Slovenia and France aim to grow nuclear energy ties

Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob and French President Emmanuel Macron have signed a Declaration of Intent to Establish Long-Term Cooperation in the Field of Nuclear Energy, with EDF one of two in the running as supplier for a proposed new...

Ljubljana University picks four projects to boost excellence in science

Ljubljana, 22 October - The University of Ljubljana presented on Wednesday four international research projects picked to strengthen its research activity. According to Rector Gregor Majdič, the projects that will receive more than EUR 10 million...

Slovenia happy with Expo 2025 appearance

As Expo Osaka 2025 has ended after six months, Slovenia is pleased with its participation in the world fair, which attracted 25 million visitors. Having been in charge of the country's appearance at Expo 2025, the investment promotion agency...

Scientists gather on Croatian island to trace dinosaurs’ footsteps

by croatiaweek October 21, 2025 in News (Photo: NP Brijuni) From 14 to 16 October 2025, the Croatian island of Veliki Brijun hosted the First Scientific and Professional Conference “Dinosaur Tracks – Between Science and Conservation”, organised by...

Almost half of Slovenians worried about AI-generated fake news

Ljubljana, 24 October - Almost half of Slovenians (47%) are concerned that artificial intelligence can create and spread fake information, according to a survey released by Worldwide Independent Network of Market Research and Slovenia's Mediana at...

Slovenian Petition Calls for Tighter Control of Growing Brown Bear Population

More than 4,200 Slovenian citizens have signed a petition urging the government to take stronger action to manage the country’s expanding brown bear population, citing increased encounters between bears and residents in rural areas. The petition,...

Libyan Development & Reconstruction Fund signs contracts for new Tobruk projects with Slovenian, French, Turkish, Italian, and Egyptian companies

The Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund announced yesterday that its Director General, Belgasem Khalifa Haftar, signed several contracts for new development projects in Tobruk. The Fund said these come as part of the follow-up and...

Japan hosts UMAC 2025: Ukraine highlights technological partnerships in humanitarian demining

On October 22, Japan hosted the opening of UMAC 2025, the world’s largest annual conference on mine action. Representatives from 57 countries are taking part in the event, including the foreign ministers of Japan, Croatia, Lithuania, and Sweden,...

Why Slovenia May Be Europe’s Most Underrated Wine Country

The village of Svetinje and its vineyards at sunset. getty Slovenia is rarely the first country that comes to mind when discussing Europe’s great wine regions. For years, its international profile has been defined by natural wines, indigenous...

Slovenians Urge Govt To Curb Rising Brown Bear Population

Brezovica: Around 4,200 Slovenian citizens have signed a petition urging the government to take stronger measures to control the country’s growing brown bear population, citing increasing encounters between bears and residents, local media...

France, Slovenia sign declaration on nuclear energy

Slovenia has been developing a project to build a new unit at the Krško nuclear power plant for several years. In early September, the project’s developer, GEN Energija, said that three reactor projects offered by EDF and Westinghouse had been...

Slovenians urge gov't to curb rising brown bear population

BREZOVICA, Slovenia, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Around 4,200 Slovenian citizens have signed a petition urging the government to take stronger measures to control the country's growing brown bear population, citing increasing encounters between bears and...

Are we finally going to see a United States of Europe for research?

At the start of the new millennium, the European Commission made a worrying declaration. “The situation is urgent,” it said in an official communication. Europe was falling ever further behind the US and Japan in research investment and researcher...

Who is Maria -- the many lives of a woman in science

(Xinhua) 08:34, October 23, 2025 Visitors look around at the Maria Sklodowska-Curie Museum in Warsaw, capital of Poland, June 9, 2011. On the 100th anniversary of awarding Maria Sklodowska-Curie the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Poland's Senate...

Feature: Who is Maria -- the many lives of a woman in science

WARSAW, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The question on a wall behind the entrance of the Maria Sklodowska-Curie Museum in Warsaw, Poland, reads: "Who are you, Maria?" It seems quite simple - until one tries to answer it. Maria Sklodowska-Curie, known...

At the SIDEC conference on future technologies and artificial intelligence

The fair was visited today by a wide range of interested professionals, and featured company presentations and numerous meetings between company representatives. The directors of defence procurement for the Slovenian and Montenegrin ministries of...

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2025: Little Trouble Girls

PORTOROŽ: Urška Djukić’s Little Trouble Girls / Kaj ti je deklica is screening in the competition of the 28th Festival of Slovenian Film Portoroz, running 21 - 26 October 2025 in Portorož. This sensual coming-of-age first feature, which opened the...

Turkish defense giants to showcase strength at SIDEC 2025 in Slovenia

A formidable contingent of Turkish defense industry leaders is poised to present its advanced capabilities at the International Defense Fair and Conference (SIDEC 2025) in Slovenia this week. The SAHA Istanbul defense and aerospace cluster is...

Slovenia's biggest pipe organ given upgrade

The biggest musical instrument in Slovenia, a pipe organ at the Gallus Hall of Cankarjev Dom in Ljubljana has received an upgrade to its electronic systems 43 years after being installed at the country's leading cultural centre. All electronic...

Macron's first visit to Slovenia promotes cooperation

Slovenia and France signed several agreements, including a declaration on cooperation in nuclear energy, as President Emmanuel Macron paid his first visit to Slovenia. In meetings with the country's senior officials he expressed interest in...