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Prime Minister Robert Golob attended the Tomorrow Conference – Public Administration: Trends, Development Opportunities and Challenges, the main annual event of the Ministry of Public Administration, dedicated to the discussion on the future of Slovenia's public administration.

The Development Council of the cohesion region Zahodna Slovenija confirmed the starting points for the second amendment to Slovenia’s EU Cohesion Policy Programme 2021-2027. The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has thus been given the green light to prepare the final document in both cohesion regions.

The new issue of the News from Nuclear Slovenia is published.

On Friday, 7th November 2025, the Republic of Slovenia (“Slovenia”), rated A3 (positive) by Moody’s / AA (stable) by S&P / A+ (stable) by Fitch / AA- (stable) by JCR, successfully priced a JPY31.0bn 3-year fixed rate senior unsecured bond, marking the first Samurai Bond issued by a CEE sovereign this year. Following a highly successful inaugural Social Samurai offering last year, Slovenia has established a strong footprint in the Japanese market. Daiwa, Mizuho, Nomura and SMBC Nikko jointly led the offering.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon is in Belém, Brazil, attending the Leaders' Summit of the 30th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30). On the opening day of the summit, world leaders once again called for greater global ambition in mitigating and adapting to climate change, as well as for the mobilisation of adequate financing for climate action.

Prime Minister Robert Golob issued a statement to the media regarding the Šutar Act, which was approved at today’s Government session.

At today’s session, the Government adopted the Draft Act on Measures to Ensure Public Safety (Šutar Act), which aims to strengthen security across the country. It also approved the Draft Juvenile Criminal Justice Act and the amendments to the Minor Offences Act, the Probation Act, and the Slovenian Intelligence and Security Agency Act. Furthermore, the Government decided that the Slovenian Armed Forces will assist the Police in the broader protection of the national border.

Prime Minister Robert Golob attended a gala celebration at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana (UMCL) marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the modern main building of the UMCL and the 240th anniversary of the establishment of the first Civic Hospital in Ljubljana.

The European Parliament Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) endorsed on Wednesday the citizens' initiative My Voice, My Choice for the right to safe and accessible abortion.

Peter Japelj, Director-General of the Directorate for Economic, Cultural and Scientific Diplomacy at the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, co-chaired the 15th meeting of the Slovenian-Chinese Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation in Shanghai. On the Chinese side, the meeting was co-chaired by Yu Yuantang, Director General of the European Affairs Department at China’s Ministry of Commerce.

State Secretary Neva Grašič attended the 14th annual meeting of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) foreign ministers in Sarajevo. The meeting focused on bringing the Western Balkan countries closer to the EU. This priority was at the top of the agenda already during Slovenia's 2023 EUSDR Presidency.

Slovenia welcomes the 2025 Enlargement Package and believes that enlargement will further strengthen the EU. Enlargement with the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe is not only in the interests of the EU and its new member states, but also a geostrategic necessity. Slovenia remains committed to supporting candidate and potential candidate countries on their path towards EU membership. A clear European perspective is a key driver for continued reform efforts.

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights, signed on 4 November 1950 in Rome.

The EU Delegation to the United States has opened the first of three calls for applications to the Transatlantic Rising Stars Project, an EU-funded cross-cultural initiative which fosters cultural links and creative collaboration between Europe and the United States.

During the visit of the Bavarian State Minister for European and International Affairs, Eric Beißwenger, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon welcomed the continued strengthening of relations between Slovenia and Bavaria. She encouraged further Bavarian investment in Slovenia, particularly in high-value sectors. The two Ministers also discussed the importance of EU enlargement to include the Western Balkans.

The Archives of the Republic of Slovenia is celebrating its 80th anniversary as a modern national archival institution, now housed in a brand-new building. It still faces a variety of challenges, but these can hardly be compared to the difficulties it encountered after its founding in 1945, or even earlier, when the archive was still part of the Carniolan Provincial Museum. Much has changed over the years, but salaries and workplace relations apparently remain an eternal topic.

On 29 October 2025, Dr Marko Rakovec, Director-General and chief legal adviser at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, met with Dr Cordula Droege, Chief Legal Officer and Head of the Legal Division at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

The traditional International Law Week took place in New York from 27 to 31 October, as part of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee. The Slovenian delegation was led by Dr Marko Rakovec, Director-General and chief legal adviser at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.

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