The Justice Ministry intends to respond to the European Commission's warning about last year's police investigation at the Slovenian central bank within the deadline.

Slovenian officials condemned Thursday's violence in the Macedonian parliament, which has left more than 100 people injured. They called for stabilisation of the country and focusing on efforts for EU membership.

The Slovenian Foreign Ministry condemned yesterday's violence in Macedonia's parliament, urging the protection of institutions and respect for the democratic process.

Slovenia's annual inflation dropped to 1.8% in April from 1.9% in March although prices rose 0.3% at the monthly level, the Statistics Office said on Friday. The biggest contributor to the annual price increase was costlier fuel, while the monthly rise came on the back of costlier footwear, flights and package holidays.

Slovenian Ambassador to the US Božo Cerar was supposed to serve out his term at the end of July but will come home early so that his successor, Stanislav Vidovič, gets settled in before the Slovenia-Croatia border arbitration tribunal declares its final decision, Dnevnik reported on Friday.

Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec held a working meeting Thursday with Paul Richard Gallagher, the Secretary for Relations with States at the Holy See. The Slovenia-Croatia border arbitration, migrations and the situation in the Balkans was on the agenda, the Foreign Ministry said.