Slovenia–Spain relations are the

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between

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

and

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. Slovenia has an embassy in

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and three consulates in

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

San Sebastián San Sebastián, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San Sebastián (, ), is a city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, from the France–Spain border ...

and

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. Spain has an embassy in

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. The Spanish representation in Slovenia is exercised through the Embassy, which has the support of two Aggregators: Defense and Interior; two departments: Tourism and Economy and Commerce, all of them with residence in surrounding countries, although the Economic and Commercial Office has an Antenna in Ljubljana. There is a Cervantes Classroom under the

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. The relations of these two countries are mainly defined by their membership in both the

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and the

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Diplomatic relations

Since the meeting in Madrid of the Secretary of State for the EU,

Íñigo Méndez de Vigo Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo, 9th Baron of Claret (born 21 January 1956) is a Spanish politician. He was Minister of Education, Culture and Sport between 26 June 2015 and 1 June 2018, when a vote of no-confidence against Mariano Rajoy ous ...

, with his Slovenian counterpart, Igor Senčar, in October 2012, the bilateral consultations have been institutionalized semiannual at DG level.

Economic relations

In 2014, Spanish exports to Slovenia amounted to 558 million euros (data reviewed in December 2015). The country represents the 54th customer of Spain. In the period January–October 2015, Spanish exports to Slovenia have reached a value of €394 million, which represents a 4% drop compared to the same period of 2014. The relationship with cars, the leading sector of Spanish exports to Slovenia, reaches €131 million, a third of the total, and remains at a similar value compared to the previous year.

Cooperation

In November 2015, Spain sent various humanitarian material to Slovenia to accommodate the large number of refugees arriving in its territory.

High level visits

In January 2023, Spanish Foreign Minister

José Manuel Albares José Manuel Albares Bueno (; born 22 March 1972) is a Spanish politician and diplomat who has been serving as Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spain), Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation in the government of Prime Minister o ...

travelled to Slovenia to meet his Slovenian counterpart,

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. During this visit, Minister Albares was received by the

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Nataša Pirc Musar Nataša Pirc Musar (born May 9, 1968) is a Slovenian attorney, author and politician who has served as the 5th President of Slovenia since 2022. She is a former information commissioner, Information Commissioner (2004–2014), a former journalis ...

, and met with the Prime Minister,

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, and with the Speaker of the National Assembly, Urška Klakočar Zupančič. In February 2023,

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hosted the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez. In April 2024, Prime Minister Sánchez visited Prime Minister Golob again. Both leaders announced their commitment to recognising the "

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when the circumstances are right to do so and in a way that can have the most positive impact on the peace process."

Resident diplomatic missions

* Slovenia has an embassy in

. * Spain has an embassy in

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. File:Madrid - Embajada de Eslovenia 1.JPG, Embassy of Slovenia in Madrid

References

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