Weekly Review of Events Involving Slovenia, 27 December-2 January

Ljubljana, 3 January - Slovenia ended 2013 with a record low annual inflation rate of 0.7%, but a record big deficit of 15% of GDP as a result of the recent bank bailout. The year 2014 began with the government's official endorsement of ex-President Danilo Türk's ambition to become the next secretary general of the UN.