Slovenia Weekly: Heat wave

With the heat wave we are experiencing these days, we rightly long for a peaceful rest by the water. 

But from a June full of celebrations to mark the 30th anniversary of Slovenia's independence, we've jumped quickly into an intense July, and have already completed the first events of the six-month EU Council Presidency. In the coming months, we will continue to keep you updated on a weekly basis with this newsletter on what is happening under the Slovenian Presidency, and of course we will not forget to provide you with information that might be useful to you when you decide to spend your holidays with us - especially in relation to the epidemic.

As elsewhere in Europe, the covid-19 epidemic is gaining momentum in Slovenia due to the spread of the delta variant. The key question this summer should therefore not be where you are going on holiday, but - have you been vaccinated?

But until the whole world is vaccinated, we will not return to normal life. According to the WHO, Africa alone would need 600 million doses of vaccine by the end of 2021. The 250,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine that Slovenia gave free of charge to Egypt yesterday as humanitarian aid are a tiny drop in the ocean, but for at least 125,000 individuals, they could be life-saving.

  • PV2 0020 (Prime Minister Janez Janša at the press conference after the presentation of the the Slovenian Presidency’s priorities at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg )

    Prime Minister Janez Janša: We hope that in the next six months we will see a transition from dealing with the crisis and its consequences to focusing on strategic priorities

    6. 7. 2021

    Today in the European Parliament, Prime Minister Janez Janša presented the six-month programme and the priorities of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2021. The presentation of priorities is customary and takes place at the start of every presidency of the Council of the European Union. Prime Minister Janša presented the Slovenian Presidency’s priorities at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. After the presentation, he attended a press conference together with President of the European Parliament David Sassoli and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
  • Informal Meeting - Social Affairs

    Second EU – Western Balkans Ministerial Meeting on Employment and Social Affairs

    9. 7. 2021

    With support from the European Union, the Western Balkans will enhance labour market integration of young people.

  • The prioritetes of the Slovenian presidency presented to Brussels correspondents

    3. 7. 2021

    In line with the tradition of the presiding countries, Slovenia has hosted correspondents from Brussels accredited at the EU institutions at the beginning of its presidency. The correspondents spoke to the highest representatives of the Government about the priorities of the Slovenian Presidency, and had an opportunity to experience Slovenia as a boutique, sustainable and safe tourist destination.


  • DKLL5843 (Head of the advisory group at the Ministry of Health Mateja Logar)

    Slovenia’s entry requirements change as of Saturday

    8. 7. 2021

    The press conference was attended by the Director of the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ), Milan Krek, and the head of the advisory group at the Ministry of Health, Mateja Logar. Ms Maja Bratuša presented the current epidemiological situation as well as the latest Government decisions.
  • DS dOVZAN (during speech)

    Europe Readr came to life in Izola

    7. 7. 2021

    Today, the Lighthouse Park in Izola saw the opening of the “My Reading Room” art installation, through which Slovenia participates in the Europe Readr project. “Europe Readr invites us to read the European Union in all its diversity and interconnectedness. It is also an invitation to encourage reading as a way to improve our understanding of who we are, where we come from and where we are headed, while facing various social changes,” underlined Gašper Dovžan, State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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