2020 in Slovenia

Events in the year 2020 in Slovenia.

Incumbents

January 27 – Incumbent Prime Minister Marjan Šarec resigns, citing inefficiency of his minority government, and calls for early elections.

March 4 – The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country is detected.
March 12 – The acting government formally declares an epidemic and activates the national emergency response plan in response to the spread of COVID-19.
March 13 – The newly formed coalition led by prime minister Janez Janša is confirmed by the National Assembly, and sworn in as the 14th Government of Slovenia.
March 16 – All educational institutions in the country are closed to limit the spread of COVID-19.
March 30 – All public gatherings are banned, and movement is restricted to the municipality of residence.

April 18 – The government begins to ease restrictions on movement due to the decreasing number of COVID-19 cases, with the most severe bans lifted on April 30.

May 2
* No new COVID-19 infections are detected for the first time since the outbreak of the epidemic on March 4.
* Thousands of demonstrators on bicycles stage a protest against the government in Ljubljana due to allegations of corruption and mismanagement of the COVID-19 epidemic response.
May 15 – Slovenia becomes the first European country to lift the declaration of the COVID-19 epidemic, but several restrictions remain in place.

September 3 – After several delays, the first Slovene-built satellites, Nemo HD and Trisat, are carried successfully to space by Vega launch vehicle.
September 20 – Slovene cyclist Tadej Pogačar wins the 2020 Tour de France for, with Primož Roglič taking second place.

October 19 - The government declares a COVID-19 epidemic again in response to the rising number of confirmed cases since September, enacts a 9 pm-6 am curfew and limits public gatherings and businesses.
October 27 - To limit the spread of COVID-19, movement of citizens is again restricted to municipality of residence, though with more extensive list of exceptions.

December 27 - Mass vaccination against COVID-19 starts with the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine, at the same time as most other EU states.