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Lonely Planet Includes Bled into its Top-10 Instagram Destinations

Ljubljana — The leading tourist guide book publisher Lonely Planet placed Bled, one of the most beautiful lakeside resorts in Slovenia, among the Top-10 Instagram destinations for winter holidays. The Lonely Planet’s list of the most popular winter destinations on Instagram was compiled according to the estimations provided by Focus Clinics. The first position in

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Genetics Discovery Made by Slovenian Scientists Is Comparable to Discovery of a New Planet

Ljubljana — Being part of an international research group, scientists and researchers from the Clinical Institute of Medical Genetics at the UKC Ljubljana hospital discovered a new gene responsible for premature ageing. The Head of the Institute, Borut Peterlin, says that this achievement is comparable to the discovery of a new planet. The research was

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The Government Signs a Contract for the Development of the Western Region of Slovenia

Ljubljana — The Government of Slovenia signed a contract for the development of the western Goriško region. The contract involves three projects for a total sum of 36.5 million euros. The projects will be mainly funded by the EU and Slovenia and include a plan for upgrading the road network of the region to ensure

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Slovenia Takes the Fifth Place in the EU Social Justice Index

Ljubljana — Slovenia advanced four lines ahead on the Social Justice Index, released by the Bertelsmann Foundation, and took the fifth place among 28 EU countries. The countries are compared according to 36 criteria in six aspects of social justice: poverty prevention, equitable education, labour market access, social cohesion and non-discrimination, health care, and intergenerational

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Air Communication to Be Developed Between China and Slovenia

The State Secretary of Infrastructure Ministry Jure Leben had a meeting with the Head of the Chinese Civil Aviation Agency (CAAC) Feng Zhenglin in Beijing. During the meeting, the representatives of both countries continued negotiations on the establishment of air communication between Slovenia and China. The Infrastructure Ministry informs in its latest press release that

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