2017 in Slovenia explained

Events in the year 2017 in Slovenia.

Incumbents

• President

Borut Pahor

• Prime Minister

Miro Cerar

Events

• January 28  - Slovenia men's national handball team claims third place at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship, becoming the first team to win a medal for Slovenia in team sports at world championships.^[1]
• June 29  - Croatia–Slovenia border disputes: the Permanent Court of Arbitration issues a decision in the arbitration case between the two neighbouring countries, ruling, among other things, that Slovenia should have access to international waters through a corridor crossing Croatian territorial waters. Croatia doesn't acknowledge the decision.^[2]
• September 17  - Slovenia national basketball team wins the EuroBasket 2017 championship, becoming European champions.^[3]
• September 24  - the majority of voters back the proposed law governing the Divača-Koper railway upgrade in a national referendum.^[4]
• October 22  - incumbent president Borut Pahor wins first round of the Slovenian presidential election 2017, but falls short of the majority needed for an outright re-election.^[5]
• November 12  - incumbent president Borut Pahor is re-elected in the second round of the Slovenian presidential election 2017, winning 53% of the vote against the runner-up Marjan Šarec.^[6]

Deaths

• January 13  - Anton Nanut, conductor (b. 1932).^[7]
• January 17  - Alenka Goljevšček, writer, essayist and playwright (b. 1933).^[8]
• July 30  - Anton Vratuša, politician and diplomat (b. 1915)^[9]
• December 10  - Jernej Šugman, actor (b. 1968)^[10]

Notes and References

1. News: Slovenci vstopili v klub največjih . sl . Slovenes entered the club of the biggest . . 2017-01-30 . 2017-09-28.
2. News: Slovenia wins battle with Croatia over high seas access . 2017-06-29 . . 2017-09-28.
3. News: Slovenia's golden boys are the champions! . 2017-09-18 . RTV Slovenija . 2017-09-28.
4. News: Referendum opposing second rail track unsuccessful . 2017-09-25 . RTV Slovenija . 2017-09-28.
5. News: Ex-Comic Stymies Slovenian President's Path to Re-Election . Cerni . Boris . 2017-10-23 . Bloomberg . 2017-11-03.
6. News: Slovenia's President Pahor wins second term in close race . 2017-11-12 . RTV Slovenija . 2017-11-13.
7. Web site: Conductor Anton Nanut dies. Slovenian Press Agency. 2017-01-13. 2017-01-29.
8. Web site: Umrla je pisateljica Alenka Goljevšček Kermauner . The writer Alenka Goljevšček Kermauner has died . sl . . 2017-01-17 . 2017-01-29.
9. Web site: V 103. letu starosti se je poslovil akademik in politik Anton Vratuša. Academic and politician Anton Vratuša has bid farewell, aged 102. sl. RTV Slovenija. 2017-07-30. 2017-09-28.
10. News: Celebrated actor Jernej Šugman dies aged 48 . 2017-12-10 . Slovenian Press Agency . 2017-12-10.