€200 million #PicalResort by #ValamarHotels Collection to open with first Croatian @ESPASkincare #spa

Valamar Riviera, a Croatian tourism company and hotel operator, will open its Pical Resort with Croatia’s first ESPA spa in March 2026. Valamar, which operates 36 hotels and resorts, plus 15 camping properties, has invested €200 million (US$221.3...

Slovenia confronts its ageing challenge with contested pension reform

The battle over the comprehensive reform of Slovenia’s pension system is shaping up to be one of the small country’s defining political struggles of the decade. The overhaul of the pension system in Slovenia, an EU country with a population of...

Mechanical engineering faculty entrance splattered with red paint

Ljubljana, 7 October - The entrance of the Ljubljana Faculty of Mechanical Engineering was splattered in red paint last night in an incident the faculty believes was done in protest of its cooperation in an EU-funded project where organisations...

Slovenia blocks Albanian peppers over pesticide residues

A shipment of peppers from Albania was blocked by Slovenian authorities after testing revealed pesticide residues exceeding legal limits. The case was classified as an "alert" under the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF). The peppers...

'In one-day races, he can become Pogačar's equal' – Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe confidently plotting how to help Remco Evenepoel close the gap on Slovenian champion

As the dust settled on the European Championships elite men's road race and another Tadej Pogačar exhibition, with 31 seconds still separating them at the line, silver medallist Remco Evenepoel could only concede that he needs to improve -and this...

Slovenia's Cold War shelters in disrepair

As geopolitical uncertainty and the prospect of armed conflict grows, countries around Europe are scrambling to restore Cold War bomb shelters to provide protection for their people. As a former Communist country, Slovenia has no shortage of bomb...

PRODUCTION: Janez Burger Starts Shooting One Month

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Janez Burger has started shooting his seventh feature film One Month / En mesec on 23 September 2025. The 33-days shooting of this Slovenian/Croatian/Italian coproduction is taking place in Ljubljana, Kamnik, Solkan...

PRODUCTION: Ivana Škrabalo in Postproduction with Croatian/Slovenian/Macedonian Five Days at the Sea

ZAGREB: Croatian director Ivana Škrabalo is currently in postproduction with her feature film Five Days at the Sea / Pet dana na moru, a coproduction between Croatia, Slovenia and North Macedonia. Maša arrives on an island with her boyfriend,...

Work to begin on tallest office building in Slovenia as Strabag signs deal

The Emonika project in Ljubljana, Slovenia, has announced that, following a contact being awarded to Strabag, construction of the most architecturally and technically demanding part of Emonika can begin. The construction contract for the second,...

Strabag to build Slovenia’s tallest office building

Strabag, Austria’s largest contractor, has been awarded a €134m contract to build a 100m-high office tower, shopping centre, hotel and four levels of underground parking in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It’s for the southern side of the new Emonika...

Circular approach as factor of economic sustainability in mining  industry 

ArmInfo.Circularity is more important for Armenia than for the West, where it is often viewed through an environmental lens. This opinion was expressed by Tigran Jrbashyan, Head of Ameria Management Consulting Service, during a panel discussion on...

Slovenian climber completes world’s first ascent on wings of glider in mid-flight

Last updated: 34 minutes ago The 31-year-old completed the feat at an altitude of 2,500 metres, navigating both wings in a figure-eight manoeuvre before ending the attempt with a parachute jump and backflip from 1,500 metres. The climb, rated at...

Avalanche on Slovenia Mountain Kills 1 Hiker, Leaves 2 Missing

To quench his thirst, Tajik laborer Nematoullo Bassirov must take a risk -- drawing water from the stream running through his yard and hoping he won't fall sick. Despite mountain glaciers providing Tajikistan with abundant reserves in the...

Slovenian Film Days Open in Budapest with Oscar Entry Little Trouble Girls

The 9th Slovenian Film Days will begin on Thursday in Budapest with the screening of Slovenia’s Oscar-nominated film Little Trouble Girls (Kaj ti je deklica) by Urška Djukić. The festival’s opening event takes place at Toldi Cinema, followed by a...

Slovenian exporters fear fallout from new U.S. tariffs

The United States' tariffs on imports from the European Union have sent ripples of concern across the bloc's export-driven economies. The EU sells more than $590 billion of goods to the U.S. annually, maintaining a trade surplus of about $180...

EBU in as Euro broadcast partner for Milan Cortina Paralympics

Exclusive live rights across almost all of Europe to the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games have been snapped up by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) alliance of the continent’s public service broadcasters. Through a deal unveiled today, at least 25...

PRODUCTION: Zvonimir Jurić’s Small Things aka The Fourth King Looking for Sales Agent at 8th EWIP

The script, vaguely based on a short eponym story by Jurica Pavičić, follows two sisters, two children and two adult men, all members of the same family, who, cramped in a family home that has seen better times, are forced to reflect on their...

Within five years, Armenia`s mining industry could generate $3  billion in exports - Vardan Janyan 

ArmInfo. Within five years, Armenia's mining industry could generate $3 billion in exports. Vardan Janyan, First Deputy Director of the Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC) and head of the Mining and Metallurgical Association of Armenia,...

One of the biggest issues in the mining industry is its image - Nikol  Pashinyan

ArmInfo. One of the biggest issues in the mining industry is its image, as stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during his speech at the 2nd International Mining Forum Armenia. He emphasized the need to address this issue,...

Slovenia plans 140 MW floating solar plant

Slovenian energy production company HSE is developing a 140 MW floating solar project, with work currently underway on spatial planning activities. The solar plant is set to become Slovenia’s largest solar project and Europe’s largest floating...