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On the International Women’s Day celebrated this past week, many organisations and individuals highlighted the fact that there was still a long way to gender equality, with the COVID-19 epidemic only further increasing the well-known problems.

Slovenia has around 205,000 queen bees, which ranks it very highly among the world’s beekeeping countries.

The World Wildlife Day is celebrated on 3 March. This year it is dedicated to forests and their importance for sustaining people and the planet. Forests cover nearly 60% of Slovenia and, among other things, they are protected as part of the Natura 2000 sites.

After seventeen years, the spectacular Italian bicycle race Giro d’Italia will again run through Slovenia.

Slovenia is the only EU member state that celebrates its cultural holiday as a public holiday, with a day off work.

Major online platform UNILAD has published a series of videos on the top five destinations to visit in 2021. Taking the number two spot is Slovenia.

The US magazine Time included Slovenian sport phenoms Luka Dončić (basketball player) and Janja Garnbret (competitive climber) on its Time 100 Next list of 100 emerging influencers and leaders for 2021. Both are top-flight athletes who are challenging the limits of the possible. They are peers who will turn 22 this year.

The Nutrition Institute has selected eight food products that stood out the most in their respective categories for the most innovative food products of 2021 in Slovenia.

The festive Carnival season traditionally begins with “Fat Thursday”, the day on which, according to Slovenian cultural tradition, the table should be laid with an array of fatty and filling Carnival dishes.

The Biathlon World Championships is one of the biggest sporting events set to take place in Slovenia in 2021.

The Ministry of Agriculture has protected "Istrski med/Istarski med" (Istrian honey) as a protected designation of origin at the national level for a transitional period.

Biro Magnet Design led by architect Robert Klun received the Architecture MasterPrize, Honourable Mention in Interior Design, awarded in Los Angeles for the pavilion that will represent Slovenia at the 2020 Expo Dubai.

At an online event on 1 February, the Elan company of Begunje showcased its new innovative product: Elan Voyager, the first fully functional folding all-mountain carving skis in the world. Elan is certain that this is a global innovation. These new skis, which facilitate user access to the slopes, will also change the future of skiing.

At the competition organised by the International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals (CIFFT) and the European Travel Commission (ETC), the Slovenian Tourist Board won first place with its promotional video, "Time to #stayhome. Turn to nature and dream" with which the Board inspired travellers to dream about Slovenia during the COVID-19 crisis in April 2020.

Slovenia has marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday with a series of events, including the laying of wreaths, exhibitions and the traditional reading of the names of Slovenian Holocaust victims.

Slovenia, which in 2021 is the proud holder of the title of European Region of Gastronomy, has been repeatedly included in important lists of world media charts; this time, the renowned Forbes magazine highlighted it as a popular and "hot" wine destination, and Yahoo Finance listed it among eco-friendly countries.

The Expo venue, which covers 440 hectares, is getting its final look, as are 83 national pavilions, including the Slovenian one.

At today’s virtual press conference, Zdravko Počivalšek, Minister of Economic Development and Technology, highlighted the fact that the countries of the Middle East represented a major challenge to Slovenian business.

At an online event, Gault & Millau, one of the most influential international gastronomy guides, announced Slovenia’s best in 2021 this week. Gregor Vračko of Hiša Denk in Zgornja Kungota was named Chef of the Year 2021, and six Slovenian restaurants received four toques and best restaurant titles.

The main strategic goal of the Slovenian economic policy is the increase of the added value of our companies.