2024 in Slovenia

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Events in the year 2024 in Slovenia.

Incumbents

Events

1 January – Slovenia begins its two-year mandate as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.^[1]
5 March – Breakthrough of the second tube of the Karawanks motorway tunnel (under construction since 2018).^[2]
4 June – Slovenia officially recognizes the State of Palestine after the National Assembly votes 52-0 in favor of the government's proposal.^[3]
9 June –
- 2024 European Parliament election in Slovenia.^[4]
- Alongside the European Parliament election, voters cast their votes in three consultative referendums: on the right of cannabis use for medicinal and personal purposes, on the right to assisted suicide, and on the preferential voting system in general elections.^[5]
14 June–1 July – Slovenia national football team participates in UEFA Euro 2024, its first UEFA European Championship in 24 years, and advances to the round of 16 for the first time in history, where it is defeated by Portugal after penalty shoot-out.^[6]
26 July–11 August – A record 90 athletes represent Slovenia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.^[7]
31 July – A Russian couple posing as Argentine nationals, Artem Dultsev and Anna Dultseva, is sentenced to 19 months' imprisonment by a court in Ljubljana for spying but are immediately released due to time already served in custody and ordered expelled from Slovenia for five years^[8] as part of the international Russian prisoner exchange.^[9]
19 October – In Ljubljana, work begins on reconstruction and expansion of the main railway station, a major Slovenian railway junction.^[10]
17 November – A Cessna Skyhawk aircraft crashes while on panoramic flight in Prekmurje, killing all three people on board.^[11]

Deaths

15 January – Jožica Puhar, sociologist, politician and diplomat (born 1942)^[12]
17 January – Jurij Souček, stage actor (born 1929)^[13]
18 January – Stanko Kristl, architect (born 1922)^[14]
2 May – Manca Košir, journalist and author (born 1948)^[15]
21 June – Marko Ilešič, jurist (born 1947)^[16]
November – Eka Vogelnik, illustrator and puppeteer (born 1946)^[17]
1 December – Vinci Vogue Anžlovar, film director (born 1963)^[18]

References

^ "Slovenia joins UN Security Council". Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
^ "Excavation works completed in second tube of Karavanke tunnel". Slovenian Press Agency. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
^ "Slovenia's government endorses recognition of a Palestinian state, sends to parliament for approval". 5 June 2024. 2024-05-30. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
^ "Sloveniji se obeta dodaten sedež v Evropskem parlamentu" [Slovenia is set to gain an additional seat in the European Parliament] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
^ "Slovenians electing nine MEPs, voting in three referendums". Slovenian Press Agency. 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
^ "120 minut so živele slovenske sanje, kruto jih je razcefral Diogo Costa" [Slovenian dreams lived for 120 minutes, they were brutally shredded by Diogo Costa]. RTV Slovenija. 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
^ "A record number of Slovenian athletes at the Paris Games". Radio SI. RTV Slovenija. 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
^ "Russian couple pleads guilty to spying charges and are released from Slovenian prison on time served". Associated Press. 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
^ Litvinova, Dasha (2024-08-01). "Who's in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?". AP News. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
^ "S spominsko ploščo naznanili uradni začetek nadgradnje železniške postaje" [Official start of upgrade of railway station marked by a plaque]. Delo (in Slovenian). 2024-10-19. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
^ "Small plane crashes in Slovenia, killing 3 people". Associated Press. 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
^ Novak, Valerija. "PUHAR, Jožefa (Jožica)". Obrazi slovenskih pokrajin (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
^ "Umrl je legendarni Jurij Souček" [The legendary Jurij Souček has died] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
^ "V 102. letu starosti se je poslovil Stanko Kristl, eden najvidnejših slovenskih arhitektov" [Stanko Kristl, one of the most prominent Slovene architect, passed away aged 101] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
^ "Author Manca Košir dies". Slovenian Press Agency. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
^ "Slovenian EU court judge dies". Slovenian Press Agency. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
^ "Umrla je ilustratorka in lutkarica Eka Vogelnik" [Illustrator and puppeteer Eka Vogelnik has died] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
^ "Umrl je Vinci Vogue Anžlovar, eden najpomembnejših slovenskih ustvarjalcev" [Vinci Vogue Anžlogar, one of the most important Slovene film creators, has died]. Delo (in Slovenian). 2024-12-01. Retrieved 2024-12-01.

[1] "Slovenia joins UN Security Council". Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-02-14.

[2] "Excavation works completed in second tube of Karavanke tunnel". Slovenian Press Agency. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-06.

[3] "Slovenia's government endorses recognition of a Palestinian state, sends to parliament for approval". 5 June 2024. 2024-05-30. Retrieved 5 June 2024.

[4] "Sloveniji se obeta dodaten sedež v Evropskem parlamentu" [Slovenia is set to gain an additional seat in the European Parliament] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2023-10-01.

[5] "Slovenians electing nine MEPs, voting in three referendums". Slovenian Press Agency. 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-10.

[6] "120 minut so živele slovenske sanje, kruto jih je razcefral Diogo Costa" [Slovenian dreams lived for 120 minutes, they were brutally shredded by Diogo Costa]. RTV Slovenija. 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-04.

[7] "A record number of Slovenian athletes at the Paris Games". Radio SI. RTV Slovenija. 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-08-03.

[8] "Russian couple pleads guilty to spying charges and are released from Slovenian prison on time served". Associated Press. 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2024-07-31.

[9] Litvinova, Dasha (2024-08-01). "Who's in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?". AP News. Retrieved 2024-08-03.

[r323-10] "S spominsko ploščo naznanili uradni začetek nadgradnje železniške postaje" [Official start of upgrade of railway station marked by a plaque]. Delo (in Slovenian). 2024-10-19. Retrieved 2024-10-19.

[11] "Small plane crashes in Slovenia, killing 3 people". Associated Press. 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2024-11-18.

[12] Novak, Valerija. "PUHAR, Jožefa (Jožica)". Obrazi slovenskih pokrajin (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-02-21.

[13] "Umrl je legendarni Jurij Souček" [The legendary Jurij Souček has died] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

[14] "V 102. letu starosti se je poslovil Stanko Kristl, eden najvidnejših slovenskih arhitektov" [Stanko Kristl, one of the most prominent Slovene architect, passed away aged 101] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. Retrieved 2024-01-19.

[15] "Author Manca Košir dies". Slovenian Press Agency. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-02.

[16] "Slovenian EU court judge dies". Slovenian Press Agency. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

[17] "Umrla je ilustratorka in lutkarica Eka Vogelnik" [Illustrator and puppeteer Eka Vogelnik has died] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2024-11-07.

[18] "Umrl je Vinci Vogue Anžlovar, eden najpomembnejših slovenskih ustvarjalcev" [Vinci Vogue Anžlogar, one of the most important Slovene film creators, has died]. Delo (in Slovenian). 2024-12-01. Retrieved 2024-12-01.

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