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The Prime Minister, Robert Golob, and the Minister of Health, Valentina Prevolnik Rupel, visited the University Rehabilitation Institute of the Republic of Slovenia - Soča (URI - Soča) today, where they met with the management and reviewed the progress of ongoing investments.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon attended a ceremony in Trieste to mark the 30th anniversary of the Executive Secretariat of the Central European Initiative (CEI). She also held a separate meeting with Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani. Before that, she met with representatives of the Slovenian national minority in Italy at the Slovenian Consulate General.

Prime Minister Robert Golob today visited the University Medical Centre Ljubljana, where he officially opened an energy-refurbished and revitalised section of the first eighth of the main hospital building. The refurbished premises on the eighth floor form part of the Department of Nephrology within the Internal Medicine Clinic.

At the Foreign Affairs Council, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon emphasised that other crises must not divert attention from Ukraine. This was the third meeting of EU foreign ministers this month, two of which were convened on an emergency basis in response to the escalating situation in the Middle East. Ministers continued their discussion on the EU’s response to the ongoing violence in the region, noting with concern that violence continues to replace diplomacy.

Prime Minister Robert Golob hosted representatives of the Slovenian business community at a special event.

Below we publish a letter of support for Slovenian International Criminal Court Judge Beti Hohler, who is facing serious consequences from sanctions imposed against her by the United States in June last year. The letter is co-signed by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Robert Golob, and the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Nataša Pirc Musar.

Prime Minister Robert Golob today attended a ceremony at Ljubljana Castle for the official appointment of Goran Dragić as ambassador of Youth Sports Games. Prime Minister Golob also addressed the audience.

In the latest episode of GOVSI Podcast, our guest is Tomaž Petek, Director-General of the Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia. Together with host Petra Prešeren Golob, he explains how Surveying and Mapping Authority manages key spatial records—from the real estate cadastre to building data registers. Director-General Tomaž Petek highlights why accurate geodetic data form the foundation of a well-regulated spatial environment and trust in the legal system.

State Secretary Neva Grašič visited Moldova at the invitation of Cristina Gherasimov, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration and Chief Negotiator for EU accession of the Republic of Moldova. The talks focused on Moldova’s rapprochement with the EU and its reform efforts within the negotiation process. The visit reaffirmed the commitment to further strengthening political dialogue as well as economic and development cooperation.

Prime Minister Robert Golob, together with the Minister of Infrastructure, Alenka Bratušek, attended the ceremony marking the successful completion of works on junctions B – Škalsko jezero and H – Konovo on the expressway from Velenje to Koroška and the official handover of the first junction on the northern part of the third development axis (Konovo) to traffic.

At today’s session, the Government adopted the Strategy for the Management and Development of Healthcare and Allied Professionals in the Healthcare System 2026–2036, agreed to an extraordinary adjustment of pensions of one per cent and issued two ordinances: the Ordinance on financial assistance to family farms following the transfer of agricultural holdings, and the Ordinance on the co-financing of vaccination against bluetongue disease.

The Prime Minister, Robert Golob, attended the ceremony marking the completion of works on the Divača–Koper second railway track, together with the Minister of Infrastructure, Alenka Bratušek.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon addressed participants at a roundtable discussion at the Faculty of Social Sciences on the occasion of the reprinting of the report of the Slovenian-Italian Historical and Cultural Commission. She emphasised the importance of the report for understanding the complex history of relations between the two peoples and countries.

At the invitation of the German Federal Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, Prime Minister Robert Golob participated in an informal discussion with other leaders this afternoon, focusing on the recent surge in energy prices in Europe due to the situation in the Middle East.

Prime Minister Robert Golob, together with Minister of Defence Borut Sajovic, visited the Training Centre for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief of the Republic of Slovenia – Pekre Unit, where he was briefed on the unit’s tasks and operations.

Prime Minister Robert Golob and the Minister of Health, Valentina Prevolnik Rupel, visited the newly renovated Nursing Department at the Maribor University Medical Centre in Slivniško Pohorje. He also attended the ceremony for laying the foundation stone of the new Department of Infectious Diseases building at the Maribor University Medical Centre.

Slovenia and Colombia held online political consultations, led by Dr Melita Gabrič, State Secretary at the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, and Dr Mauricio Jaramillo Jassir, Vice Minister for Multilateral Affairs of Colombia.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food today presented details on the use of the Slovenian flag on agricultural products and food introduced by the new Food Act. In a world of crowded shelves and unclear labels, the use of the Slovenian flag will mark the distinction between what is merely packaged in Slovenia and what is truly created, reared, grown and processed in Slovenia.

The 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) is taking place in New York from 9 to 19 March 2026. Slovenia is represented by a delegation led by the Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Samuel Žbogar.

Prime Minister Robert Golob attended an event to mark International Women's Day. Organised by the Ljubljana City Committee of the Union of the Associations for the Values of the National Liberation Movement of Slovenia (ZZB NOB), the event was held under the patronage of Zoran Janković, the Mayor of Ljubljana. In his keynote address, Prime Minister Golob emphasised the importance of freedom and security — values that exemplify the challenges women have faced throughout history.