STA 1 June 2018 - Six years after the first house searches related to the investigation of allegedly fictitious contracts signed to dupe a bank into granting a loan for the Stožice sports complex in Ljubljana, the prosecution has filed indictments against nine people, including Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković, POP TV reported on Thursday. 

STA, 28 May 2018 - A police investigation in the suspected corruption surrounding the EUR 1.4bn upgrade of the Šoštanj coal-fired power station (TEŠ) has revealed that the generator no. 6 was overpaid by as much as half a billion euro, commercial broadcaster POP TV reported. Unofficially, this information will be used to reinforce the case against those responsible. 

STA, 14 May 2018 - The list of media owner Bojan Požar is among the many political newcomers hoping to boost their election chances with a dose of populism. Unabashed by criticism over his coupling of journalism and politics, Požar is proposing heavy tax cuts while announcing a war on white collar crime and the current judiciary. 

STA, 12 May 2018 - An indictment in one of a dozen cases open against Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković has become final; according to a report in Saturday's issue of Delo it concerns a company's donation to the city. 

STA, 3 May 2018 - Slovenia is in the second place among the Council of Europe (CoE) members in the number of recommendations from the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), the CoE's anti-corruption monitoring body. With 21 recommendations, it trails only Armenia with 24, according to the latest annual report by GRECO (PDF), published on Thursday. 

Corruption, inefficiency and lack of media independence noted. 

The trial, which has already lasted more than two years, will now have to start again. 

Report also highlights gender equality in top government posts.

But Slovenia ranks highest among Ex-Yu nations. 

Also proposes that professors keep weekly and monthly records of their hours of work.