Slovenia Weekly

Government Communication Office

Slovenia will celebrate Independence and Unity Day on Sunday. 31 years ago, we voted overwhelmingly in a plebiscite for an independent Slovenia. At the main national ceremony yesterday, the Prime Minister, who was the keynote speaker, stressed that Slovenia's independence was an innovation, as no other nation had gained independence, defended itself against aggression and stood on its own feet in exactly the same way. "Our independence, with the plebiscite as a fundamental, central political act and the successful defence of the new state, was unique, original, special, never before carried out in a similar way," the Prime Minister stressed.

May the festive days ahead be marked in this spirit: peaceful, special and original.

  • Balet Hrestac FotoDarjaStravsTisu (The performances on 22 and 23 December will feature guest soloists Natascha Mair and Patrik Holeček)

    Prime Minister Janez Janša as honorary patron of The Nutcracker

    22. 12. 2021

    On 23 December, which marks Constitution Day, the Ljubljana Opera and Ballet will perform a holiday classic, the ballet The Nutcracker – A Christmas Carol by choreographer Youri Vámos with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The honorary patron of the performance, dedicated to the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU, is the Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša.
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    Minister Logar and Secretary of State Blinken confirm excellent relations between Slovenia and the US

    20. 12. 2021

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Anže Logar met with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken today in Washington, which was the third bilateral meeting at the level of foreign ministers over the last year and a half. The meeting was aimed at continuing the strategic dialogue between the two countries.
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    Minister Vizjak at the last Environment Council meeting of the Slovenian Presidency

    20. 12. 2021

    The Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning Andrej Vizjak attended the last meeting of the Environment Council to be held during the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU. The Slovenian Presidency presented a report on the progress made in negotiations on the proposal for a regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries, which is an integral part of the European Green Deal. The proposals contained in the “Fit for 55” package were the main priority of the Slovenian Presidency, which strived for the greatest possible progress and a coherent approach to dealing with dossiers that are highly horizontal in nature.
  • PV1 4283 (Prime Minister Janez Janša attended the ceremony at the Club 90 to mark the 30th anniversary of Slovenia's independence)

    Prime Minister Janez Janša: At the time of independence, we were united as a nation

    21. 12. 2021

    Prime Minister Janez Janša today attended the ceremony at the Club 90 to mark the 30th anniversary of Slovenia's independence, where he delivered a speech. Before the ceremony, a moment of silence was observed for deceased deputies.
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    Towards a more credible and secure European Union and neighbourhood

    24. 12. 2021

    During the Slovenian Presidency, the Council has played an important role in ensuring security in the EU in relation to the situation in Afghanistan and at the Belarus border. Significant progress has also been made on the common EU migration and asylum policy, on Croatia joining the Schengen area, and on reaffirming the European perspective for the Western Balkans partners.
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