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Denis Zobarič, State Secretary at the Ministry of the Interior and Public Administration, has attended an informal meeting of EU ministers responsible for telecommunications in Limerick, Ireland. Discussions focused on the proposed Digital Networks Act, the transition from copper to fibre-optic networks, ensuring competition in the telecommunications market, and the strategic importance of satellite communications for Europe’s connectivity, security and resilience.

Minister of the Interior and Public Administration Franci Matoz held a video conference with the European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner. The discussion focused on the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, the new solidarity cycle and the functioning of the Schengen area.

State Secretary Denis Zobarič attended the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg. The main topics of the meeting were the overall state of the Schengen area, improving cooperation with third countries on return and readmission, and reinforcing the EU's migration situational awareness and its capacity to monitor developments and provide early warnings, including during crisis situations.

Earlier this week in Sarajevo, Franc Kangler, State Secretary at the Ministry of the Interior and Public Administration, met with the Acting Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ivica Bošnjak. During his visit, the State Secretary also visited the Border Police and toured the Lipa temporary reception centre in the Una-Sana Canton near Bihać.

Franci Matoz, the Minister of the Interior and Public Administration, attended a trilateral meeting in Pordenone with Matteo Piantedosi, the Italian Minister of the Interior, and Dr Davor Božinović, the Croatian Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia and Minister of the Interior.

State Secretary Dr Božo Predalič attended a high-level conference in Brussels on reducing administrative burden. At the conference, he presented Slovenia’s approach to reducing bureaucracy. Representatives of the participating countries signed a declaration forming an alliance, committing to closer cooperation in creating a simpler, more effective regulation.

Denis Zobarič, State Secretary at the Ministry of the Interior and Public Administration, attended the Berlin Process Interior Ministers' Meeting in Podgorica. Participants discussed ways to strengthen regional cooperation and resilience against organised crime, border management, and the fight against hybrid threats and irregular migration.

Franci Matoz, Minister of the Interior and Public Administration, met with Ivica Dačić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia, in Belgrade today. They discussed cooperation in the field of internal security, the management of migration flows, the fight against organised crime and ways to further deepen police cooperation between the two countries.

Franci Matoz, Minister of Interior and Public Administration, participated in an informal video conference with the home affairs ministers of the European Union (EU) member states. The meeting focused on the current migration situation in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta.

The implementation of measures and projects under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), supported by the European Union through the Recovery and Resilience Facility – NextGenerationEU, is in its final phase. We present the results of measures aimed at ensuring better access to very high capacity broadband networks for households in white areas.

Franci Matoz, Minister of the Interior and Public Administration, met with his Croatian counterpart Dr Davor Božinović in Marija Gorica, Croatia. They discussed current issues in the field of home affairs, with a special emphasis on strengthening cooperation on security in the region.

State Secretary Dr Božo Predalič attended the informal ministerial conference on the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, held on 11 and 12 June 2026, in Nicosia, Cyprus.

The Government of the Republic of Slovenia decided to lift the temporarily reintroduced control at the internal borders with Croatia and Hungary. The government’s decision was announced by Franci Matoz, Minister of the Interior and Public Administration, and Danijel Lorbek, Acting Director General of the Police.

The former ministers of the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Public Administration, and the Ministry of Digital Transformation have handed over their duties to the new Minister of the Interior and Public Administration, Franci Matoz.

In cooperation with other ministries, the academic research community and business associations, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the Ministry of Digital Transformation organised the fifth national conference, ‘Artificial intelligence – from vision to trust’, at Jablje Castle. This was the central event for debate on the future development and use of artificial intelligence in Slovenia and internationally.

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.