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On 23 October 2025, Slovenia will present a remarkable story of integrating culture, economy and foreign policy in Vienna, one of the world's most important centres of diplomacy. Under the honorary patronage of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Tanja Fajon, the famous Wiener Konzerthaus will host a performance of the musical Peace Child, organised to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the United Nations.

Eight Slovenian destinations have been included in the prestigious global list of Green Destinations Top 100 Stories 2025, confirming Slovenia’s position as one of the leading countries in sustainable tourism.

On the second day of his working visit to Denmark, Prime Minister Robert Golob attended the seventh summit of the European Political Community, hosted by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

At today’s session, the Government adopted a proposal to amend the Service in the Slovenian Armed Forces Act. The amendment aims to regulate working hours and certain other employment rights for the duration of specific military activities. It also adopted significant changes to toll collection for freight vehicles, introducing higher tolls for those who pollute more.

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.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, as well as the centenary of the birth of Ciril Zlobec, one of Slovenia's most influential cultural figures of the second half of the 20th century. In 2012, the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia acquired part of Zlobec's written legacy, which includes a document created thirty years ago but still very much relevant today.

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.

On Saturday, 27 September 2025, at 12 noon, all mobile phones connected to any Slovenian mobile network will receive a test warning message in Slovenian and English.

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).