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This year’s celebration of France Prešeren’s birthday, which we have been celebrating on the initiative of the Ministry of Culture under the title of This Merry Day of Culture since the 200th anniversary of the national poet’s birth in 2000, will take place virtually.

Following the decision of the RS Government and in agreement with the Holy See, a Slovenian Christmas tree, a spruce tree from the forests of Kočevje, will be placed in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican. It will be decorated with handmade Slovenian ethnographic ornaments.

In the November issue of the Das Erbe Unserer Welt magazine, which in the last ten years has been published twice a year as a supplement to the German National Geographic, presents all 18 historic Slovenian towns.

Every third Friday in November, which this year falls on 20 November, Slovenia celebrates Slovenian Food Day.

The setting up of a Christmas tree and accompanying events will serve as an excellent promotion of Slovenia, especially in the light of the nation’s EU Council Presidency in the second half of 2021.

Slovenia has at its disposal EUR 200 million of EU aid by means of which we wish to help with the payment of salaries so that expertise remains in companies, stated Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission. EUR 1 billion will be earmarked in total for Slovenia in the form of favourable loans.

Recognising the importance of scientific achievements reaching the public, four years ago the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport decided to hold a series of events in autumn under the umbrella title Science Month.

For the second time, Slovenia has been given the opportunity to showcase its efforts, key achievements, and activities virtually, to the countries participating in the Expo Dubai world exhibition, this time in urban and rural development.

The wine harvest is over and the grapes in cellars are already turning into wine. Since wine is a big part of Slovenia's cultural heritage, St Martin's day is a holiday not to be missed by any Slovenian.

The COVID-19 epidemic has significantly affected our lives, turning them upside down even, according to statistics. Carefree traveling abroad, drinking coffee in a busy coffee shop and socialising without restrictions all seem a distant memory.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a deterioration of living conditions around the world, in particular in developing countries, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted a decision today to provide humanitarian assistance for those worst affected, this through the World Food Programme, the International Committe of the Red Cross and Caritas Internationalis.

Hiša Franko is gaining visibility not only due to its excellent two-Michelin-starred restaurant where chef Ana Roš is creating top dishes, but also because of its superior hospitality and accommodation that graced the pages of Conde Nast Traveller.

The US media outlet Forbes has ranked Slovenia among the twenty best travel destinations in 2021, while the print edition of the popular gastronomic magazine Food and Travel from the UK published a photograph of the picturesque Bled island with its church.

Slovenians take pride in the fact that not many other countries have such a high proportion of volunteer firefighters, charitable foundations or charitable donations. The coronavirus epidemic has severely affected volunteering, but it has also stimulated the development of new programmes.

The promotional film for the Walk of Peace project idea, presented by the Walks of Peace in the Soča Region Foundation in collaboration with its partners, has been chosen the best EU Interreg project of the year among 150 applications.

On Monday, the Minister of the Economy, Zdravko Počivalšek, signed amendments to the association agreement between Slovenia and the European Space Agency (ESA). This is an important step for our country towards becoming a full member of this international organisation and the Minister expects such cooperation to strengthen even further.

This year's World Food Day under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) revolves around the slogan: »Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together. Our Actions Are Our Future.«

The Minister of Infrastructure Jernej Vrtovec planted the first shovel in the ground for the third development axis in Gaberke in the company of the President of the Management Board of the Motorway Company of the Republic of Slovenia (DARS), Valentin Hajdinjak, the President of the Committee for the Construction of the Third Development Axis, Matic Tasič, and a representative of the contractor.

Construction of the 2x400 kV Cirkovce–Pince transmission line began on 14 October 2020 with a ceremony in Kidričevo, where Prime Minister Janez Janša, joined by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman, addressed the audience.

At virtual event, the launch of satellites in Vitanje, the Minister of Economic Development and Technology Zdravko Počivalšek described the launch of Slovenian satellites Trisat and Nemo-HD into space as a supreme and historic achievement for Slovenia's space industry and science. The Minister emphasised in Vitanje that this marked a significant step forward for Slovenia in conquering new dimensions and pushing its limits.