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Ambassador Iztok Mirošič hosted a lunch for the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia, Asel K. Roberts, before her departure to Slovenia.

Slovenia and the United States enjoy good relations, and we will continue to further strengthen our close partnership and friendship.

Franc Miklavčič (1921–2008) was a lawyer and judge who, in terms of his political beliefs, was a Christian socialist. He advocated for national reconciliation and for a more democratic and independent Slovenia. In 1976, he was convicted of endangering the unity and independence of the state, hostile propaganda, and disclosure of official secrets. This month's archivalia presents his views, and, in particular, the statement he wrote in his own defense.

Idrija bobbin lace is the first Slovenian craft and industrial product to receive a protected geographical indication (GI) registered at the European Union level. This landmark registration provides uniform protection across all EU Member States, affirming the close ties between the product and local expertise, tradition and quality.

In the 2025 European financial year, recipients of agricultural funds received a total of €366.4 million.

The latest episode of the government GOVSI podcast features hydrologist Janez Polajnar from the Slovenian Environment Agency, a long-standing expert in monitoring and forecasting hydrological conditions. The conversation focused on the importance of timely warnings, the experience of the August 2023 floods, and adapting to increasingly frequent extreme weather events.

A celebration marking the 35th National Day of the Republic of Slovenia and Slovenian Armed Forces Day was held on Thursday, May 28th at the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Washington.

State Secretary Neva Grašič participated in the Informal Meeting of Foreign Ministers (Gymnich) on 27 and 28 May, which focused on three topics: the situation in the wider Middle East region, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the preparation of a new European security strategy.

The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, in cooperation with the Slovenian Forestry Institute and the Slovenian Forest Service, organised a meeting of heads of diplomatic missions in Slovenia on forest diplomacy, with a particular focus on the role of forests in sustainable development and climate change mitigation.

Anže Kopitar is one of the greatest sportsmen in the history of independent Slovenia.

At today’s session, the Government adopted an implementation programme for achieving Slovenia’s development goals through investments in science and innovation, as well as amendments to the regulation on inspections, cleaning and measurements on small combustion plants. It also adopted a decision to include the new project BUILD – CitiVERSE – Local Digital Twins in the current Development Programmes Plan 2026–2029.

Many of the measures introduced in Slovenia under the Recovery and Resilience Plan, implemented with the support of EU funds under the Recovery and Resilience Facility – NextGenerationEU, have already been successfully completed or will be by August 2026. The majority of activities under the investment project for the sustainable restoration and revitalisation of cultural heritage have now been completed.

The Republic of Slovenia today successfully issued a €350 million seven-year floating rate bond maturing on 29 May 2033. The issuance responds to expressed demand from domestic investors for government financial instruments with floating interest rates and further contributes to diversifying the sources of financing for the state budget.

Ljubljana is hosting the 25th Regional Meeting of the Member States of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Organised by the OPCW Technical Secretariat in cooperation with the Chemicals Office of the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, the meeting serves as an important regional forum for discussing measures aimed at the complete elimination of chemical weapons.

Today, State Secretary Grašič is attending the General Affairs Council’s regular monthly meeting. Key topics on the agenda include preparations for the June European Council and the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the period 2028–2034.

At today’s correspondence session, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia took note of the Information on the Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan, the Proposal for the Sixth Amendment to the Recovery and Resilience Plan, and the Information on the Closing Process of the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

The Republic of Slovenia (the issuer), rated A2 (stable) / AA (stable) / A+ (stable), has mandated OTP Banka and UniCredit banka Slovenija as joint Lead Managers to lead manage a float rate note (FRN) EUR denominated seven-year bond transaction, subject to feedback.

At today’s correspondence session, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia took note of the Information on the Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan, the Proposal for the Sixth Amendment to the Recovery and Resilience Plan, and the Information on the Closing Process of the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) project Digital Urban Municipality of Velenje. European Regional Development Fund contribution amounts to €1.56 million.

The Slovenian Nutrition Guidelines 2025 are based on the best available scientific evidence and contemporary understanding of the relationship between nutrition, health and sustainable development.

The eighteenth issue of the Diplomatic Bulletin marks the conclusion of its third year of publication. It features reports on this year's Slovenian Diplomacy Day celebrations and the open day event at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, while also offering reflections on the development of Slovenian diplomacy from its beginnings 35 years ago to the present day.