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State Secretary Tina Heferle attended the MED9 meeting of interior ministers from Mediterranean EU member states, held on 18-19 May 2026, in Rovinj, Croatia. Discussions focused on preventing irregular migration, protecting the European Union’s external borders to ensure a safer Mediterranean, and combating maritime drug trafficking.

The Berlin Process, established in 2014 as a platform to strengthen regional cooperation and support the Western Balkans in their path towards EU accession, was hosted by Montenegro for the first time. On behalf of Slovenia, Peter Pogačar, Director-General of the Public Sector Directorate at the Ministry of Public Administration, attended the meeting of ministers for public administration and other high-level representatives.

The Ministry of Public Administration today hosted a delegation from the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), an organisation that brings together European researchers specialising in electoral integrity.

At the invitation of Hungarian Minister of the Interior Sándor Pintér, Slovenia’s Minister of the Interior Branko Zlobko visited Budapest.

State Secretary Tina Heferle attended the informal meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in Cyprus, organised by the Presidency of the Council of the EU.

At its meeting on 17 December 2025, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia issued an Ordinance amending the Ordinance on the temporary reintroduction of border controls at the internal borders of the Republic of Slovenia with the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Hungary.

State Secretary Tina Heferle is attending the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting in Brussels.

To mark International Volunteer Day, the Ministry of Public Administration presented today the first standalone strategies dedicated to volunteering and non-governmental organisations (NGOs): the Volunteering Development Strategy and the Strategy for the Development of Non-Governmental Organisations, both of which run until 2030. The two strategies were adopted by the Slovenian Government at its regular session yesterday.

Rome is currently hosting the annual meeting of the Central Purchasing Bodies (CPB) Network, of which Slovenia is an active member. On the sidelines of the meeting, members agreed upon and signed a Memorandum of Cooperation, representing a joint commitment to promoting and strengthening international cooperation on strategic procurement.

The newly appointed Minister of the Interior Branko Zlobko has taken the office from the outgoing Minister Boštjan Poklukar.

Slovenia is introducing a temporary residence permit for digital nomads on 21 November 2025.

State Secretary at the Ministry of Public Administration Jure Trbič attended the 49th session of the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Strasbourg. Representing the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, he addressed the members of the Congress during the debate on implementing the European Charter of Local Self-Government in Slovenia.

Following the suspensive veto by the National Council, deputies of the National Assembly reconfirmed the amendment to the General Administrative Procedure Act today. The amendment will allow administrative procedures to be managed more efficiently, resulting in a faster transition from the start of a procedure to the final decision. The Act will enter into force three months after its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia.

State Secretary Tina Heferle attended the meeting of interior ministers of the Berlin Process countries in London.

Minister of the Interior Boštjan Poklukar is attending the European Union (EU) Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg.

On 12 October 2025, Slovenia and other EU countries will start implementing the Entry/Exit System (EES) at the external Schengen border, in accordance with Regulations (EU) 2017/2226 and 2025/1534.

Minister of the Interior Boštjan Poklukar participated in a meeting of interior ministers of the Salzburg Forum in Czechia.

Minister of the Interior Boštjan Poklukar met with his Macedonian counterpart Panče Toškovski in Ohrid.

The Minister of Public Administration, Franc Props, held an introductory meeting with H.E. Dr Konrad G. Bühler, the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Slovenia. Dr Bühler, who has been in post since November 2024, was accompanied by his deputy, Kristof Grabmayer-Keri.

Minister of the Interior Boštjan Poklukar attended an informal meeting of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Copenhagen.