Slovenia Weekly: A Good Outlook

From Monday to 26 May, Slovenia is hosting the diplomatic conference for the adoption of the Convention on Cooperation in the Prosecution of the Crime of Genocide and other Crimes. The conference is expected to adopt the convention to fill the legal gaps in the investigation and prosecution of the most serious international crimes, which will also be the first international treaty to be named after Ljubljana.

On Saturday, Slovenia and the rest of the world will celebrate World Bee Day for the sixth time. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed it on 20 December 2017. Slovenia has made the annual celebration of World Bee Day an important priority both at home and abroad, where it seeks to promote the importance of bees and other wild pollinators, thereby raising awareness and strengthening action for their conservation.

There is encouraging news from the economy. The spring economic forecasts of several financial institutions predict an increase in economic growth for Slovenia this year. This is a reassuring signal, with favourable growth improving the economic outlook for the whole of 2023.

  • MZZ Fajon med nagovorom (Ministrica za zunanje in evropske zadeve Tanja Fajon med nagovorom)

    Largest diplomatic conference on international law in Slovenian history opens

    15. 5. 2023

    After more than a decade of efforts by Slovenia, Argentina, Belgium, Mongolia, the Netherlands and Senegal, an international diplomatic conference has opened in Ljubljana to adopt the text of a convention on international cooperation in the investigation and prosecution of the most serious crimes. The Conference will run until 26 May. Upon adoption, the convention will be called the Ljubljana-Hague Convention.
  • Cebela na cvetu 900 (Carniola bee)

    2023 World Bee Day – For bees and pollinator-friendly agricultural production

    19. 5. 2023

    On 20 May, we celebrate, for the sixth year, the World Bee Day, which was declared by the UN General Assembly on 20 December 2017, at the initiative of Slovenia. By marking the World Bee Day, we draw attention to bees’ paramount importance for our survival on this planet.
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    50th regular session of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia

    18. 5. 2023

    At today's session, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the text of the proposal to initiate the procedure for amending Articles 160, 161 and 162 of the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia and allocated an additional EUR 2.8 million for the organisation and hosting of the European Youth Olympic Festival 2023 in Maribor.
  • Zastave EU (Flags of the European Union fly on poles, fluttering in the wind, with one of the European Institutions' buildings in the background)

    The European Commission has enhanced the economic growth forecast for Slovenia

    15. 5. 2023

    In the spring forecast published today, the European Commission has enhanced the economic growth forecast for Slovenia. This year, it is expected to reach 1.2 per cent, and 2.2 per cent in 2024. The enhanced forecast is an encouraging signal; we are also pleased that currently there is no fear of a recession in Europe.
  • NYT Ana Ros (Ana Roš)

    Slovenian top chef Ana Roš featured in the New York Times

    19. 5. 2023

    Remarkable Slovenian chef Ana Roš was featured in the renowned New York Times, in a series “Transforming Spaces” about women driving change in sometimes unexpected places.
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