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Lockdown only avoidable if we fully comply with measures
Today's press conference to give a COVID-19 update was presented by State Secretary at the Minister of Economic Development and Technology, Simon Zajc, the State Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Damir Orehovec, and the State Secretary at the Ministry of Health, Franc Vindišar, who explained the new government ordinance, which sets out measures to enable the economy and society to function in the current serious epidemiological situation. The ordinance is in force as of 8 November.
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The Government adopts new measures to contain the spread of COVID-19
At a press conference, the Minister of Health, Janez Poklukar, the head of the advisory group at the Ministry of Health, Mateja Logar, and the Director of the National Institute of Public Health, Milan Krek presented new measures adopted today by the Government to contain the spread of COVID-19.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša meets with the representatives of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the EU and the Conference of European Churches
Prime Minister Janša today met with the representatives of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the EU (COMECE) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC)
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Prime Minister Janez Janša receives European Muslim and Jewish Leadership Council representatives
Prime Minister Janez Janša met today in Ljubljana with representatives of the European Muslim and Jewish Leadership Council, co-chaired by Dr Nedžad Grabus, Mufti of Sarajevo and former Mufti of Ljubljana, and Pinchas Goldschmidt, President of the Conference of European Rabbis and Chief Rabbi of Moscow.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša meets with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
In Ljubljana today, Prime Minister Janez Janša met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who is on an official visit to Slovenia.
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Complying with the recovered/vaccinated/tested rule can help contain the spread of COVID-19
Present at today’s press conference on inspections of compliance with the recovered/vaccinated/tested rule were Inspector Deana Potza from the Health Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia, Acting Chief Inspector Martina Gašperlin from the Market Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia, Deputy Director General of the Police Stanislav Vrečar and Government spokesperson Maja Bratuša.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša in Višnja Gora: Beekeeping is a life-sustaining activity
Today, Prime Minister Janša attended the opening ceremony of APILAB – HOUSE OF THE CARNIOLAN BEE Centre for Innovative Technologies in Višnja Gora. The ceremony was also attended by the Minister of Economic Development and Technology Zdravko Počivalšek and the Minister competent for Development and European Cohesion Policy Zvone Černač. At the ceremony, which was enriched with a short cultural programme, Prime Minister Janez Janša also delivered an address.
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Working consultation session on Slovenian energy sector today, in 2033 and beyond
Today, Prime Minister Janez Janša convened a working consultation session entitled “The Slovenian energy sector today, in 2033 and beyond”.
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By choosing to get vaccinated, you choose life
Head of the vaccination advisory group Bojana Beović and Maja Bratuša participated at the press conference on the current situation regarding COVID-19.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša concludes his visit to the climate summit in Glasgow
Heads of state and government, including Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša, will today conclude their two-day climate summit in Glasgow. The next two weeks of the conference will focus in particular on the climate negotiators who have to finalise the rulebook for implementing the Paris Agreement.
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Vaccination is the best protection against infection
Today's press conference to provide an update on COVID-19 was presented by the Director of the National Institute of Public Health, Milan Krek, and Maja Bratuša, who provided the latest epidemiological information regarding COVID-19.
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Memorial wreath laid in Ukraine on Day of Remembrance for the Dead on behalf of Prime Minister Janez Janša
On the Day of Remembrance for the Dead, the deputy ambassador in Kyiv Blaž Masle laid a memorial wreath on behalf of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Janez Janša on the memorial to the fallen Slovenian soldiers on the Eastern Front during the First World War at the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša at the climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland
Today and tomorrow, Prime Minister Janez Janša is attending the COP26 International Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. The International Climate Conference — Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), COP26, is taking place from 31 October to 12 November. Slovenia's and the EU’s global climate action is based on the implementation of the external dimension of the European Green Deal (2019) and the Council conclusions on Climate Diplomacy (2020).
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Laying of memorial wreaths on the Day of Remembrance of the Dead on behalf of Prime Minister Janez Janša
On behalf of Prime Minister Janez Janša, the Slovenian Armed Forces Guard laid wreaths at the Monument to the Fallen in the Slovenian Independence War, the Memorial to the Slovenian Home Guard at Žale Cemetery, the grave of the father of the Slovenian State, Jože Pučnik, and the grave of the former Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Andrej Bajuk, on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance of the Dead. The Slovenian Armed Forces Guard also laid a rose and lit a candle on the grave of the former Prime Minister and President of the Republic of Slovenia, Janez Drnovšek.
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Message by Prime Minister Janša on Reformation Day
Below is the message delivered by Prime Minister Janez Janša on the occasion of today’s national holiday – Reformation Day.
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Prime Minister Janša attends event celebrating 100 years of the Skala Mountaineering Club in Slovenia
Today, Prime Minister Janez Janša and his wife Urška Bačovnik Janša attended an event celebrating 100 years of the Skala Mountaineering Club in Slovenia, entitled "Upward like a rock, we go!" ("K višku kot skala, vodi naša pot!"), delivering a speech at a ceremony held at Hotel Lev in Ljubljana.
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Prime Minister Janša attends state ceremony marking Reformation Day
Today, Prime Minister Janez Janša attended a state ceremony marking Reformation Day, which took place at the Krško Cultural Hall. The keynote speaker at the ceremony was the Minister of Culture, Dr Vasko Simoniti.
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State Secretary Vindišar: The current approach to COVID-19 must be changed
Mag. Franc Vindišar, State Secretary of the Ministry of Health, attended today’s press conference and presented the situation in Slovenian hospitals. He pointed out that our health system is currently facing numerous challenges.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša continues his working visit to Brussels
Today, Prime Minister Janez Janša continued his working visit to Brussels.
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Wreath laid in Poland on behalf of Prime Minister Janez Janša on Remembrance Day
In the week leading up to Remembrance Day on 1 November, a wreath was laid in Gorlice, Poland, on behalf of Prime Minister Janez Janša at the memorial to the Slovenians who fell on the Galician Front during World War I.