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Slovenia's ambassador to Japan says sorry. Japan is a place that relishes public, formal apologies. And clearly Helena Drnovšek Zorko, Slovenia's ambassador to Japan, has...

Croatians too must vote in favour in a referendum before the country's parliament ratifies accession. Croatians are expected on Sunday (22 January) to vote in favour of...

Slovenia's foreign minister is new EU envoy to Kosovo; posts in Macedonia and Palestine. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, today (21 December) appointed three...

Major upset as new centre-left party defeats ruling Social Democrats, centre-right opposition. In a major blow to Slovenia's established parties, a new centre-left party has...

Another social democratic leader about to get unseated. Borut Pahor of Slovenia, one of just three social democratic prime ministers in the European Union, is all but certain...

Vote is blow to centre-left government of Borut Pahor, who rejects calls to resign. Slovenian voters yesterday (5 June) rejected a government plan to raise the age of...

Slovenia calls for EU asset rules to also deal with unmarried couples. In the article “Reding seeks to clarify matrimonial assets rules” (10-16 March), you stated that...

Is the EIB undermining the EU's long-term climate targets? The example of Slovenia suggests it is. Last month, the first European Council devoted specifically to energy...

The environment is a passion as well as a job for the Slovenian commissioner. Being European commissioner for the environment is more than a day job for Janez Potocnik –...

A coal-fired dilemma for Janez Potocnik. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is pondering whether to give €350 million in loans to upgrade the...

Referendum to be held on whether to go ahead with international arbitration over the long-running border dispute. An agreement between Slovenia and Croatia to submit their...

Slovenia and the Netherlands drop opposition to accession talks with Balkan country. Croatia's prospects of joining the European Union have improved after Slovenia and the...

Croatian and Slovenian prime ministers to meet, with Croatia looking to get its bid for EU membership back on track. The prime ministers of Slovenia and Croatia will meet in...

Progress made in some areas but both countries face problems opening certain chapters. Croatia and Turkey today took steps towards eventual EU membership. Croatia wrapped up...

EU member state has 'reservations' about the opening of talks on three policy areas. Slovenia is once again blocking Croatia's negotiations on admission to the European...

Improvement in relations with Slovenia could see Croatia join the EU in 2011. Croatia's bid for membership of the EU took a significant step forward last Friday (2 October),...

Border dispute with Slovenia caused a ten-month suspension of talks. The EU has resumed talks with Croatia over its application for membership, ending a suspension of ten...

Membership talks to resume on 2 October, but border dispute with Slovenia is still an issue. Croatia is to resume its membership negotiations with the EU on 2 October after...

The two countries agree to seek international arbitration in long-standing dispute over sea border. Slovenia today said it is prepared to lift its veto on negotiations with...

Slovenian prime minister says dispute that has held up Croatia's EU membership talks could be resolved this year. Borut Pahor, the prime minister of Slovenia, said today...