2026 in Slovenia
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Events in the year 2026 in Slovenia.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Nataša Pirc Musar
- Prime Minister: Robert Golob (until 22 May); Janez Janša (since 22 May)
- Speaker of the National Assembly: Urška Klakočar Zupančič (until 10 April); Zoran Stevanović (since 10 April)
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 18 January–8 February – UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 in Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia.[1][2]
March
[edit]- 20 March – The second tube of the Karawanks motorway Tunnel is opened, with traffic redirected to this tube for renovations of the first tube.[3]
- 22 March – 2026 Slovenian parliamentary election.[4]
April
[edit]- 23 April – Radiotelevizija Slovenija announces that it will not broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 as part of the country's boycott of the show over Israeli participation.[5]
May
[edit]- 13 May – The Directorate for War Veterans and Military Heritage of Slovenia repatriates the remains of around 500 Croatian victims of World War II and the post-war period exhumed from 2013 to 2017 from five locations nationwide (Košnica pri Celju, Trebče, Podstenice/Rugarski klanc and Cerklje ob Krki) at a ceremony in Maribor.[6]
- 22 May – Janez Janša is confirmed as prime minister by parliament.[7]
June
[edit]- 4 June – Janez Janša's government is confirmed by parliament.[8]
- 11 June – The new government lifts sanctions imposed on Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other related measures against Israel by the previous administration in response to the Gaza war.[9]
Holidays
[edit]- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 2 January – New Year's Holiday
- 8 February – Prešeren Day
- 5 April – Easter Sunday
- 6 April – Easter Monday
- 27 April – Resistance Day
- 1 May – May Day
- 2 May – May Day Holiday
- 24 May – Whit Sunday
- 25 June – National Day
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 31 October – Reformation Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Independence and Unity Day
Deaths
[edit]- 31 January – Nataša Bokal, 58, Olympic skier (1992, 1998, 2002).[12]
- 6 February – Bruno Parma, 84, chess grandmaster.[13]
- 19 February – Boris Frlec, 90, politician, minister of foreign affairs (1997–2000).[14]
- 10 March – Alojz Ihan, 64, immunologist and author.[15]
- 16 April – Ivan Rebernik, 86, diplomat, chancellor of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre (2012–2016).[16]
- 24 June – Tullio Možina, 91, Italian-born guitarist and singer.[17]
- 10 August – Slavko Pregl, 80, writer, editor and publisher.[18]
- 15 August – Milena Zupančič, 79, actress.[19]
- 2 October — Karel Zelenko, 101, graphic artist and illustrator.[20]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Latvia and Lithuania selected to host Futsal EURO 2026". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2023.
- ↑ "Slovenia joins Latvia and Lithuania as Futsal EURO 2026 host". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ "Po novi cevi predora Karavanke je stekel promet, star predor pa se zapira" [Traffic in the Karawank's Tunnel new tube began, while the old tunnel is closing]. MMC RTV-SLO. 2026-03-20. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
- ↑ "Slovenia's governing liberals face right-wing populists in a tight parliamentary election". AP News. 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "Slovenia TV says it won't air Eurovision song contest after pulling out". AP News. 23 April 2026. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ Grudiček, Ivica (13 May 2026). "Posmrtni ostaci 500 žrtava nakon 80 godina iz Slovenije stigli u Hrvatsku" [The remains of 500 victims arrived in Croatia from Slovenia after 80 years]. Vijesti (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT).
- ↑ "Right-wing Slovenian politician confirmed as prime minister in shift from liberal government". AP News. 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Slovenia's parliament approves right-leaning government as Jansa returns as PM for a fourth time". AP News. 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Slovenia's new government lifts entry ban on Netanyahu and other measures against Israel". AP News. 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Slovenia Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ↑ "Holidays and Observances in Slovenia in 2026". Time and Date. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ↑ "Former Top Skier Natasa Bokal Dies". STA. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ↑ "Umrl je šahovski velemojster Bruno Parma". MMC RTV-SLO (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 2026-02-10. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
- ↑ "Former foreign minister Boris Frlec dies". STA. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ↑ "V spomin dr. Alojzu Ihanu". Radio Prvi (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 2026-03-11. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
- ↑ "Umrl je Ivan Rebernik". Delo (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2026-04-17.
- ↑ "Odšel je tržaški glasbenik Tullio Možina". Primorski (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2026-06-25.
- ↑ "Slavko Pregl (9. 9. 1945–10. 8. 2026)" (in Slovenian). Javna Agencija za Knjigo RS. Retrieved 2026-08-11. [dead link]
- ↑ Pervanje, Andrej. "Umrla je igralska ikona Milena Zupančič". MMC RTV-SLO (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
- ↑ "V častitljivem 102. letu starosti je umrl likovni umetnik Karel Zelenko". Radiotelevizija Slovenija (in Slovenian). October 1, 2026. Retrieved October 2, 2026.
