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Prime Minister Robert Golob was a keynote speaker at the ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the Vipava Centre for Education, Rehabilitation and Training (CIRIUS).

Life Lynx, the project that has saved the lynx in Slovenia from extinction and helped revive the lynx population in the south-eastern Alps and the Dinaric Alps, has won two Life 2025 awards in Brussels.

The countdown is on! From 4 to 8 June 2025, the 31st edition of the Tour of Slovenia will once again sweep across the country. Spanning five stages and showcasing ten Slovenian destinations, the race offers not only world-class cycling action but also an exciting journey through the country’s diverse landscapes and green values.

At today's session, the Government adopted the proposed Climate Act, a development opportunity for Slovenia, its people, and businesses. It approved the proposed amendments to the Construction Act, adapting the issuing of permits to the needs of modern times. The Government also took note of the planned signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the State of Palestine on the development of relations between the two countries.

In the 22nd episode of the Gov.si podcast, produced by the Slovenian Government Communication Office, host Petra Bezjak Cirman welcomed Dr. Erik Brecelj, a surgeon at the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana and Chair of the Strategic Council for Healthcare. Their conversation shed light on the key challenges and reforms in Slovenia’s healthcare system, as well as the role of the strategic council as an advisory body to the Prime Minister.

At the special invitation of the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Committee of Slovenia, Prime Minister Robert Golob today attended the opening session of the Olympism365 Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland, as a keynote speaker.

On this day, Slovenia, by recognising Palestine as an independent and sovereign state, sent a clear signal about the need to reinstate peace in the Middle East and implement the two-state solution, in the hope that other countries would follow suit. A responsible member of the EU and a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, Slovenia strives for immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid in the region.

During her visit to Madagascar, President Nataša Pirc Musar, in the presence of the President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina, inaugurated a new primary school in Bemasoandro, a suburb of Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, built with the support of Slovenia.

In his talks with European Council President António Costa yesterday, Prime Minister Golob once again called on the EU Member States to discuss the freezing of the EU-Israel Association Agreement at the upcoming European Council meeting.

Prime Minister Robert Golob met with representatives of agricultural organisations who presented their views on the current situation in agriculture and the legislative package being drafted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food.

Prime Minister Robert Golob today met with two ministers of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria – the Minister of Health, Abelhak Saihi, and the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Fayçal Bentaleb.

Prime Minister Robert Golob attended the Slovenian Automotive Industry Innovation Conference GREMO, where he participated in a panel discussion entitled "Innovation and the Importance of the GREMO Mission for the Slovenian Research and Development Environment".

Portorož, 2 June 2025 – On June 1-2, as part of Slovenia’s Presidency of the MED9 group, Bojan Kumer, Minister of the Environment, Climate and Energy hosted a two-day meeting of energy and environment ministers.

The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, together with the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, organised a forum "Translating Policy into Practice – Slovenia and Kenya Empowering Communities, Protecting Ecosystems, Fostering Peace". During her state visit to Kenya, the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr Nataša Pirc Musar, inaugurated the event in her introductory address.

The Archivalia of the Month June 2025 with the title Request Made to Archduke Charles II for the Transfer of the Fief Holding after the Sale of the Part of the Fief-Based Tithe in Draga on the Sora Plain written by Lilijana Žnidaršič Golec.

Archival fonds of the Carniolan Provincial Commission for Fief-Related Matters includes documents created between the second half of the 13th and the early 19th century and consists mostly of transcripts of various charters, which are important for understanding fief-based relationships. They can also help clarify many dilemmas found in both noble and non-noble genealogies. We believe that the recently completed inventory of this fonds will encourage the use of this interesting material.

State Secretary Marko Štucin received the Deputy Governor of Styria, Manuela Khom. During the meeting, the State Secretary spoke favourably of the halt of the procedure for the constitutional amendment in the Provincial Government of Styria. The amendments included the addition of the controversial Styrian anthem, which mentions the Slovenian territory.

On 5 March 2025, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, based on a resignation statement, relieved Anthony Tomažin of his duties as Honorary Consul of the Republic of Slovenia in Sydney, Australia. The procedures related to this matter were concluded on 29 May 2025.

At the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister Robert Golob visited Madrid today. On the occasion of the anniversary of Palestine’s recognition, Prime Minister Golob and Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez issued a joint statement, in which they called, among other things, for an immediate end to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, the respect for international law, and urged Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government to stop the massacre in Gaza.

The Forum of Slovenian-Ukrainian cooperation: Strengthening Partnership for Recovery and Rebuilding is taking place on 28–30 May in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, as part of the "U-LEAD with Europe" programme. The Forum brings together mayors and representatives of local governments, as well as political representatives and development experts from both countries.