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Franci Matoz, Minister of Interior and Public Administration, participated in an informal video conference with the home affairs ministers of the European Union (EU) member states. The meeting focused on the current migration situation in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta.

The implementation of measures and projects under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), supported by the European Union through the Recovery and Resilience Facility – NextGenerationEU, is in its final phase. We present the results of measures aimed at ensuring better access to very high capacity broadband networks for households in white areas.

Franci Matoz, Minister of the Interior and Public Administration, met with his Croatian counterpart Dr Davor Božinović in Marija Gorica, Croatia. They discussed current issues in the field of home affairs, with a special emphasis on strengthening cooperation on security in the region.

State Secretary Dr Božo Predalič attended the informal ministerial conference on the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, held on 11 and 12 June 2026, in Nicosia, Cyprus.

The Government of the Republic of Slovenia decided to lift the temporarily reintroduced control at the internal borders with Croatia and Hungary. The government’s decision was announced by Franci Matoz, Minister of the Interior and Public Administration, and Danijel Lorbek, Acting Director General of the Police.

The former ministers of the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Public Administration, and the Ministry of Digital Transformation have handed over their duties to the new Minister of the Interior and Public Administration, Franci Matoz.

In cooperation with other ministries, the academic research community and business associations, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the Ministry of Digital Transformation organised the fifth national conference, ‘Artificial intelligence – from vision to trust’, at Jablje Castle. This was the central event for debate on the future development and use of artificial intelligence in Slovenia and internationally.

State Secretary Tina Heferle attended the MED9 meeting of interior ministers from Mediterranean EU member states, held on 18-19 May 2026, in Rovinj, Croatia. Discussions focused on preventing irregular migration, protecting the European Union’s external borders to ensure a safer Mediterranean, and combating maritime drug trafficking.

The Berlin Process, established in 2014 as a platform to strengthen regional cooperation and support the Western Balkans in their path towards EU accession, was hosted by Montenegro for the first time. On behalf of Slovenia, Peter Pogačar, Director-General of the Public Sector Directorate at the Ministry of Public Administration, attended the meeting of ministers for public administration and other high-level representatives.

The Ministry of Public Administration today hosted a delegation from the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), an organisation that brings together European researchers specialising in electoral integrity.

At the invitation of Hungarian Minister of the Interior Sándor Pintér, Slovenia’s Minister of the Interior Branko Zlobko visited Budapest.

State Secretary Tina Heferle attended the informal meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in Cyprus, organised by the Presidency of the Council of the EU.

At its meeting on 17 December 2025, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia issued an Ordinance amending the Ordinance on the temporary reintroduction of border controls at the internal borders of the Republic of Slovenia with the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Hungary.

State Secretary Tina Heferle is attending the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting in Brussels.

To mark International Volunteer Day, the Ministry of Public Administration presented today the first standalone strategies dedicated to volunteering and non-governmental organisations (NGOs): the Volunteering Development Strategy and the Strategy for the Development of Non-Governmental Organisations, both of which run until 2030. The two strategies were adopted by the Slovenian Government at its regular session yesterday.

Rome is currently hosting the annual meeting of the Central Purchasing Bodies (CPB) Network, of which Slovenia is an active member. On the sidelines of the meeting, members agreed upon and signed a Memorandum of Cooperation, representing a joint commitment to promoting and strengthening international cooperation on strategic procurement.

The newly appointed Minister of the Interior Branko Zlobko has taken the office from the outgoing Minister Boštjan Poklukar.

Slovenia is introducing a temporary residence permit for digital nomads on 21 November 2025.

On 4 and 5 November 2025, the Slovenian Water Agency (DRSV) hosted the international conference “Water Management in the Digital Age: Opportunities and Challenges” in Portorož. The conference brought together experts from Slovenia and abroad to share best practices, the latest trends, and modern technologies, as well as discuss the current challenges in the digitalisation of procedures in the field of water management.

State Secretary at the Ministry of Public Administration Jure Trbič attended the 49th session of the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Strasbourg. Representing the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, he addressed the members of the Congress during the debate on implementing the European Charter of Local Self-Government in Slovenia.