STA, 9 October - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its economic outlook for Slovenia, forecasting 4.5% growth for this year and 3.4% for next year. This is up 0.5 and 0.2 percentage points from its spring forecast, respectively. 

STA, 8 October 2018 - Reporter, the right-leaning magazine, predicts in Monday's commentary that Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković will easily secure another term, but it says the campaign will nevertheless be a battle now that the Democrats (SDS) will field MP Anže Logar. 

STA, 8 October 2018 - The Slovenian police apprehended nearly 160 illegal migrants on the country's southern border with Croatia at the weekend, 74 in the area of the Novo Mesto Police Department, south-east, and 85 in the area policed by the Koper Police Department, south-west. 

Harsh winters, the need for repairs, and poor infrastructure turned out to be nasty surprises for those who bought from afar. 

A chance for buyers and sellers to meet and grow. 

Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Tuesday 9 October 2018 as prepared by the STA: 

Slovenia was just named the European Region of Gastronomy for 2021, the first nation to gain that status. It’s an award that pays testament to both the growing profile of the country’s food and wine offerings, and the talents of its chefs and restaurateurs, a fact soon to be underlined with in the release of Gault & Millau’s first guide to Slovenia, which will be published in November this year. 

Winning the title is an important part of the Slovenian Tourist Board’s current strategy of getting visitors to enjoy more of Slovenia, at all times of the year. 

STA, 7 October 2018 - An estimated 5,000 victims of war and post-war summary executions were remembered at a commemoration at the Teharje Memorial Park near Celje on Sunday, with the keynote speaker France Cukjati saying at the event that Slovenia was still trapped in hatred, exclusion and divisions. 

STA, 5 October 2018 - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has welcomed Slovenia's increase in defence spending in real terms in a correspondence interview with the STA ahead of his visit on Tuesday. "But we expect Slovenia to do more to meet the target that we all agreed."