Ksenija Samardzija-Matul

It's high summer and high tourist season in Central Europe and in the first five months of this year Slovenia's capital has broken new records for visitors. The rest of…

In November Slovenes will elect a new President. The incumbent, Janez Drnovsek,says he will not be seeking another five year term. In recent months tensions between…

On 25 June 1991, the Slovenian Assembly passed the Basic Constitutional Charter and the Declaration of Independence, declaring Slovenia an independent country. The passage…

The Jewish community in Slovenia is a very small one and not much is known about their life. An exhibition on Jewish religion and culture at Ljubljana City Museum was…

Umanotera is an non-governmental organisation promoting sustainable development in Slovenia. In a rare study that it conducted last year, it assessed whether the…

The story of Slovenian swimmer Martin Strel is a remarkable one. He's the man who braved crocodiles, piranhas, disease and the threat of a heart attack to swim the Amazon…

As of the 1st April Slovenia is without a governor of its Central Bank. The situation has arisen due to a stalemate between the president and the coalition parties on the…

In the 1930s, a group of promising young men travelled to ski jumping competitions abroad. Among them were the General Secretary of the Yugoslav Winter-Sport Association…

Undoubtedly one of the achievements of the EU is its common currency - the Euro. The newest member of the Euro-zone is Slovenia which took up the currency on the the first…

In Slovenia data gathered by police suggests the number of domestic violence cases has increased by 73% over the past decade. Other official statistics support that trend…