News
Gradual introduction of the new Entry/Exit System (EES) at the external Schengen border
On 12 October 2025, Slovenia and other EU countries will start implementing the Entry/Exit System (EES) at the external Schengen border, in accordance with ...
Slovenian police officers once again taking part in the Safe Tourist Destination project in Croatia
Slovenians vacationing in Croatia these days may encounter Slovenian police officers who are currently deployed on the islands of Krk and Pag, and in the cities of ...
Slovenian kitesurfer and world-class athlete Toni Vodišek wins gold in Los Angeles
Member of Slovenian police force, kitesurfer and champion athlete Toni Vodišek recently won the Long Beach regatta near Los Angeles, USA.
14.Jul.2025
Eva Alina HoÄŤevar wins gold and bronze in the U23 World Championships
Our police officer – top athlete Eva Alina Hočevar stepped onto the podium twice in Foix, France.
10.Jul.2025
Alenka Artnik Burghardt sets a new world record at 123 metres
Freediver Alenka Artnik Burghardt, a top athlete employed by the Police, achieved a new milestone yesterday, 10 July 2025, at a competition on Long Island in the Bahamas. In the monofin discipline she reached 123 meters and set a new world record!
9.Jul.2025
Police rescue a woman from the river near Solkan
On the afternoon of 7 July 2025, the Nova Gorica police were informed of an altercation between two German nationals in the car park of a restaurant in Solkan. Upon arrival at the scene, a member of the public alerted the police officers that a woman had jumped into the SoÄŤa River (the police later determined that the 27-year-old woman had thrown herself into the water to end a dispute with a 24-year-old man).
15.Nov.2021
Rank insignia and police symbols
11.Dec.2018
Task and Goals
Through the Law on Police, which took effect on 18 July, 1998, the police service became a body within the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Slovenia.
20.Jan.2010
1.Oct.2009
Police Day - 27 June
We have chosen 27 June as the Day of the Slovenian Police to commemorate the event in 1991 when police officers, who were members of the former police force at the time, clashed with the Yugoslav People’s Army at the Holmec border crossing.
30.Sep.2009
Mission, vision and values of the Police
30.Sep.2009
About the Slovenian Police
Police forces play an indispensable role everywhere in the world, enforcing the law and protecting people’s lives and property. In the same way, the Slovenian police are an important part of the security system of our country.