2023 in Slovenia

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Events in the year 2023 in Slovenia .

Incumbents [ edit ]

Events [ edit ]

1 January ? with Croatia 's accession to the Schengen Area , border controls are abolished at 57 border crossings between the countries . ^[1]
16 January ? Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Slovenia grants a 20-year extension for operation of the Kr?ko Nuclear Power Plant . ^[2]
22 February ? 5 March ? Planica Nordic Centre hosts the 43rd edition of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships . ^[3]
28 May ? Primo? Rogli? becomes the first Slovene cyclist to win the prestigious Giro d'Italia race. ^[4]
6 June ? Slovenia is elected a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the period 2024?2025. ^[5]
15 ? 25 June ? Slovenia and Israel host the EuroBasket Women 2023 tournament, with Slovenian team not progressing beyond the group stage. ^[6]
4 ? 6 August ? 2023 Slovenia floods : a protracted period of heavy rain leads to flooding in large parts of northern, central and eastern Slovenia, necessitating evacuation of thousands of people, and causing at least six casualties and billions of euros of structural damage (according to early estimates), the worst natural disaster in modern history of the country. ^[7]
19 December ? Slovenian Armed Forces receive the first of the two military transport aircraft Alenia C-27J Spartan ordered as part of the agreement on military cooperation between Italy and Slovenia. ^[8]

Deaths [ edit ]

1 January ? Mako Sajko , documentarist, screenwriter and film director (born 1927). ^[9]^[10]
3 February - Bine Rogelj , ski jumper and caricaturist (born 1929). ^[11]
6 May ? Ivan Bizjak , mathematician and politician (born 1956). ^[12]
7 May ? Boris Sket , zoologist (born 1936). ^[13]
19 May ? Mirko Ramov? , ethnochoreologist (born 1935). ^[14]
8 September ? Sa?o Hribar , radio and television presenter, and comedian (born 1960). ^[15]
20 November ? Filip Robar Dorin , filmmaker (born 1940). ^[16]

References [ edit ]

^ "Hrva?ka vstopila v schengen: kaj se spreminja za potnike iz Slovenije?" [Croatia enters Schengen: what changes for passengers from Slovenia?]. N1 Slovenija (in Slovenian). 2022-12-31 . Retrieved 2023-01-29 .
^ "Kr?ko extension approved, after environmental impact assessment" . World Nuclear News . 2023-01-23 . Retrieved 2023-01-29 .
^ "Planica hosting Nordic World Ski Championships" . Slovenian Press Agency . 2023-02-21 . Retrieved 2023-02-22 .
^ "Giro d'Italia: Primoz Roglic becomes first Slovenian to win the event, Mark Cavendish triumphs in final stage" . Sky Sports . 2023-05-28 . Retrieved 2023-08-11 .
^ "EU member Slovenia beats Russian ally Belarus for UN Security Council seat" . EuroNews . 2023-06-07 . Retrieved 2023-08-11 .
^ "Eurobasket Women's Final Takes Place in Sto?ice This Evening" . Radiotelevizija Slovenija . 2023-06-25 . Retrieved 2023-08-11 .
^ Bratanic, Jan; Eglitis, Aaron (2023-08-07). "Damage from Record Slovenia Floods to Hit Billions of Euros" . Bloomberg . Retrieved 2023-08-11 .
^ Rojoef, Manuel (2023-12-22). "Slovenia Accepts First C-27J Spartan Aircraft From Leonardo" . The Defense Post . Retrieved 2024-02-14 .
^ "Mako Sajko (1927?2023): Filmi, ki so povedali preve?" [Mako Sajko (1927-2023): Films that said too much]. dnevnik.si (in Slovenian) . Retrieved 11 January 2023 .
^ "Umrl je legendarni dokumentarist Mako Sajko" [Legendary documentary filmmaker Mako Sajko dies]. rtvslo.si (in Slovenian) . Retrieved 11 January 2023 .
^ "Umrl je legendarni Albin Rogelj - Bine" [The legendary Albin Rogelj - Bine has died]. RTV Slovenija . 2023-02-05 . Retrieved 2023-02-05 .
^ "Umrl je Ivan Bizjak, politik in prvi slovenski varuh ?lovekovih pravic" . 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Ljubljana. 6 May 2023 . Retrieved 9 May 2023 .
^ "Umrl akademik biolog Boris Sket, po katerem so poimenovali ?tevilne vrste" . Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 9 May 2023 . Retrieved 9 May 2023 .
^ "Poslovil se je Mirko Ramov?, srce Akademske folklorne skupine France Marolt" . Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 2023-05-19 . Retrieved 2023-05-20 .
^ "Umrl je legendarni radijski voditelj Sa?o Hribar" [Legendary Radio Presenter Sa?o Hribar Has Died] (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenia. 8 September 2023.
^ "Robar Dorin, independent filmmaker in service of the underdog, dies" . STA . Retrieved 22 November 2023 .

