The ninth edition of the Festival of Wine and Chocolate is taking place on Saturday in Podčetrtek, east, where visitors will be able to taste delicacies by 50 Slovenian vendors, attend wine workshops and concerts.
An exhibition on Slovenian anti-fascist efforts in Primorska and Istria, two regions that became part of Italy after the First World War, will open at the Slovenian minority's cultural centre in the Italian city of Gorizia on Friday after it was put on show at the European Parliament in Brussels in January.
It will be partly clear in Slovenia on Friday, with more sunny spells in the northeast. A southwesterly wind will blow during the day. Showers will be possible in the afternoon in the hilly areas. Morning lows will stand between 0 and 5 degrees Celsius. Daytime highs will range from 10 to 16 degrees.
Večer says in Friday's commentary that the ruling party Freedom Movement has managed to get three referendums be called for the day of EU election in order to increase the turnout and perhaps get more votes, but the referendum trio may turn out to be a double-edged sword.
The weekly Mladina comments on the upcoming EU election and the EU-wide petition for a mechanism that would allow access to safe abortion to all women in the EU. The objective of the campaign is to make politicians take a stand on women's rights, Mladina says, adding right-wing agenda comes down to forcing women back behind the stove again.
The National Assembly voted down an opposition-sponsored bill under which government plans to erect asylum centres or other accommodation facilities for migrants would require consent from local communities. The government and the coalition argue that this would undermine the balance of powers between local government and state bodies.
The parliamentary Commission for Oversight of Intelligence and Security Services will inform the police about suspected information leaking after a news portal reported the details of a visit that three commission members made to the police as part of their oversight activities.