Michael Manske

The small mostly Catholic country of Slovenia is also enjoying a feat of Christmas festivities but with a lot of variation on the theme. Michael Manske of Radio Slovenia…

Slovenia has something to celebrate at the moment, after the country took two gold medals at the 38th World Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne, Australia. This success…

Slovenia is hoping to adopt the euro - the European common currency - in January of 2007. But when the Bank of Slovenia recently unveiled designs for their new euro coins…

This past week one of Slovenia's most trusted banks fell victim to the greatest robbery in the country's history. The heist was carried out under the cover of night and it…

The Slovene parliament's approval of the setting up of a protected zone in the northern Adriatic has led to further friction between Slovenia and Croatia. Slovenia says…

While Slovakia was cheering its team in tennis, it was basketball fever that gripped neighbouring Slovenia last week, after the small country qualified for the world…

Brown Bears once roamed across much of Europe but in many parts today they are either threatened or extinct. In fact, the total population is put at only 15,000. But…

This week, the long-running trial of well known Slovenian journalist Miro Petek came to an end. Petek was attacked and beaten up almost four years ago, presumably for his…

Slovenia will become the first new member of the European Union to hold the rotating presidency of the block. It takes over the role in 2008. The small country of two…

The renowned Slovene mountaineer Tomaz Humar gave himself, and his countrymen, a bit of fright this week. Trying for yet another climbing record in Pakistan, he found…