The Slovenian government and representatives of the Slovenian minority in the Austrian province Carinthia expressed optimism on Monday about the prospect of finding a solution to concerns about the forthcoming provincial constitution not mentioning the Slovenian language.
The sale of Slovenian car industry supplier Cimos to Italian fund Palladio Finanziaria has fallen through in the absence of a deal over its debt in Croatia that the Slovenian and Croatian governments have spent months trying to resolve.
The prosecution withdrew two of the six murder charges against neurologist Ivan Radan after an expert witness was unable to confirm on Monday the deaths of two of his patients were hastened by morphine.
Slovenia's consumer confidence index has deteriorated by six percentage points in February after hitting an all-time high the month before. However, the index is still 11 points up year-on-year.
A majority in the latest Delo poll has backed the idea to reintroduce a compulsory military service in Slovenia, but also opted against an increase in defence spending.
Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec and Minister for Slovenians Abroad Gorazd Žmavc will meet representatives of the Slovenian minority in Carinthia in Ljubljana today to discuss the Austrian province's contentious draft constitution.