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The 39th Borstnik theatre festival opened in Maribor on Friday. Named after actor Ignacij Borstnik, the founder of modern Slovene theatre and the art of acting, it is…

Before the breakdown of Yugoslavia, Slovenian companies relied to a large extend on trade and business with Serbia, as former Yugoslavia used to be the main market for…

Slovenia is a small country but with a swag of world record breakers - from marathón swimmers to runners like Jolanda Ceplak. Now another Slovene has added his name to the…

Slovenia is one of the new EU member states where unemployment is low and few people are moving abroad. Nevertheless poverty among young people has become an issue and the…

On June 10th, 2004, Martin Strel started swimming down the Yangtze river, the longest river in Asia, the third longest in the world. He reached Shanghai in 40 days on July…

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE, founded 55 years ago, is the largest regional security organization in the world with 55 participating…

In Slovenia, the political scene has had to overcome several hurdles as a result of last month's elections to the European parliament. As in many other European countries…

The Slovenian city of Maribor is currently hosting the annual "Lent" music festival. With around half a million visitors expected, it's one of the biggest festivals of its…

Slovenia's famous "Druga godba" music festival celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. It's among the top European festivals for ethnic and jazz music and was the…

Slovenians also hold European elections for the first time on June 13th. There are many political parties trying to get a seat in Strasbourg but only a few of them really…