Countdown to Paris Olympics: The Slovenian Torch Journey Begins! Exactly 100 days before the start of the Olympic Games in Paris, the Slovenian torch will light up. Its journey across all Slovenian municipalities begins in Lendava, starting from the three-border of Slovenia, Hungary, and Croatia.

On Monday, Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon began a multi-day visit to Japan, extending her itinerary to include a visit to China.

Nestled in the north-western part of Slovenia lies a true gem of nature – the Triglav National Park.

Since independence, Slovenia has been successfully involved in various international communities, especially at the regional level in Europe.

Celebrating World Theatre Day on March 27th, Slovenia proudly reflects on its thriving theatre scene. In 2022 alone, cultural institutions across the country staged an impressive 7,638 theatrical performances, drawing in over a million spectators, with an average of 137 attendees per show.

The central theme of this year's World Water Day is Water for Peace. The emphasis is on water being not only a resource people use, but also a human right that is inseparable from all aspects of life. Water is absolutely necessary for life and is needed in many activities.

This year the FIS Ski Jumping and Ski Flying World Cup will wrap up the season from 21 to 24 March in Planica.

Last year, almost 1,054,000 women lived in Slovenia. Their mean age was 45.4 years. 42.0% of women aged 15+ were married. 29.9% of women aged 15+ had tertiary education. In the 4th quarter of 2023, women represented 45.3% of persons in employment.

Since its inception, the Erasmus+ program has been hailed as one of the European Union's most successful initiatives, fostering cross-border cooperation and enhancing educational opportunities. This sentiment rings particularly true as Slovenia commemorates its 20th anniversary of EU membership, celebrating the transformative impact of initiatives like Erasmus+.

Looking for a beautiful and affordable country to live the best quality of life? My Dolce Casa research team has analysed the latest data on quality of life and cost of living and applied a formula to identify the countries with the best value for money. Based on this analysis, Slovenia is ranked fifth among EU countries.

On 8 February, Slovenia celebrates Prešeren Day, the Slovenian Cultural Holiday, which is a work-free day.

On Monday and Tuesday, the Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence was held at Brdo pri Kranju. It was organised by the Ministry of Digital Transformation under the patronage of UNESCO.

The greatest Slovenian poet, Dr. France Prešeren, is remembered not only on the cultural holiday of February 8th. His work and ideas are part of our lives and operations, particularly in the international relations.

Norwegian continues to expand its route network out of Denmark and now adds another new direct route from Copenhagen to Slovenia's capital Ljubljana - recently voted Europe's best city break destination. The route will be Norwegian's 10th new route out of Copenhagen in this year's summer programme and the only direct route to Ljubljana from Denmark.

Slovenia's tourist destinations attracted more than six million visitors last year, who spent more than 16 million nights at the country's accommodation facilities in what is a new record. The capital Ljubljana saw the most substantial growth.

They say January is like a blank page. That does not seem to be the case for Slovenia, though, as we have been surprised by outstanding coverage of our tourist delights in world-famous media such as SKI Magazine, Le Monde, The Sunday Times, and The Times.

The Golden Fox competition attracts large crowds every year. The 60th Golden Fox will take place on 6 and 7 January 2024 and from now on will be officially held in Kranjska Gora.

Architects and designers Eva Štrukelj and Ignacio Lopez Sola from the LesnaVesna design studio create wooden products with which they preserve historical tradition in a contemporary style.

Time goes quickly by, and you are already reading the last issue of the Sinfo magazine in 2023.

Independence and Unity Day, which we will celebrate on Tuesday, marks the announcement of the results of the plebiscite, in which 88.5% of all eligible voters decided in favour of an independent Slovenia 33 years ago.