Plastika Skaza, a family business specialising in plastic products, is one of the sustainability pioneers in Slovenia, using recycled or bio-based plastics where possible. It exports 95% of its products abroad.
Based in Velenje in the northeast of the country, the company was launched in 1977 by Fr

Nika Kovač, the head of a women's rights NGO, who is credited with bringing the MeToo movement to Slovenia, has received a Vital Voices Global Leadership award, given out by an organisation co-founded by former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Kovač accepted the honour from US activist Taran

Slovenia's annual inflation rate fell by another 0.5 percentage points to 2.5% in May, the lowest since September 2021. At the monthly level, prices went up by 0.5% on average, show the latest Statistics Office data.
Measured with the harmonised index of consumer prices, an EU gauge, the May annual

Slovenia's basketball superstar Luka Dončić has made it to his first NBA finals, putting on another historic performance in game 5 of the NBA Western Conference finals with his Dallas Mavericks in Minneapolis late on 30 May.
The 25-year-old, who is in his sixth year in the NBA and previously helpe

Slovenia is just one step away from formally recognising Palestine as a state after the government endorsed the decision on 30 May and referred it to the National Assembly for final approval. That vote will be taken on 4 June.
"Today the government made a decision to recognise Palestine as an indep

Slovenian researchers, along with their German counterparts, have developed and tested a new method to deliver vaccines using mucoadhesive film that sticks to the cheek mucous membrane. This method could offer greater protection against respiratory infections compared to traditional methods, but fu