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Prime Minister Robert Golob is attending the informal meeting of EU Heads of State or Government and the summit of the European Political Community in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 1 and 2 October 2025.

During the High-level General Debate at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the work of the UN Security Council, under the presidency of the Republic of Korea, was particularly intense. The Council devoted a great deal of attention to Gaza and the wider Middle East, held its regular annual debate on peacekeeping operations and met to discuss drone incursions into Polish and Estonian airspace.

Today, on 1 October, we mark the International Day of Older Persons. This year’s theme is “Older persons driving local and global action: Our aspirations, our well-being and our rights.”

The Archivalia of the Month section features the Archivalia of the month of October, which presents a self-reflection and insightful analysis by Ciril Zlobec, one of the most important Slovenian cultural figures of the second half of the 20th century, at Republic Square in May 1995, which, even three decades after its creation, still accurately reflects today's socio-political reality. The text was prepared by Žiga Koncilija.

Prime Minister Robert Golob today received Tom Potokar, a retired surgeon of Slovenian descent, who has worked in numerous crisis areas, most recently in Gaza.

Minister for Cohesion and Regional Development Dr Aleksander Jevšek spoke at an event highlighting the progress made in establishing the Centre for Development, Demonstration and Training for Carbon-Free Technologies.

Prime Minister Robert Golob attended the opening ceremony of the 24th Festival of the Third Age.

Prime Minister Robert Golob attended today's Civil Defence Day celebration, which was held under the title Civil Defence Strengthens Resilience, and addressed the gathering.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Managing chronic diseases by enhancing health literacy (ZaPrePis).

The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation, in cooperation with public research organizations in Slovenia, has produced a scientific diplomacy factsheet, entitled “Slovenia's Research & Innovation landscape”, which contributes to the presentation, promotion, and opening up of Slovenia's scientific research and innovation landscape to the international community.

"The Crow's Flight is proof that a small nation in the heart of Europe can write a great story"

The Slovenian Science Foundation, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in New Delhi, the Embassy of India in Ljubljana and the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) in New Delhi worked together to organise the first Slovenian-Indian Festival of Science, Innovation, Smart Technologies and the Economy.

The Minister of Finance Klemen Boštjančič on the basis of the third paragraph of Article 40 of the Slovenian Sovereign Holding Act, issued a Decision on the appointment and tasks of the Expert Commission for the preparation of the candidate proposal for two members of the Slovenian Sovereign Holding (SSH) Supervisory Board.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Renovation of the Narodni dom building (cultural centre).

Slovenia has been a NATO member for more than two decades, yet debates about defense spending and the role of the Alliance remain lively. On the occasion of Civil Defense Day, the guest of the GOVSI podcast was Dr. Jelena Juvan, Head of the Defense Studies Department at the Faculty of Social Sciences.

The High-level Week of the General Debate of the UN General Assembly's 80th session is drawing to a close in New York, where Minister Tanja Fajon participated in numerous high-level meetings. In her addresses, she urged leaders to engage in dialogue, seek political solutions and promote tolerance and the protection of civilians. She expressed hope that by the next session, wars will have ended, the UN will be stronger and debates will focus on the future.

The Slovenian government has approved a financial contribution of EUR 1.2 million to support the Palestinian Authority. In doing so, Slovenia has joined the Emergency Coalition for the Financial Sustainability of the Palestinian Authority. The Coalition was launched by France, Norway, Spain and Saudi Arabia at last year's Global Alliance for Implementing the Two-State Solution meeting in New York.

State Secretary of European Affairs Igor Mally today received a delegation hailing from the France-Slovenia Friendship Group in the Senate of the French Republic.

The Government approved the draft state budgets for 2026 and 2027, together with accompanying budget documents, and adopted the draft amendment to the Tax Procedure Act. It also adopted a measure against Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the State of Israel, and allocated EUR 1,200,000 for the functioning of the Palestinian Authority in 2025.

State Secretary for Cohesion mag. Marko Koprivc participated in a political panel Role of Industry and Critical Infrastructure in Strengthening Civilian Preparedness and National Resilience at the Dual Use Slovenia 2025 Conference that was held in Ljubljana today.