Year 2005

01. February 2005

Photo: Primož Lavre/Salomon 2000, source: Government Communication Office

Ratification of the European Constitution

National Assembly ratifies the European Constitution.

03. February 2005

Foto: arhiv Urada vlade za komuniciranje

Plan to introduce the euro

The government approves a plan to introduce the euro in Slovenia.

07. October 2005

Presentation of the new Slovenian euro coins

Finance minister Andrej Bajuk and the Governor of the Bank of Slovenia, Mitja Gaspari, present the new Slovenian euro coins.

05. December 2005 - 06. December 2005

Photo: BOBO, source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

OSCE ministerial meeting in Slovenia

OSCE ministerial meeting takes place in Ljubljana.

Overview of the year

The government adopted the draft Act ratifying the Treaty on the Constitution for Europe in the beginning of January and the parliament ratified it at an extraordinary session on 1 February but the constitution never entered into force as it was rejected by some member states and was therefore replaced by the Lisbon Treaty.

Slovenia took over the annual presidency of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the priorities of which were presented by foreign minister Dimitrij Rupel in the beginning of the year to 55 permanent representatives of the participating countries. A ministerial meeting of the OSCE countries took place in Ljubljana before the Slovenian presidency ended.

The sporting event of the year was the top place of Rok Benkovič at the ski jumps world championship.

Text: Government Communication Office