Italy and Slovenia, neighboring and friends countries, can count on strong historical, political, economic, commercial, cultural and military ties, which today also find a common field of action within the European Union. With a bilateral trade of 14 billion euros a year, Italy is Slovenia’s second trading partner.
Academic collaboration is also extremely vibrant, with almost 50 inter-university agreements in place.
The Italian minority in Slovenia and the Slovenian minority in Italy deserve a special mention, as they are increasingly acting as a bridge between the two countries, also in terms of economic and commercial development.