[1] "Hrva?ka vstopila v schengen: kaj se spreminja za potnike iz Slovenije?" [Croatia enters Schengen: what changes for passengers from Slovenia?]. N1 Slovenija (in Slovenian). 2022-12-31 . Retrieved 2023-01-29 .

[2] "Kr?ko extension approved, after environmental impact assessment" . World Nuclear News . 2023-01-23 . Retrieved 2023-01-29 .

[3] "Planica hosting Nordic World Ski Championships" . Slovenian Press Agency . 2023-02-21 . Retrieved 2023-02-22 .

[4] "Giro d'Italia: Primoz Roglic becomes first Slovenian to win the event, Mark Cavendish triumphs in final stage" . Sky Sports . 2023-05-28 . Retrieved 2023-08-11 .

[5] "EU member Slovenia beats Russian ally Belarus for UN Security Council seat" . EuroNews . 2023-06-07 . Retrieved 2023-08-11 .

[6] "Eurobasket Women's Final Takes Place in Sto?ice This Evening" . Radiotelevizija Slovenija . 2023-06-25 . Retrieved 2023-08-11 .

[7] Bratanic, Jan; Eglitis, Aaron (2023-08-07). "Damage from Record Slovenia Floods to Hit Billions of Euros" . Bloomberg . Retrieved 2023-08-11 .

[8] Rojoef, Manuel (2023-12-22). "Slovenia Accepts First C-27J Spartan Aircraft From Leonardo" . The Defense Post . Retrieved 2024-02-14 .

[9] "Mako Sajko (1927?2023): Filmi, ki so povedali preve?" [Mako Sajko (1927-2023): Films that said too much]. dnevnik.si (in Slovenian) . Retrieved 11 January 2023 .

[10] "Umrl je legendarni dokumentarist Mako Sajko" [Legendary documentary filmmaker Mako Sajko dies]. rtvslo.si (in Slovenian) . Retrieved 11 January 2023 .

[11] "Umrl je legendarni Albin Rogelj - Bine" [The legendary Albin Rogelj - Bine has died]. RTV Slovenija . 2023-02-05 . Retrieved 2023-02-05 .

[12] "Umrl je Ivan Bizjak, politik in prvi slovenski varuh ?lovekovih pravic" . 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Ljubljana. 6 May 2023 . Retrieved 9 May 2023 .

[13] "Umrl akademik biolog Boris Sket, po katerem so poimenovali ?tevilne vrste" . Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 9 May 2023 . Retrieved 9 May 2023 .

[14] "Poslovil se je Mirko Ramov?, srce Akademske folklorne skupine France Marolt" . Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 2023-05-19 . Retrieved 2023-05-20 .

[15] "Umrl je legendarni radijski voditelj Sa?o Hribar" [Legendary Radio Presenter Sa?o Hribar Has Died] (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenia. 8 September 2023.

[16] "Robar Dorin, independent filmmaker in service of the underdog, dies" . STA . Retrieved 22 November 2023 .

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