Ministry of Defence
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As part of Slovenia’s presidency of the Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC) Initiative, a ministerial meeting of CEDC countries and partners from the Western Balkans took place on September 21 and 22, 2026.
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On Tuesday, 14 July, the Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces, Major General Boštjan Močnik, met with the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), General Alexus G. Grynkewich. The meeting at the General Staff headquarters formed part of General Grynkewich's official visit to Slovenia.
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Defence ministers from NATO member states met today in Brussels, where they discussed key security challenges facing the alliance and assessed progress in implementing the decisions adopted at the 2025 NATO summit in The Hague. The meeting, which was also attended by the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, Valentin Hajdinjak, M.A., served as preparation for the summit of NATO heads of state and government to be held in Ankara in July.
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Prime Minister Golob briefed on the construction of a new firefighting training ground
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.
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European recovery and resilience funding – Together towards the goal: strengthening preparedness for climate-driven disasters
A significant number of measures under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), implemented in Slovenia with support from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) under NextGenerationEU, have already been successfully completed. Today’s edition of the Together towards the goal series presents the results of the reform and investments aimed at strengthening preparedness and resilience to climate-driven disasters.
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Slovenia takes over the chairmanship of the Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC) initiative in 2026
On January 1, 2026, the Republic of Slovenia took over the chairmanship of the Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC) initiative. The initiative was established in 2010. It currently brings together the defence ministries of six countries: Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia. Poland participates in the meetings as an observer.
