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A child is splashing around in the water

Protect children from the sun and drowning – as well as from strangers’ cameras!

In the summer, holidaymakers flock to the sea, lakes and mountains. While children enjoy themselves in the water, adults often forget about the dangers lurking on ...
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Road closures in some parts of the country during the Tour of Slovenia international cycling race – a reminder

Over the next few days, from 17 to 21 June 2026, another major cycling event will take place across the country: the 32nd Tour of Slovenia international cycling ...
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Lorbek and Matoz at the press conference

Government lifts checks at borders with Croatia and Hungary

The Government of the Republic of Slovenia decided to lift the temporarily reintroduced control at the internal borders with Croatia and Hungary. The government’s ...
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9.Jun.2026

Beloved police dog handler Janez Tonejc named honorary guest of Animal Lovers Festival

Slovenian police officers once again took part in the Animal Lovers Festival, held in Nova Gorica at the end of May. Visitors were able to learn more about police work, including the duties of police dog handlers and the mounted police unit. Many attendees followed the presentations with great interest and took the opportunity to engage with officers and find out more about their day-to-day work.
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5.Jun.2026

Danijel Lorbek takes over as police chief: "We will continue to strive to ensure that the Slovenian police perform well and keep people safe."

After yesterday, 4 June 2026, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia appointed Danijel Lorbek as acting Director General of the Police, following a proposal by the Minister of the Interior, a handover ceremony was held today at the General Police Administration. On this occasion, Lorbek issued a statement to the media today.
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4.Jun.2026

Panel discussion Silent Messages: Children’s Distress on the Phone attended by around 350 participants in Murska Sobota

On 4 June 2026, to mark the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, the Pomurje Social Work Centre, the Murska Sobota Police Directorate and the Urban Municipality of Murska Sobota organised a panel discussion entitled Silent Messages: Children’s Distress on the Phone.
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19.Oct.2009

General Police Division

The General Policing Division is responsible for the areas of public order and the safeguarding of lives, personal safety and the property of people.

19.Oct.2009

Traffic Police Division

The two basic fields of work of this Division comprise road traffic safety and the regulation of traffic. It monitors and analyses safety conditions on Slovenian roads, directs and, when necessary, coordinates work of the traffic control units, road accident investigations, prevention and detection of criminal offences and violations endangering the safety of road traffic, performs supervision and provides expert assistance to units.

19.Oct.2009

Border Police Division

The Division performs tasks in the field of State border security, illegal migrations and foreigners. It plans, organises and monitors the work of the units which are conducting border checks and border surveillance, participates in investigations of criminal offences and violations on the State border and border incidents, coordinates activities for prevention the illegal migrations and prepares new legislation on foreigners. In the second instance, it decides on matters related to crossing of the State border, and coordinates the work with the Centre for Foreigners.

14.Oct.2009

Uniformed Police Directorate