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Tone Kajzer, the Slovenian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, is visiting Yerevan accompanied by a business delegation. He has met with Ararat Mirzoyan, the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and opened the Armenia-Slovenia Business Forum with a speech. Minister Kajzer also attended the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, where he delivered a national statement on behalf of Slovenia.

By the Green Group: Cabo Verde, Costa Rica, Iceland, Singapore, Slovenia and the United Arab Emirates.

On Tuesday, 27th October 2026, the Republic of Slovenia, rated A2 (stable) / AA (stable) / A+ (stable), entered the markets with a US$ 500mn 10-year 144A / Reg S bond. The US$ is a strategic currency for the Republic. This transaction marks the second return to the US$ market of Slovenia since 2014. With a solid demand of over US$ 785mn (including JLMs interest), Slovenia could once again count on its diversified institutional investor base. Barclays, Deutsche Bank, DZ BANK, J.P. Morgan and Raiffeisen Bank International jointly led the offering.

State Secretary at the Ministry of the Interior and Public Administration, Franc Kangler, met in Bucharest with Bogdan Despescu, State Secretary at the Romanian Ministry of the Interior, and Benone Marian Matei, General Quaestor of the Romanian Police.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for greening the urban area of Ravne na Koroškem. The project will receive just over €780 thousand from the European Regional Development Fund.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the refurbishment of the catheterisation laboratory premises at Murska Sobota General Hospital. The project will receive just over €4.6 million from the European Regional Development Fund.

State Secretary Tamara Weingerl Požar met with Dr Klára Breuer, State Secretary for Bilateral Relations at the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and with Dr András Bíró-Nagy, State Secretary for European Affairs at the Office of the Prime Minister of Hungary. On the sidelines of the consultations, she also met with Karel Holc, the representative of the Slovenian national minority in the Hungarian Parliament.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the projects Green Šmarje and Greening the centre of Cerklje na Gorenjskem. The projects will receive a total of more than €1.7 million from the European Regional Development Fund.

The Republic of Slovenia, rated A2 (stable) / AA (stable) / A+ (stable), has mandated Barclays, Deutsche Bank, DZ BANK, J.P. Morgan and Raiffeisen Bank International to lead manage a new USD 10-year Benchmark RegS/144A transaction maturing on the 3 November 2036. The deal is expected to be launched in the near future, subject to market conditions. The manufacturer target markets (MiFID II product governance) as assessed by the joint lead managers are eligible counterparties and professional clients only (all distribution channels).

Minister Tone Kajzer received the Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council, Amer Kapetanović, for an introductory meeting. The two high officials exchanged views on the current political and security situation in the Western Balkans, the region’s prospects of joining the EU and the role of regional cooperation in the rapprochement of the Western Balkans countries to the EU.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Equipping the Rakek 2019 agglomeration. The project will receive almost €2.5 million from the Cohesion Fund.

A national ceremony marking Sovereignty Day and the 35th anniversary of the liberation of the Republic of Slovenia was held in Koper today. Prime Minister Janez Janša, the keynote speaker, highlighted the historic significance of Slovenia's independence, its military victory and the final withdrawal of the Yugoslav army from Slovenian territory.

Below, we publish the speech by Prime Minister Janez Janša on the occasion of Sovereignty Day.

The Latvian airline airBaltic has launched a new direct service between Ljubljana and Tenerife, co-financed by the Republic of Slovenia under its Programme for Enhanced Air Connectivity. Srečko Janša, Acting Director-General of the Air and Maritime Transport Directorate, attended the launch.

Today, on the 81st anniversary of the UN Charter coming into force, we celebrate United Nations Day. It is an opportunity to reaffirm the need for international cooperation and to find effective solutions to today's challenges. It is a chance to renew our commitment to peace, international law, human rights and solidarity.

State Secretary Tamara Weingerl Požar attended the 11th Annual Forum and General Assembly of the European Union Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP) in Lindau, Bavaria, marking the end of this year’s Bavarian presidency of the strategy, where high-level representatives from seven Alpine countries and 48 regions adopted the Lindau Declaration.

On Sunday, Slovenia will celebrate Sovereignty Day, commemorating the departure of the last remaining Yugoslav People’s Army soldier from the Slovenian territory on the night of 25–26 October, 35 years ago. Sovereignty Day has been celebrated since 2015.

To mark the 35th anniversary of Slovenia’s independence, the GOVSI Podcast welcomed Lojze Peterle, the first Prime Minister of independent Slovenia. He reflected on key moments in Slovenia’s path to independence, the efforts to secure international recognition and the values that brought Slovenians together when the country was established.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the optimisation of international authentication procedures in courts. The project will receive just over €173.000 from the European Regional Development Fund.

At today’s session, the Government adopted draft legislation in the areas of migration and foreigners, as well as amendments to legislation on administrative fees and the matura examination. It allocated €1.873 billion for investments in Slovenia’s healthcare system for the 2026–2036 period, established the Government Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Decentralisation and Debureaucratisation, and appointed Iris Kociper Haas Acting Chief of Protocol of the Republic of Slovenia.