The parliamentary committees for health and home affairs decided in separate sessions on Friday that the referendums on assisted dying, the use of cannabis and the preferential vote in geenral election be held on 9 June alongside EU election. The motions were carried by the coalition Freedom Movement and the Italian minority MP.

The Foreign Ministry urges Slovenian citizens to leave Iran due to a "serious security situation" in the country. Slovenians are being urged to arrange a safe trip home for themselves.

The chair of the parliamentary commission for the oversight of intelligence and security services (KNOVS) said after discussing on Friday the arrest of alleged Russian spies in December 2022 that it can neither confirm nor exclude the alleged influence of PM Robert Golob on the postponement of the date of the arrest.

Economy Ministry State Secretary Dejan Židan took part in Friday's meeting of EU ministers in charge of consumer protection, discussing ways to establish a fair and effective common market that benefits consumers. Among other things, the ministers discussed introducing a mechanism to provide information about used cars to prevent fraud.

The SBI TOP index on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange gained 0.46% to close at 1,422.27 points on Friday, generating a turnover of EUR 2.3 million. The bank NLB accounted for nearly EUR 1.2 million in volumes.

The Swiss pharma giant Sandoz lay the foundation stone for a new biosimilars development centre in Ljubljana on Friday. The USD 90 million investment will create around 200 jobs and is expected to be completed in 2026.

The group for strategic dialogue between Slovenia and the US held its fourth meeting in Ljubljana on Friday, which discussed global security issues and cooperation in various fields, including space exploration. The countries' representatives also signed a memorandum on measures against foreign manipulation of information.