Ministry of Defence
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A meeting of EU defence ministers took place in Brussels as part of the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council, attended by the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, Valentin Hajdinjak, MA. The meeting was dedicated to discussing further EU military assistance to Ukraine and the implementation of the Defence Readiness Plan up to 2030. A meeting of the Steering Board of the European Defence Agency also took place on the sidelines of the defence ministers’ meeting.
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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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Focus on strengthening defence capabilities and the system for protection against natural and other disasters
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Janez Janša, visited the Ministry of Defence today, where he was welcomed by the Minister of Defence, Valentin Hajdinjak.
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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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Meeting of directors of regional consular crisis centres
The Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs organised a meeting in Ljubljana for directors of consular crisis centres from Slovenia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary and Slovakia. The meeting was held as part of a Slovenian initiative to strengthen cooperation between centres in the region, and was also attended by representatives from the Ministry of Defence, the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces and the Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief.
