The National Assembly has rejected President Nataša Pirc Musar's nominee for central bank governor, Anton Rop, a former finance minister and prime minister. Only 24 MPs endorsed him in Friday's secret ballot, well short of the 46-vote majority needed. Both Pirc Musar and Rop regretted the outcome of the vote.

Prime Minister Robert Golob has accused the former management of the TEŠ thermal power plant of criminality in pushing through the EUR 1.4 billion construction of unit 6, which is being prepared for a wind-down just a decade later, telling the STA that the entire region is now hostage to that erroneous decision.

The insurance group Sava generated EUR 814.7 million in turnover in the first nine months of the year, which is 14.7% more year-on-year. Net profit soared by 70% in comparison to the same period last year, which was marked by natural disasters, to EUR 62.1 million, shows the business report published by the controlling company Sava Re on Friday.