After an informal meeting of the EU ministers for European affairs in Brdo pri Kranju on Friday, Slovenian Foreign Ministry State Secretary Gašper Dovžan and European Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarčič noted that it had been agreed that the EU must be integrated and coordinated in the time of crises.

Slovenia's tourism is beginning to pick up with fresh statistics showing visitor numbers rose by well over 50% and nights spent at tourism accommodation facilities by almost 70% year-on-year in June.

Franci Matoz, a prominent lawyer, has been named chairman of the board of directors of the Bank Assets Management Company (BAMC), Slovenia's bad bank. He was elected among the non-executive directors at a correspondence session on Friday.

European Commissioner Janez Lenarčič rejected an accusation by Prime Minister Janez Janša that he was acting against Slovenia's interests as he arrived for an EU ministerial at Brdo estate on Friday, saying "Slovenia is being harmed by those who undermine the rule of law and media freedom", rather than those who warn of such conduct.

Slovenia's daily coronavirus count has dropped for the second straight day week-on-week as the country logged 58 new cases for Thursday, official figures show.