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On 1 October, the world marks the International Day of Older Persons. The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs regularly emphasises the importance of respecting, caring for and implementing the human rights of older persons, as well as ensuring their full and equal participation in society. For over a decade, Slovenia has been campaigning at the UN for the development of legally binding international standards to implement the rights of older persons.

This month's archivalia is a reminder that oil crises are by no means a modern-day phenomenon. They have occured regularly in the past, often as a result of political or military conflicts in the Middle East. The story we present here takes us back to the 1980s and brings together archival documents and material held by the National Museum of Contemporary History of Slovenia.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Janez Janša and President of the Republic of Slovenia Nataša Pirc Musar met today for a working meeting.

At its 12th regular session, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted decisions giving its consent to the removal of encumbrances, pursuant to the Agreements on the Free Transfer of State Property to the Municipalities of Slovenj Gradec, Kranjska Gora and Krško.

Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Slovenia to the Slovak Republic, Mateja Norčič Štamcar, presented a copy of her Letter of Credence to Petra Ružičková, Director of Diplomatic Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic.

Prime Minister Janez Janša met with representatives of the Slovenian Bishops’ Conference on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Janez Janša answered parliamentary questions at today’s session of the National Assembly on Slovenia’s relations with Israel, energy prices, traffic congestion, development measures and the increasingly pressing problem of drug trafficking in Slovenia.

The Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Recovery and Resilience has submitted to the European Commission the seventh and final payment request for funds under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, for a total amount of €271.77 million. These are the remaining EU funds available to the country to aid its recovery and strengthen its resilience following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Janez Janša and Minister of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development Monika Kirbiš Rojs officially opened the ministry’s premises in Maribor.

Minister for Local Self Government, Cohesion and Regional Development Monika Kirbiš Rojs and Prime Minister Janez Janša today officially opened the new headquarters of the Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development in Maribor. The opening of the headquarters marks an important step to achieving the objective of more balanced regional development and strengthening decentralisation efforts across the country.

A meeting of EU defence ministers took place in Brussels as part of the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council, attended by the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, Valentin Hajdinjak, MA. The meeting was dedicated to discussing further EU military assistance to Ukraine and the implementation of the Defence Readiness Plan up to 2030. A meeting of the Steering Board of the European Defence Agency also took place on the sidelines of the defence ministers’ meeting.

Koper, Slovenia, hosted the international marine pollution response exercise POLex 2026 on 23 and 24 September 2026. The exercise was organised within the framework of the ASAP project (Adriatic Sensitive Areas Protection mechanism), coordinated by the Executive Secretariat of the Central European Initiative (CEI-ES) in Trieste and co-financed by the European Union through the Interreg IPA ADRION Programme.

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tone Kajzer has completed an intensive programme during the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Slovenia’s activities focused on strengthening political and economic cooperation, international security, human rights, support for Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East and Belarus, developments in the Western Balkans and efforts to secure a more effective multilateral system.

On the sidelines of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Janez Janša held several bilateral meetings.

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Janez Janša, today met with representatives of the Slovenian community in New York. The meeting took place at the Slovenian Church of St. Cyril in Manhattan.

On Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the archival reading room and information office will be open only until 12.00.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding to expand the Markovci wastewater treatment plant. The project will receive nearly €300 thousand from the Cohesion Fund.

The Embassy of Slovenia in London will offer consular services in Edinburgh on Thursday 29 October 2026, including passport applications, document authentication, civil registry matters, and other consular assistance. Appointment times will be arranged by the Embassy.

Trieste, 22 September 2026 – As part of MMO ADRIA 2026 (Multipurpose Maritime Operation Adria), the international maritime search and rescue exercise Adriatic Sea SAREX 2026 was conducted in the Gulf of Trieste. The exercise was organized and coordinated by the Italian Coast Guard through the MRSC Trieste (Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre Trieste).

Speaking at this year’s Days of Slovenian Administration, Minister Kirbiš Rojs said that a system built around institutions and administrative procedures should evolve into a more user-centred model. She highlighted the importance of simplifying procedures, ensuring the efficient use of EU funds, advancing decentralisation and implementing digital transformation in a well-planned manner.