Slovenian Culture & Media: The Ministry of Culture has stopped two selective public calls meant to co-finance journalists’ salaries and digital subscriptions, arguing they would have been a politically loaded state push into the media market. Local Politics: A Ljubljana parking referendum is framed as the start of the end of a long era in the capital, with commentators pointing to how the new regime could shape elections. Film & TV: Katja Predan and Áron Horváth Botka’s six-part coming-of-age series Štuk (Planet B) is in production, set in a Ljubljana dorm and built around one transformative summer day. Sports & Identity: Slovenian lawyer Aleksander Čeferin, a key opponent of FIFA chief Gianni Infantino, is at the center of a widening football power struggle as UEFA backs a World Cup boycott over plans to sell stakes to private investors. EU Borders & Migration: Italy is moving to suspend Schengen free travel with Spain after the Ceuta crisis, while the diplomatic fallout keeps Schengen’s future in the spotlight. Diaspora & Heritage: Minnesota’s Slovenian Union of America marks its 100th anniversary with a convention and a new pop-up exhibit, Dom on the Range, opening Aug. 1. Football Transfer News: Slovenia international Sara Agrez has joined Liverpool FC Women, aiming to challenge herself in the WSL after years in Germany.