
Slovenia adopts debt cap to stave off crisis
Slovenia's parliament on Friday adopted a cap on public spending to try to convince foreign investors that the small eurozone country will not need ...
Fitch downgrades Slovenia amid banking concerns
Fitch Ratings agency has downgraded Slovenia's credit grade by one notch, citing a weak economic outlook and a frail banking system. It cut the ...

Euro ministers urge troubled Slovenia to act
European finance ministers on Monday urged Slovenia to move swiftly in addressing the problems in its banking sector and get its public finances under ...
Slovenia announces anti-bailout measures
Slovenia's government announced Thursday an austerity plan designed to raise 540 million euros ($707 million) in new taxes as part of an effort to ...

To join EU, Croatia may give up its wine
Does Croatia's Prosek jeopardize Italy's Prosecco? Croatia is gearing up to celebrate its entry into the EU, but don't pop the corks just yet.

Slovenia insists it's not the next Cyprus
Slovenian officials have a message for the world: Don't panic — we won't be the next to fall. The tiny European Union member is trying to convince its ...

EU warns of imbalances in Spain, Slovenia
The European Commission turned up the heat on Spain and Slovenia Wednesday, warning that the two struggling countries are facing "excessive" problems ...

Cyprus sends rumbles through shaky banking system
This week's deal to rescue Cyprus and its banks from financial collapse has renewed fears about Europe's shaky financial system and where trouble ...
Tiny Luxembourg defends its large financial sector
Luxembourg defended the huge size of its financial sector from criticism Wednesday after Cyprus' messy bailout deal dragged other tiny economies with ...

Shiffrin beats Maze for World Cup slalom title
Mikaela Shiffrin cried and left Tina Maze in tears. A thrilling climax to the World Cup slalom season delivered all its promised drama Saturday.

Kostelic wins WCup slalom; Hirscher takes globe
Ivica Kostelic of Croatia won a rain-drenched World Cup slalom Sunday while Marcel Hirscher of Austria clinched the season title in the event after ...

Ligety of US wins World Cup giant slalom title
Ted Ligety of the United States won his fifth giant slalom of the season Saturday to clinch the World Cup discipline title with a race to spare.

Ligety wins World Cup GS title with race to spare
Ted Ligety clinched the World Cup giant slalom title Saturday by winning his fifth race of the season. It's the American's fourth discipline title ...

Women emerge as crisis leaders in macho Balkans
Women in the Balkans are leading a political revolution. Historically given little say in the politics of the conservative region, they are ...

Slovenia's troubled government ousted
Slovenia's parliament ousted Prime Minister Janez Jansa and his conservative government Wednesday, while designating a financial expert from the ...

A look at the deadliest hot air balloon accidents
Tuesday's crash of a hot air balloon near Egypt's ancient city of Luxor, killing 19 tourists, surpasses what ballooning experts believed to have been ...

Slovenia's Tina Maze clinches World Cup title
There was only one fitting way for Tina Maze to wrap up the overall World Cup title — with another victory, and with plenty of time to spare.

Serbia withdraws suspected toxic milk
Serbian officials ordered some brands of milk taken off store shelves Wednesday, despite earlier claims that they were safe and not dangerously ...

Thousands rally for, and against, Slovenia's gov't
Thousands of people rallied for and against Slovenia's center-right government Friday, adding to the tensions in the small European Union country ...

Tina Maze wins slalom before home fans in Slovenia
Overall World Cup leader Tina Maze rebounded from a close loss with an emphatic slalom victory before her home fans Sunday. The Slovenian has now won ...

Tina Maze wins slalom before home fans in Maribor
Overall leader Tina Maze won a World Cup slalom Sunday before her home fans a day after she just missed capturing the giant slalom. She led after the ...

Vonn beats Maze to win World Cup giant slalom
Lindsey Vonn showed she can beat Tina Maze in the Slovenian's best discipline and on her home snow. While it may be too late to challenge her biggest ...

Slovenian PM to stay on despite coalition breakup
Slovenia's embattled prime minister refused to step down Thursday despite the breakup of his ruling coalition, saying an election now would hurt the ...

Thousands strike amid gov't crisis in Slovenia
Schools closed down, theaters cancelled shows, hospitals switched to weekend schedules and long lines formed at Slovenia's borders on Wednesday in a ...