Slovenian Justice Minister Andreja Katič is in Zagreb for an informal meeting of EU interior and justice ministers, with Katič saying in a debate on priorities in the judiciary that there was no rule of law without autonomous and independent judiciary.

A US official visited Slovenia on Thursday to raise concerns about the security aspect in deciding which providers of 5G technology to chose, advising it to look at where the provider is headquartered.

Around 1.34 million tourists visited Ljubljana Castle, one of the most popular Slovenian sights, in 2019, when the castle area offered more than 600 various events.

Adria Airways operating licences were auctioned off on Thursday to Air Adriatic, a newly established company owned by Slovenian produce importer Izet Rastoder, at the asking price of EUR 45,000.

Consumer confidence in Slovenia improved by 2 percentage points (pp) in January over December, however, considerable deterioration of 10 pp was detected compared to January 2019, the Statistics Office said on Thursday.

The Competition Protection Agency has established that Surovina, Dinos, Salomon and Recikel colluded to push their rival Interseroh from the Slovenian recycling market to divide the lucrative market among themselves. The decision is not final yet.

Slovenia is slowly falling behind in the global race for talent. It ranks 31st in the latest Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI), down two spots from the year before. When the index was first introduced in 2013, it placed 25th.