Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon called for sanctions against Israeli political leaders who violate international law as she attended an informal meeting of the EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Thursday. This was advocated earlier today by EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell, who is expected to propose sanctions against two ministers.

Austrian power utility Verbund, believed responsible for the Drava River flooding that occurred in Slovenia in 2012 south of the Austrian border, has paid EUR 14.9 million in damages to Slovenia at the beginning of 2024, as stems from a statement released by the Slovenian government on Wednesday.

Slovenia issued its first senior notes denominated in Japanese yen, known as Samurai bonds, on Thursday. The treasury issued 50 billion yen or roughly EUR 311 million worth of three- and five-year bonds.

Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon said in her doorstep statement that she would condemn Israel's new offensive in the West Bank and call for sanctions against Israel at an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Thursday. She also intends to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Slovenia will officially take over the one-month presidency of the UN Security Council on 1 September to preside over the top UN body during the busiest month for the UN as a whole, when most of the world's leaders gather in New York for the General Assembly's general debate.

The chemical company Cinkarna Celje posted EUR 7.4 million in net profit in the first half of the year, up 5.2% year-on-year, shows an unaudited report released on Thursday. The company recorded a 4.1% increase in sales revenue, which totalled EUR 100.3 million. This increase was driven by higher sales of its key product, titanium dioxide pigment.