Volkswagen recalls 32,000 cars in Slovenia • Volkswagen Group announced a recall of about 32,000 cars in Slovenia due to a corroding steering bolt. • The global recall covers 4.6 million vehicles, including Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, and Škoda models made in specific years. • Affected models include VW Golf, Tiguan, Touran, Caddy; Audi Q3; Seat Ateca, Tarraco; Škoda Octavia, Superb, Karoq, Kodiaq. • The faulty bolt can corrode, especially in areas where roads are salted, and may break, risking loss of steering. • Owners will get a notice; the fix is to replace the bolt with a new, more corrosion

Snežič puts up billboards targeting Mesec • Tax adviser Rok Snežič put up roadside billboards aimed at Left party leader Luka Mesec after Mesec called him a 'criminal' on TV. • Snežič says he was responding to Mesec's insult and claims returning an insult is not a crime under Article 158 of the Penal Code. • Levica party says Mesec called the billboards 'not worth commenting on'. • The billboards reference Snežič's recent move to take over MP Boris Mijić's company and rename it Klukec, now registered for camel breeding. • Slovenia does not have a state body that pre-approves political billboa

Draft law could ease alcohol sales rules • A draft prevention law omitted current bans on alcohol sales at night in shops and petrol stations. • The draft would allow alcohol sales at school events if no classes are held at the time. • It also drops bans on smoking in closed public spaces, on school grounds, and in cars with minors. • Health Minister Tadej Ostrc said today that the draft is not final and does not mean the ministry supports these changes. • Ostrc said a working group will decide on possible changes to alcohol sales bans. • The health-insurance fund NIJZ reported a 10% drop in