News

750 kilogrammes of honey, forgotten and stowed away in a cellar in the Maribor area for more than half a century, have been given a new life recently as they were distilled into honey brandy. The ...
Slovenia is celebrating Statehood Day, marking 34 years since parliament passed key laws that created the legal foundations for the country's independence from Yugoslavia. The main event marking the ...
The first heatwave of the summer in Slovenia peaked on 26 June with record-breaking June temperatures, followed by storms that brought some welcome rain but also some disruption. A new national June ...
Slovenia has issued its first sustainability-linked bond, raising €1 billion to support the country's environmental and climate commitments. The 10-year bond, maturing on 2 July 2035, carries a coupon ...
The 66th edition of the Ljubljana Jazz Festival will spotlight the distinctive voices of prominent female protagonists of the contemporary jazz scene. The line-up headlining the festival includes ...
Now in its 33rd year, Lent Festival will again cater to music lovers, theatre enthusiasts, street art admirers, and curious explorers of new cultures. It will feature over 235 performances, many of ...
Beyond traditional festivals, some forms of celebration are woven into everyday life. In Brazil, the spotlight turns to a different kind of festivity-football. More than just a sport, football is a ...
Sevnica, population 5,000, is a small town by the Sava River in eastern Slovenia which drew the attention of the press worldwide in 2016, when Melania Trump, who grew up there, was set to become the ...
As the carnival season officially started on Fat Thursday, one thing that virtually all Slovenians will do is eat doughnuts, and apparently several million of them. Krofi, a round fried leavened dough ...
Gorenje, the Chinese-owned household appliances and consumer electronics maker, saw its net sales revenue rise by 16% last year to €2.53 billion. Net profit went up more than five-fold to to €21 ...