Topics and Projects
Promotion of Slovenia and national brand I feel Slovenia
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Promotion of Slovenia
Slovenia is a small but diverse country that is proud of its achievements and interesting records: the oldest wooden wheel and axle in the world were found on its territory, it has the greatest proportion of the national territory included in the Natura 2000 network, thus reflecting its high level of biodiversity, it ranks third in Europe in terms of forest coverage. It has the deepest underground canyon and the largest intermittent lake in Europe, it is the homeland of the world renowned Lipizzaner horses, Slovenia’s karst caves are home to the world’s largest cave animal – proteus anguinus or the "human fish". It is one of the richest countries in Europe in terms of quantity of water per capita, and it can pride itself on the exceptional quality of its drinking water.
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Slovenia's brand: I feel Slovenia
“I feel Slovenia” is Slovenia’s country brand. Slovenia uses it to present itself at home and abroad and to strengthen its visibility, position, reputation and influence in the international arena.
Projects
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Slovenia held the Presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2021, assuming this role for the second time in 13 years. The Slovenian Presidency was based on four priorities under the slogan "Together. Resilient. Europe." Working with the European institutions and the Member States, it has strengthened the EU’s resilience to various crises and helped countries with the post-pandemic recovery and digital transformation. It has also made important progress in improving working conditions, the security of European citizens and the process of enlargement to the Western Balkans.
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30 Years of Slovenia's Independence
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Under the auspices of the international community, five countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia – today Serbia) signed the Agreement on Succession Issues by which it was conclusively confirmed that five sovereign equal successor states were formed upon the dissolution of the former SFRY.
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As Slovenia and Croatia had not managed to resolve their dispute concerning the border on land and sea despite numerous attempts, on 4 November 2009 they, with the assistance of the European Commission, signed the Arbitration Agreement establishing an Arbitral Tribunal.
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Brexit
CompletedOn 29 March 2017, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) began the process of leaving the European Union (EU). The UK and the EU negotiated the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union in October 2019. On 17 October 2019, the European Council endorsed the revised agreement. Following the general election in the UK in December 2019, the UK Parliament endorsed the agreement in January 2020. The European Parliament endorsed it on 29 January 2020.