STA, 30 April 2018 - Police apprehended a group of seven migrants in the south of the country after they entered Slovenia illegally from Croatia across the Kolpa river. Suspecting that there had been another person in the group who failed to swim over, police called in firefighters to inspect the river and they found a body. 

Another Body Found in the River Kolpa

STA, 1 May 2018 - A survey conducted among Slovenian 18-30-year-olds has shown that three out of four would prefer to have permanent employment contracts, although most have been engaged in student work or undeclared work. 

STA, 1 May 2018 - As Slovenia celebrated Labour Day with bonfires on the eve of 1 May, trade unions have denounced precarious forms of employment while warning that more than 50,000 workers in the country do not earn enough and live in poverty. 

Our first interview with Dan Bendall focused more on his time as an expat in Slovenia, someone who left the UK and started a new life handling property here. The original story was too long for just one post, so here’s part two, as promised, this time focusing on the local property market. 

STA, 30 April 2018 - A husband and wife from Ljubljana have been sentenced to roughly three years in prison each by the Ljubljana District Court after they pleaded guilty to human trafficking. 

STA, 30 April 2018 - Slovenia was hit by a migration wave two years ago, and while many refugees only passed through the country the number of those seeking asylum has increased significantly compared to the past. NGOs have helped address the situation with integration programmes, but it is clear many challenges remain. 

STA, 30 April 2018 - The oral hearing to be hosted by the European Commission on Wednesday in the procedure triggered by Slovenia against Croatia over its refusal to implement the border arbitration decision is a procedural step that is not expected to lead to a change of positions. Nor is the Commission expected to undertake any initiative. 

STA, 29 April 2018 - The Slovenian subsidiary of the global logistics company Kuehne + Nagel has acquired a certification for pharmaceutical logistics in Slovenia as a key step for the launch of a EUR 50m logistic complex in the vicinity of Ljubljana airport. 

STA, 29 April 2018 - Slovenian cyclist Primož Roglič (LottoNL-Jumbo) emerged as the overall winner of the Tour de Romandie on Sunday in his second World Tour event victory after taking the Tour of the Basque Country three weeks ago. 

Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Monday, 30 April 2018, as prepared by the STA: