Ljubljana’s second commitment to the European Pillar of Social Rights

The City of Ljubljana signed the second commitment to the European Pillar of Social Rights pertaining to the 17th principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights – Inclusion of people with disabilities.

Identification of invasive tree species in the natural environment within the summer school

On July 2, 2019, on the second day of the school, the girls who attended the summer school at the Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana spent together with the employees from the Department of Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources.

Immense success of our scholarship holder Meta Cunder in London

Scholarship holder of the City of Ljubljana Meta Cunder concluded her studies at the London College of Fashion with great success and won two awards in the field of footwear making and design.

Ljubljana to host Velo-city 2020 conference

Next year Ljubljana will host the Velo-city conference, the annual global cycling summit of the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), which will take place on June 2-5, 2020.

Ljubljana wins two first awards at the international competition Emerging Europe Awards

We received several recognitions at the award ceremony of the international competition Emerging Europe Awards 2019 in London. For the LGBT certificate we received the first award for the best equality-friendly initiative; in the category business-friendly cities we are sharing the first place with Prague in the quality of life subcategory.

New gender equality action plan adopted

At the June meeting the City Council of the City of Ljubljana adopted the Gender Equality Action Plan in the City of Ljubljana for the period from 2019 to 2022. The document represents a continuation of our endeavours towards an inclusive society for all genders.

Plečnik and the Sacred exhibition in Vatican

This summer the Vatican Museums are hosting an exhibition of the Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana Plečnik and the Sacred presenting 33 select liturgical vessels designed by Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik.

Ljubljana for the third consecutive time listed among the top 20 bicycle friendly cities in the world

For the third consecutive time Ljubljana made it onto the list of the top 20 bicycle friendly cities in the world, the Copenhagenize Index. We took the 14th place.

Ljubljana among 20 most beautiful cities in Europe

Ljubljana made it to the eminent list of 20 most beautiful cities in Europe.

Are you prepared to take on a challenge and refuse to use plastic products and plastic bags in July?

1 July marks the start of the international plastic free month. The challenge to avoid plastic products by replacing them with sustainable ones, that is, those in line with the circular economy principles.