certain measures from the EU's Pact on Migration and Asylum, which will apply from summer 2026, should be implemented immediately, PM Robert Golob said on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday. Touching on the idea of return hubs for rejected asylum seekers located outside the EU, he said they would not solve all the problems.

Termoelektrarna-Toplarna Ljubljana, the capital's district heating and electricity provider, has begun trial operations of a new gas-steam unit. The EUR 145 million investment is expected to reduce coal usage by 70% and double electricity production, the Energetika Ljubljana utility announced on Thursday.

Slovenian texts from the Baroque have been put online 310 years after the death of monk and writer Janez Svetokriški, a key figure of Slovenian Baroque literature. The collection of electronic editions, termed Slovenian Baroque Literature, is the work of the Institute of Slovenian Literature and Literary Studies at the ZRC SAZU.