Interior Minister Boštjan Poklukar promised beefed up police presence to mayors in SE Slovenia on Thursday to improve security amid endemic crime involving members of the Roma community. The opposition Democrats (SDS) meanwhile tabled a request for an emergency session of parliament, which enjoys the ruling party's support.

Career diplomat Melita Gabrič was appointed a new state secretary at the Foreign Ministry filling the post vacated by Sanja Štiglic after she was appointed ambassador to the UK, and joining Marko Štucin. She will take over on 2 September.

Port operator Luka Koper saw its revenue grow by 3% to EUR 163.3 million in the first half of 2024. Net profit increased by 3% to EUR 32.8 million. The company labelled the results as good, adding that most financial indicators exceeded the planned targets.

The merged of Slovenia's second and third largest banks, NKBM and SKB, has been formally completed. The bank, which will be renamed OTP Banka shortly, will be the second largest player on the banking market, close behind NLB.

The Commission for the Prevention of Corruption has decided to resume an inquiry against Prime Minister Robert Golob over suspected meddling in police work, which was suspended in January in the interest of a pre-trial procedure.

Zavarovalnica Triglav, Slovenia's largest insurer, saw net profit grow by 659% in January-June, to EUR 75.4 million, even as total business volume and gross written premium declined year-on-year, shows an earnings report released on Thursday.