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Prime Minister Robert Golob attended a ceremonial opening of the Park of Safe Mobility that took place as part of this year’s European Mobility Week. Prime Minister Golob also addressed the audience.

Prime Minister Robert Golob met with Nasser Abu Baker, the President of the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate, to discuss the situation in Palestine, with a focus on the war in Gaza.

At today's session, the Government adopted the starting points for preparing changes in the taxation of natural persons who carry out an activity and for discussing the introduction of a mandatory right of workers to the payment of a 14th monthly salary (Christmas bonus). It also took note of the European Commission's report on the state of the rule of law in the European Union for 2025, which establishes that Slovenia has made progress in practically all the areas discussed.

October 18th and October 20th 2025 the Consulate General will be offering consular hours in the Chicago, Illinois area.

The Archives of the Republic of Slovenia will be closed to visitors and users of archival records on October 8 and 9, 2025, due to a two-day professional event.

As part of the Government's regional visit, Prime Minister Robert Golob also met with businessmen and mayors from Dolenjska and Bela Krajina.

State Secretary Neva Grašič took part in the General Affairs Council meeting, at which ministers responsible for European affairs discussed the agenda for the October European Council, a letter of intent on legislative programming, the annual rule of law dialogue and the developments in the rule of law situation in selected candidate countries.

As part of his visit to the South-East region of Slovenia, Prime Minister Robert Golob today attended the ceremonial opening of the Julija nursing hospital at the Novo mesto General Hospital.

At today's session, the Government adopted a proposed Protection of Public Order Act and the starting points for the preparation of a proposed amendment to the Minor Offences Act. It also determined the text of the application for accreditation of a new public higher education institution, a public university based in Novo mesto, thereby taking a new step towards the establishment of this university.

This year, the Mediterranean Coast and Macro-Regional Strategies Week is celebrating its tenth anniversary. For the past few years, the multi-day event has been held under the theme ''Stronger cooperation for a better future''. Its aim is to raise awareness of the sea and the coast and the need to balance their economic potential and environmental sustainability. State Secretary from the Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development mag. Marko Koprivc attended the event.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Construction of the Ormož Technology Park, phase two.

October 4th 2025 the Consulate General will be offering consular hours in Duluth, Minnesota.

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.

Dear citizens, dear people of Primorska, dear fellow Slovenians at home and abroad, 15 September is a day that the Slovenian people hold dear in their hearts. For us people of Primorska this is a day of celebration of joy and remembrance.

Prime Minister Robert Golob met with the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, Wang Yi.

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon hosted Wang Yi, Director of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, on an official visit. Their discussions focused on opportunities for strengthening bilateral cooperation, the importance of multilateralism and collaboration within the UN Security Council.

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

On 11 September 2025, State Secretary Danijel Levičar attended the international conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe, which took place in Bled.

In her message on International Literacy Day, Minister of Culture Asta Vrečko described reading as a journey through the dimensions of imagination and reading competencies as a tool for critical understanding and the foundation of a democratic and creative society.

Slovenia is facing a severe housing crises: young people are living longer at their parents’ homes, housing prices and rents are soaring, and public rental housing is scarce. The Ministry for a Solidary Future has systematically addressed housing policy. As State Secretary in the GOVSI podcast, the government is investing €100 million each year in the construction of new public rental apartments.