The supervisory board of the national motorway operator DARS appointed on Thursday Andrej Ribič, a member of the management board, as CEO. He will start his five-year term on 7 November to succeed David Skornšek, who took over as acting CEO last November after Valentin Hajdinjak resigned following media revelations of alleged irregularities.

The National Assembly backed on Thursday in a nearly unanimous vote a motion to cancel the nuclear expansion referendum scheduled for 24 November. The parties decided to scrap the consultative referendum on a second nuclear reactor in Krško in the aftermath of media reports about controversies related to the project and the referendum.

Amid accusations that a truly informed debate was stifled before the now cancelled referendum on a new nuclear reactor in Krško, the Environment, Climate and Energy Ministry on Thursday declassified a study indicating that phasing out nuclear energy would be Slovenia's cheapest option.

The National Assembly adopted on Thursday the most far-reaching reform of the pay system for public sector workers in 15 years. Valued at EUR 1.4 billion, it involves higher pay for both the lowest and top earners and regular adjustments for inflation. The changes, affecting around 190,000 workers, were passed in a 45:3 vote.

Judge Rok Čeferin has been elected president of the Constitutional Court for a three-year term. He will take office on 16 December, when the term of the current president Matej Accetto ends, the court said on Thursday.