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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 ...
Lorbek and Matoz at the press conference
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 ...
A picture of an unhappy boy in a long sweater, the other children are in short sleeves
The Slovenian police, in cooperation with police forces from other European countries, have once again taken part in a joint prevention campaign to mark 25 May, ...
Javornik and Ivančić shake hands
On 28 May 2025, Damir Ivančić, the former Director of the Murska Sobota Police Directorate, officially assumed the position of Head of the Maribor Police ...
Example of a scam SMS message
At the beginning of May, the Police were notified that individuals had been receiving suspicious text messages claiming to be from the "Slovenian Traffic Police".
Crowd of marathon runners, running through the city of Prague
A team of Slovenian police officers took part in the 2026 USPE European Police Championships Marathon, held from 1 to 4 May as part of the Prague Marathon. The ...
Group photo
Minister of the Interior Branko Zlobko and Director General of the Police Damjan PetriÄŤ held a reception for the top Slovenian athletes and coaches employed by the ...
severe traffic congestion on the motorway
In recent days, two serious road accidents have occurred on the Primorska motorway, causing complete closures lasting several hours and severe traffic congestion.
A dangerous suspect who had been on the run since 2016 and was wanted under a European arrest warrant issued by Slovenia was apprehended in Italy. The suspect is a ...
Mitja Jager
Mitja Jager, previously Assistant Director of the Criminal Police Directorate, assumed the duties of Assistant Director General of the Police on 15 April 2026.
A traffic police officer is measuring speed
A nationwide speed enforcement marathon was held on Wednesday, 15 April 2026, with police officers conducting speed checks at 540 locations.  ...
An upset woman is on the phone
Police have recorded an increase in reports from victims who received phone calls from fraudsters posing as bank representatives. In some cases, the callers have ...