The Škoda Superb has been voted the Slovenian Car of the Year for 2025, pipping the Dacia Duster, Peugeot 3008, Citroen C3, and the Renault Symbioz to the title in what was the first time since 2017 that only European car makes made the shortlist.
Sep 28, 2024 · The cult English band The Cure have released their first single in 16 years as the opening track of a new album. Both the video of the song Alone and the cover of the Songs of a Lost World album feature a sculpture by Slovenian artist Janez Pirnat (1932-2021).. The black-and-white video of the new single shows a spinning 1975 sculpture by Pirnat called Bagatelle, which is also featured in the ...
The 108th Giro d'Italia, one of the three Grand Tours, the most prestigious road cycling races, will take riders through Slovenia in stage 14 on 24 May.
The Maribor Synagogue, a medieval building that serves not as an active place of worship but as a Jewish cultural centre, was daubed with antisemitic graffiti over the weekend in a widely condemned incident.
Oct 24, 2024 · The National Assembly has passed the legal basis for the most far-reaching reform of Slovenia's public sector wage system in 15 years, which is to be phased in by 2028 at the cost of €1.4 billion.
One of the two foreign nationals using diving gear in an attempt to retrieve a large shipment of cocaine from a ship docked at the Koper port in March has been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty, while the second one failed to reach a plea bargain with the prosecution and will
Oct 24, 2024 · Chinese car maker Dongfeng has opened its first sales and technical centre in Slovenia. Located in Kamnik pod Krimom, some 10 kilometres south of Ljubljana, the new centre is operated by importer Plan-net Avto.
Slovenia becoming the 23rd member of the European Space Agency (ESA) starting from 2025 was described as a historic moment by the agency's director general Josef Aschbacher as the country marked the occasion with two high-profile events on 10 January.
Oct 30, 2024 · Slovenian baked goods group Don Don, which is present across large parts of the Balkans, has become a part of Grupo Bimbo from Mexico, the largest baker in the world. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed.