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Sandoz further asserts leadership in biosimilars, breaking ground on new Slovenia facility to expand European biosimilar hub and global market reach
MEDIA RELEASE Investment marks latest step in strategic plan to capture significant part of unprecedented biosimilar patent-expiry market opportunity of USD 222 billion over next 10 years Ongoing investment in in-house manufacturing to create...

Focal group set up for comprehensive treatment of children and adolescents displaying dangerous behaviour
SLOVENIA, June 30 - Its aim is to ensure a coordinated, systematic and professional response by the state to the increase in dangerous, in particular violent, behaviour among children and adolescents. The Focal group is a response to numerous...

Slovenia submits fourth payment request for funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility
SLOVENIA, June 24 - After the Government took note of the Report on the Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) last Thursday, the coordinating body - the Recovery and Resilience Office – today submitted the payment request to...

Prime Minister Golob: "It is our responsibility to ensure that Slovenia remains a safe country"
SLOVENIA, June 25 - The key topic of this year's meeting is the declaration on defence spending. In a press release before the start of the meeting, the Prime Minister emphasised the importance of ensuring the security of the Republic of Slovenia....

To Her Excellency Ms. Nataša Pirc Musar, President of the Republic of Slovenia
AZERBAIJAN, June 25 - 25 June 2025, 11:00 Dear Madame President, On behalf of myself and the people of Azerbaijan, I extend my sincere congratulations to you and your people on the occasion of the national holiday of the Republic of Slovenia —...

Annual Leave and Holiday Allowance: Employee Rights and Employer Obligations in Slovenia
SLOVENIA, June 23 - The Employment Relationships Act (Zakon o delovnih razmerjih - ZDR-1) clearly regulates both the right to annual leave and the employer’s obligation to pay the holiday allowance. However, the complexity of regulations regarding...

Council of the EU approves third amendment to Slovenia's Recovery and Resilience Plan
SLOVENIA, June 20 - EU finance ministers have today endorsed the European Commission's positive assessment of the proposed amendment, issued at the end of May. The Slovenian Government submitted the amendment with the aim of restructuring certain...

The Future of Medicine Arrives: Gene Matrix Launches Revolutionary AI-Powered Cancer and PGx Tests in Slovenia
Chicago-based AI-genomics leader introduces its pioneering GeneCancer™ and GenePGx™ tests to the European market, starting with a strategic launch in Slovenia. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, June 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a landmark move...

159th Regular Session of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia
SLOVENIA, June 19 - The Government of the Republic of Slovenia has adopted the draft text of the Healthcare Digitalisation Act (ZDigZ) and submitted it to the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia for regular legislative procedure. The...

Prime Minister Robert Golob: "The new Department of Infectious Diseases is a responsibility towards patients and healthcare professionals"
SLOVENIA, June 17 - The foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Robert Golob, Minister of Health Valentina Prevolnik Rupel, Head of Representation of the European Commission in Slovenia Jerneja Jug Jerše, and General Manager of the Ljubljana...

Slovenian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs visits Moldova after more than ten years
SLOVENIA, June 10 - The last Slovenian foreign minister to visit the Republic of Moldova was former Minister Samuel Žbogar in 2011, which is why Minister Fajon expressed her great satisfaction with her visit to Chisinau. In the discussion with the...

Dr. Erik Brecelj on the GOVSI Podcast: "I want to live in a country where healthcare is accessible to everyone"
SLOVENIA, June 5 - In the 22nd episode of the Gov.si podcast, produced by the Slovenian Government Communication Office, host Petra Bezjak Cirman welcomed Dr. Erik Brecelj, a surgeon at the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana and Chair of the...

156th regular session of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia
SLOVENIA, June 5 - At today's session, the Government adopted the proposed Climate Act. With the proposed new Climate Act, a legislative framework that goes beyond a narrow environmental focus, Slovenia is embarking on the path of strategic...

Political consultations between Slovenia and Ethiopia on enhancing cooperation
SLOVENIA, June 5 - These were the fourth political consultations between the two countries, demonstrating the strengthening of bilateral relations in recent years, primarily due to the opening of the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Addis...

President Pirc Musar inaugurated a school built with Slovenia’s support in Madagascar
SLOVENIA, June 4 - Slovenia supported this project as part of the strategic partnership between the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and Caritas Slovenia, in cooperation with a local association Akamasoa, led by missionary Pedro Opeka. At...

Anniversary of the recognition of Palestine: Slovenia's significant commitment, particularly to humanitarian aid
SLOVENIA, June 4 - “Today we are at a moral crossroads, as we witness the killing and starvation of civilians in Gaza and the destruction of what little is left. That is why the world must end the war in Gaza immediately, otherwise we will witness...

Documentary Shares A Different Perspective on Global Sustainability
"Saving Walden's World" Documentary Shatters Everything You Think You Know About Success – Group Virtual Screenings Available BELFAST, ME, UNITED STATES, June 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Picture this: a weapons designer who spent years...

Message from Prime Minister Robert Golob on Statehood Day
SLOVENIA, June 25 - Thirty-four years ago, our country became an independent sovereign state. This was the moment when we clearly, unanimously, bravely and confidently said: "We make our own decisions!" We did this with a will that overcame the...

Statement by the Prime Minister, Robert Golob, on the increase of defence spending
SLOVENIA, June 23 - As much as 2 percent of GDP will be allocated to the basic defence capabilities. In addition, it is envisaged that 1.5 percent of GDP will be devoted to the wider defence areas, such as healthcare system, infrastructure,...

Minister Fajon: Urgent return to diplomacy and political dialogue needed in the Middle East
SLOVENIA, June 23 - With regard to the broader Middle East region, ministers focused on recent developments in Iran. In this context, Minister Fajon reiterated Slovenia’s call for restraint on all sides in actions that could escalate tensions in...