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As part of the Latin America and Caribbean Days 2025 cultural programme, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs held a soirée dedicated to the life and work of Branislava Sušnik, a Slovenian anthropologist who worked in Paraguay. The event was organised in cooperation with the Embassy of Paraguay, the Slovenian Cinematheque, the Slovenian Ethnographic Museum and the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ljubljana.

At the regular meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, Minister Tanja Fajon emphasized that "business as usual" with the Israeli government, which is bombing hospitals, destroying schools and turning refugee camps into dust, is no longer possible: "As humans, we must ask ourselves how long we will continue to watch the catastrophe in Gaza unfold before our eyes." The ministers also discussed the peace negotiations in Ukraine and the situation in Syria.

In celebration of World Bee Day, the fifth Golden Bee Award was presented this year. The winner was announced by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Mateja Čalušić, and the golden award was presented by the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr Nataša Pirc Musar. This year, the Golden Bee was awarded to the Polish company Osima Future.

Prime Minister Robert Golob hosted a meeting of social and humanitarian organisations. The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Luka Mesec, and the State Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Andrej Sotošek.

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon participated in the fourth European Humanitarian Forum in Brussels. In her speech, she emphasized that Slovenia has tripled its humanitarian aid since 2021 and that the EU must remain a leader in this field. She welcomed the joint announcement by the EU and its Member States to disburse EUR 5.5 billion in humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable in 2025

Prime Minister Robert Golob met today with representatives of the Association of Social Institutions of Slovenia, an organisation that brings together providers of institutional care for the elderly and specific groups of adults.

Slovenian bee diplomacy continues to implement projects that promote social and environmental resilience. This year, Slovenian diplomatic missions and consular posts will once again carry out more than 30 projects worldwide in cooperation with local partners.

Whilst we acknowledge indications of a limited restart of aid, Israel blocked humanitarian aid entering Gaza for over two months. Food, medicines and essential supplies are exhausted. The population faces starvation. Gaza’s people must receive the aid they desperately need.

Minister Tanja Fajon met with Xavier Bettel, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs. The counterparts agreed that Slovenia and Luxembourg enjoy excellent bilateral relations, without any outstanding issues, underpinned by shared European values and similar views on various European and international challenges.

Prime Minister Robert Golob joined young athletes at the opening ceremony of this year’s Youth Sports Games.

Engineering Day was organised by the National Association of Consulting Engineers of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia. At the event, Peter Japelj, Acting Director General for Economic and Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, emphasized that engineering is one of the priority industries the Ministry actively supports in the internationalisation of the Slovenian economy.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the Integrated Territorial Investment project of the Urban Municipality of Ljubljana (ITI Urban Municipality LJ Linhartova) and the Integrated Territorial Investment project of the Urban Municipality of Slovenj Gradec – city centre (ITI Urban Municipality SG city centre).

State Secretary Melita Gabrič addressed participants at a round table titled ‘Reflection on the 50th Anniversary of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe’, co-organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the Slovenian Political Science Association.

Today, Prime Minister Robert Golob attended the European Political Community Summit in Tirana, hosted by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. The summit brought together the highest representatives of EU institutions, the OSCE, the Council of Europe and NATO, as well as the leaders of many European countries, including all EU Member States.

On the occasion of signing contracts for emergency humanitarian response, State Secretary Dr Melita Gabrič met with Secretary General of Caritas Slovenia Peter Tomažič to discuss the projects to be implemented by Caritas Slovenia in 2025 with the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.

On 13 and 14 May, leading representatives of the regulatory bodies of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Finland, Poland and Slovenia gathered in Portorož for their regular annual meeting to learn about important developments in the field of nuclear safety in these countries.

At today's session, the Government adopted a series of proposals relating to judicial legislation. It approved the new amendments to the General Administrative Procedure Act, a proposal for the Act Regulating the Financing and Promotion of the Construction of Public Rental Housing, and proposals for new amendments to the Long-Term Care Act and the Housing Act. It also initiated the procedure for drafting the 2026 and 2027 budgets.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the Eurostars 3 call for proposals, under the Eureka Initiative for the period 2025-2029.

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon attended an informal meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Antalya, focused on an in-depth discussion on key issues and elements of the June NATO Summit in The Hague. Ministers reviewed guidelines on the key ambitious priorities of the Summit aimed at maintaining the Alliance’s unity and enhancing its strength.

The Slovenian Pavilion at the Expo 2025 in Osaka exceeded expectations in terms of both the number of visitors and the international contacts established in the first month, the public agency Spirit Slovenia has announced. The pavilion is visited by some 11,000 people every day, and it has so far hosted 14 official bilateral visits.