The current year is proving challenging for the German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen (VW). In April 2024, Euronews reported: »The company (VW) said in its latest financial update on 10 April that sales of all-electric vehicles declined by 24% in Europe, while sales grew by 91% in China, year-over-year. However, overall, the company said it increased its vehicle deliveries by 3% to 2.10 million vehicles with the main drivers being China, South America and North America. "Vehicles with combustion engines increased by 4% to 1.97 million units, overcompensating the slight decline of 3% to 136,400 all-electric vehicles (BEV). In this segment, strong growth in China (+91%) did not fully offset the decline in Europe (-24%). "However, incoming orders for BEVs in Western Europe developed positively from January to March. More than twice as many all-electric models were ordered as in the same period last year (+154%), so that the BEV order bank currently stands at around 160,000 vehicles," a company statement said.«

In early August 2024 the Guardian reported an article about how Argentina will use AI to "predict future crimes" and in it stated as follows:

»The country’s far-right president Javier Milei this week created the Artificial Intelligence Applied to Security Unit, which the legislation says will use “machine-learning algorithms to analyse historical crime data to predict future crimes”. It is also expected to deploy facial recognition software to identify “wanted persons”, patrol social media, and analyse real-time security camera footage to detect suspicious activities.«

Public procurement in the Republic of Slovenia constitutes a significant portion of economic activity. In 2022, over one million public contracts were awarded, with a total value exceeding eight billion euros, which accounted for 58.7 % of the state's budget expenditures. This highlights the crucial role of public procurement in the economy and the necessity of adhering to legal frameworks to ensure fair competition. Tenderers play a vital role in upholding these standards by proactively acting.

As our software and hardware industries push so-called AI products and services to consumers, it is normal that this will eventually be applied in the legal environment in one form or another. The use of modern digital tools in legal procedures is nothing new. In Slovenia, the electronic land register (eZK) has been in full use for decades and represents a leap in practicality, transparency and efficiency compared to the old "paper system" of the past. Even though eZK is digital, it is still limited by human data entry via checks and balances of legislation and officials who can process the applications, in other words, it is not self-running.

In business leases, there are many situations in which one party is no longer interested in renting certain premises and wishes to terminate the contract early. What are the legal options in such circumstances?

In relation to foreign direct investments, the Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union (hereinafter: “the FDI Screening Regulation”) has already been in force since the 10 April 2019 but will be applied from the 11 October 2020. The FDI Screening Regulation establishes a framework for the screening by Member States of foreign direct investments into the Union on the grounds of security or public order and for a mechanism for cooperation between Member States, and between Member States and the Commission, with regard to foreign direct investments likely to affect security or public order. It includes the possibility for the Commission to issue opinions on such investments. Furthermore, nothing in the FDI Screening Regulation will limit the right of each Member State to decide whether or not to screen a particular foreign direct investment within the framework of this regulation.

Slovenian legislation has established the principle of »One stop shop« for foreigners, in which foreigners have possibility to start process of obtaining work and residence in one place.