The Ordinance on the temporary general restriction or prohibition of the gathering of people remains in force

The Slovenian Government took note of the expert assessment carried out by the expert group for the containment and control of the COVID-19 epidemic at the Ministry of Health as regards the expert justification of restrictions under the Ordinance on the temporary general restriction or prohibition of the gathering of people in the Republic of Slovenia. The Government decided that these restrictions would continue to apply.

The Government determines the expert justification of such measures every seven days and decides on the basis of expert opinion whether these measures will continue to apply, be amended, or be abolished, and notifies the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia and the public accordingly.

Source: The Ministry of the Interior

The Czech Republic, Malta and Switzerland removed from the green list, Belgium added to the red list

The Slovenian Government was briefed on the Assessment of the epidemiological situation in the EU Member States and the Schengen Area States, the Balkan States, and Italian provinces and the Assessment of the epidemiological situation in countries and the definition of the criteria for a worsening epidemiological situation prepared by the National Institute of Public Health.

Furthermore, the Government assessed the expert justification of the measures referred to in the Ordinance on imposing and implementing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at the external border crossings and at control points at the internal borders of the Republic of Slovenia and decided that these restrictions would continue to apply.

Changes to the green list (entry without quarantine)

Persons with permanent or temporary residence in a country on the green list who are travelling from these countries may enter Slovenia without restrictions or quarantine.

The Czech Republic, Malta, Switzerland and the Spanish administrative units of the Balearic Islands, Cantabria, and Castile and León have been removed from the green list.

These countries or administrative units are thus on the yellow list. Slovenian citizens, regardless of their place of residence, and foreigners with permanent or temporary residence in Slovenia who are travelling from the countries on the yellow list may enter Slovenia without a quarantine if they provide proof that they are not travelling from countries with an epidemiologically high risk of COVID-19 infection (the red list), such as an original receipt for accommodation in those countries, proof of ownership of real estate or a vessel where they have been staying, an official crew list in case of chartering a vessel, or other relevant proof. If a person cannot provide such proof, they will be treated as though they are travelling from a red list country (mandatory 14-day quarantine).

Changes to the red list (14-day quarantine)

The red list (countries with a worsening epidemiological situation) will be expanded by the following countries:

• Belgium, 
• Saint Martin, 
• Equatorial Guinea, 
• The Faeroe Islands, and
• Namibia.

A 14-day quarantine will be imposed on persons entering Slovenia who have permanent or temporary residence in a country on the red list and on all other persons, irrespective of their nationality or country of residence, who arrive in Slovenia from one of these countries, except for persons falling under the exceptions specified in points 3–8 of paragraph one of Article 10 of the Ordinance.

The following countries have been removed from the red list:

• Belarus, 
• Algeria, 
• Ecuador, and
• the Spanish administrative unit of Valencia.

These countries or administrative units are thus on the yellow list.

Validity of changes

All changes will be effective from 6 August 2020.

The green list (entry without a quarantine) as of 6 August 2020 

1. Austria

2. Cyprus

3. Denmark

4. Estonia

5. Finland

6. France

7. Greece

8. Georgia

9. Ireland

10. Iceland

11. Italy

12. Latvia

13. Liechtenstein

14. Lithuania

15. Hungary

16. Monaco

17. Germany

18. The Netherlands

19. Norway

20. New Zealand

21. Poland

22. Rwanda

23. San Marino

24. The Slovak Republic 

25. The following Spanish administrative units:

• Andalusia
• Asturias
• Ceuta
• Extremadura
• Galicia
• Canary Islands
• Castilla–La Mancha
• Melilla

26. Uruguay

27. The Vatican

28. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The red list (14-day quarantine) as of 6 August 2020

1. Albania

2. Argentina

3. Armenia

4. Azerbaijan

5. Bahamas

6. Bahrain

7. Belgium

8. Bulgaria

9. Bolivia

10. Bosnia and Herzegovina

11. Brazil

12. Chile

13. Montenegro

14. The US Virgin Islands

15. The Dominican Republic

16. Equatorial Guinea

17. Eswatini

18. The Faeroe Islands

19. Gabon

20. Guatemala

21. Honduras

22. India

23. Iraq

24. Iran

25. Israel

26. South Africa

27. Qatar

28. Kazakhstan

29. Kyrgyzstan

30. China

31. Colombia

32. Kosovo

33. Costa Rica

34. Kuwait

35. Luxembourg

36. The Maldives

37. Mexico

38. Moldova

39. Namibia

40. Oman

41. Panama

42. Peru

43. Puerto Rico

44. Romania

45. Russia

46. El Salvador

47. Sao Tomé and Principe

48. Saudi Arabia

49. North Macedonia

50. Singapore

51. Serbia

52. Saint Martin

53. Suriname

54. The following Spanish administrative units:

• Aragon
• Basque Country
• Catalonia
• Navarre 

55. Turks and Caicos Islands

56. Cape Verde

57. The United States of America

58. The United Arab Emirates.

Source: The Ministry of the Interior