CMA CGM, Port of Koper to create automotive logistics JV

French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM Group and the Slovenian Port of Koper have signed a declaration for the establishment of a joint venture (JV) for complementary services in the field of automotive logistics. Courtesy of Port of...

Artist transforms Soča into living laboratory

Acclaimed Slovenian artist Marko Peljhan has transformed the Soča Valley into a laboratory as part of the Nova Gorica-Gorizia European Capital of Culture (ECoC) programme. Under the project Isolabs, more than 30 artists and researchers are...

New Road Transport Inspection Takes Stock: 1,200 Offences in the First Three Months

The new Road Transport Inspection (INSID) has presented its first report after three months of operation: during approximately 4,700 inspections on Czech roads and motorways, almost 1,200 offences were recorded. The new Road Transport Inspection...

Docentric named best high-growth business for 2025

Docentric, a niche high-tech company from Kranj, has won the 2025 Golden Gazelle Award for best high-growth enterprise, given out by the newspaper publisher Dnevnik. The Silver Gazelle went to biotech company Jafral and the bronze one to Acryform,...

EU Ambassadors Visit Travnik to Show Support for Ongoing Reform Processes

The Head of Delegation and EU Special Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Luigi Soreca, together with the Ambassadors of Slovenia, Spain and Belgium, visited Travnik. In addition to meeting with the leaders of the legislative and...

Revealed: Experts' ultimate guide to the least crowded holiday destinations that are just as beautiful - but MUCH cheaper - than the tourist traps

A perfect storm of cut-rate flight prices, post-pandemic wanderlust, digital nomads and a proliferation of short-term holiday rentals has led to a scourge of overtourism at holiday hotspots across the globe. Some 80 per cent of travellers now...

Cancelling the Putin-Trump Budapest summit ends the fantasy the US president can deliver peace in Ukraine

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Greek PM Urges Unified European Defense at MED9 Summit

(L-R) Portugal’s Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, French President Emmanuel Macron, Slovenia’s Prime Minister Robert Golob, Cypriot President Nikos...

Portugal signs D9+ for Artificial Intelligence and the digital future

This group, composed of Portugal, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden, brings together countries that are at the forefront of digitalization and...

Illegal migrants in the European Union must “return” to their countries of origin

During the closing press conference of the Southern European Union Countries (MED9) summit in Portoroz, Slovenia, Luís Montenegro emphasized the importance of immigration for the social and economic cohesion of the European Union (EU), describing...

‘Mediterranean must drive Europe’s competitiveness,’ PM Abela says at MED9 Summit

Prime Minister Robert Abela told leaders at the MED9 Summit in Slovenia that the Mediterranean is not Europe’s periphery, but its engine of growth, calling for stronger regional cooperation in energy, connectivity, and skills to boost...

Greek PM Expected to Brief Leaders at MED-9 Summit on ‘5X5’ Initiative

Athens’ proposal to bring together five eastern Mediterranean states to focus on five themes, dubbed the “5X5 initiative”, will reportedly be detailed on Monday during a MED-9 summit in Slovenia by participating Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos...

Minister says govt looking for solutions that work in practice

Brdo pri Kranju, 20 October - The government is listening to businesses and working to find solutions that work in practice, said Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič at the Slovenian Business Summit on Monday, while the Chamber of Commerce and...

What we know about the prison where former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will serve time

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Estonia joins the Nuclear Alliance

Estonia is joining the European Union Member States’ nuclear energy cooperation format, the Nuclear Alliance (NA), announced the Estonian Ministry of Climate. The Nuclear Alliance was set up by France in 2023 to promote the interests of the...

The CFO's Guide to Services CPQ: Driving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Growth

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Graham Potter named Sweden boss following West Ham sacking

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International canoe slalom sails through Huangguoshu Waterfall

00:37 The inaugural Huangguoshu Waterfall International Canoe Slalom Extreme event is underway, running from October 24 to 26 in Anshun City, Guizhou Province. Some 100 elite athletes from scores of countries and regions, including France,...

[UN: Oct. 24] UN Pay Cuts?, More Peace Ops Closing? & Much More

On Oct. 23, Vietnam and the UN promoted volunteerism to help support the new UN Convention Against Cybercrime signing ceremony in Hanoi on Oct. 25. Secretary-General Guterres, who is there for the occasion, said the convention was a “vow that no...

“Innovation needs freedom to flourish”—Economist

Sary Levy‑Carciente, a Venezuelan economist and a Hernando de Soto Fellow at the Property Rights Alliance, is one of the most prominent voices in institutional and economic analyses of property freedom. She is currently a Senior Research Scientist...