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These days, Cankarjev dom is hosting a gigantic Carniolan honeybee. The so-called 3D Carniolan honeybee, a physical model of the worker bee Apis mellifera carnica, was put on display in cooperation with the Slovenian Beekeeping Association to mark World Bee Day on 20 May and the 11th year of urban beekeeping on the roof of the building.

The World Expo 2020, which started on 1 October, ended on the last day of March. During that time, the Slovenian Pavilion welcomed almost one million visitors and the business centre hosted more than 200 events.

In addition to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a significant impact on the development of tourism in Slovenia in the past two years, the industry is now also affected by the war in Ukraine. With the support of the State, the tourism sector will therefore have to adapt and focus on promoting Slovenia as a safe, sustainable and crowd-free destination.

Minister Jože Podgoršek attended the all-Slovenian day of planting honey plants, which took place throughout Slovenia at the initiative of the Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association.

The procedure of returning the Fabiani Palace ended at the Prefecture of Trieste with a solemn signing over of the ownership of the National Hall, which took place on Monday.

The excellent performance of Slovenian ski jumpers at Vikersund and Oberstdorf is without any doubt the best advertisement for the finals of the 43rd Nordic Combined World Cup event.

The Government Council for Slovenians Abroad and the Government Council for Slovenians in the Neighbouring Countries met last week.

On the initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 21 March marks the International Day of Forests. This year's theme focuses on the sustainable production and consumption of forest resources. Through sustainable forest management and restoration, we can help preserve the planet's biodiversity and combat climate change, while promoting economic activity that creates jobs and improves life.

The gender pay gap in the EU was 13% in 2020, according to figures released today by Eurostat, the European statistical office. The lowest gap between men’s and women’s gross earnings was recorded in Luxembourg, where it was 0.7%. Slovenia ranked third with 3.1%.

Today, the highest-rated restaurants and recipients of special Gault & Millau Slovenia 2022 awards were revealed at the online event.

France has paid special tribute to the great Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik. The French postal service issued a series of four stamps depicting the architectural gems of Ljubljana: the Triple Bridge, St Nicholas Cathedral, Ljubljana Castle and Tivoli Park.

In Slovenia, Shrovetide begun on Fat Thursday and will end on Shrove Tuesday. The local authority in Cerknica was taken over by masked figures known as Butalci, and carnival characters known as Kurenti occupied Ptuj on Wednesday evening. There were nearly 800 of them.

The Slovenian athletes are giving a dazzling performance at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. So far they have won seven medals, which places Slovenia among the world's winter sport superpowers in terms of the number of medals won per capita.

Since it's Valentine's Day, it's time we share some of the top romantic ideas, which you can browse through on STO website.

Not only that Ljubljana won the European Best Destination 2022 competition, it won it with the highest number of votes outside its borders in the entire history of this competition, which shows that Ljubljana is a favourite to many.

On Tuesday, the day of the Slovenian cultural holiday, the Slovenian National Day was celebrated at the World Expo in Dubai. Several events were held as part of the celebrations, including two ceremonies and a concert of Slovenian music. On this occasion, Slovenia was represented by Minister of Economic Development and Technology Zdravko Počivalšek and Minister of Foreign Affairs Anže Logar.

Booking.com has revealed the top 10 most welcoming cities from around the globe, after analyzing 232 million of its verified reviews. Bled ranked second.

Toli, a sample of the Triglav Glacier, has come to the end of its 36-day journey, arriving at the venue of the upcoming XXIV Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. With this, Mission: Triglav Glacier to Beijing is nearing its climax.

Areas in our surroundings that are permanently or occasionally under water, are most commonly known as bogs, marshes, saltpans, floodplain and wet meadows, floodplain forests, saltwater lagoons, floodplains along rivers, and so on.

The Slovenian pavilion at the Expo is hosting in its exhibition area a gigantic Carniolian grey bee, one of the biggest attractions at this year’s World Expo in Dubai. The three-dimensional 100:1 model of the bee has already been seen by hundreds of thousands of visitors.