Nevzet Porić has become the new mufti of the Islamic community in Slovenia. He is succeeding Nedžad Grabus, who is bidding farewell on 30 June, for a five-year term. Archbishop of Ljubljana Stanislav Zore has congratulated Porić on behalf of the Slovenian Roman Catholic Church.

Slovenia can expect another hot and sunny day ahead with temperatures of up to 33 degrees Celsius. Localised showers are possible on Friday afternoon.

Slovenia's gastronomic cultural heritage will be presented in a new collection of four books entitled Gastronomy of Slovenia, written by ethnologist Janez Bogataj. Each book represents one of four gastronomic macro-regions of Slovenia, Bogataj said at Wednesday's presentation.

Slovenia reported 43 new coronavirus cases for Wednesday in what continues to be a significant decrease on all levels. No Covid-19 patients died, the seven-day average of new daily cases fell to 54 and the 14-day incidence per 100,000 residents dropped to 49, according to fresh official data.

The heatwave in Slovenia will continue on Thursday with morning lows from 13 to 20 degrees Celsius, up to 22 in the western region of Primorska. Daytime highs will stand at 29-34 degrees, while peaking in the south-east with 36 degrees.

The government will discuss on Thursday allocation of funds from the Climate Fund in the 2021-2023 period. In total, the fund is to manage EUR 355 million, of which EUR 146 million are to be spent this year, EUR 112 million next year and EUR 98 million in 2023.

A 13-year-old boy drowned in the river Soča near the town of Solkan on Wednesday afternoon, media reported. The Nova Gorica Fire Brigade told the STA that the accident had happened on the kayak route in Solkan. This is the second teenage death in this area in less than a year.