The prime minister’s office has launched an initiative to create a working model for developing Roma settlements, asking 25 municipalities with sizable Roma populations to suggest a location for a pilot project by 15 December.
The Roma Foundation for Europe has criticised the government’s Šutar bill, warning it may be unconstitutional and fuels discrimination.
Following the violent death of a 48-year-old Novo Mesto resident, an extraordinary session of the city council will be held this afternoon.
A 21-year-old man has been placed in pre-trial detention over the fatal assault of a 48-year-old man in Novo Mesto.
The mayor of Ribnica in southern Slovenia was assaulted by two men during a public firefighters' event over the weekend. A female police officer and a student were also injured.