He emphasised that Slovenia will adopt any more favourable solutions put forward by other EU member states to mitigate energy price increases for businesses if such solutions are green-lighted by the European Commission. This would prevent Slovenian businesses from operating in harsher conditions than their competition.

"The ministers having reached an agreement, the regulatory framework at the EU level is known, meaning that prices dropped to the expected level, as predicted," said the Prime Minister after his meeting at the CCIS. He expressed his satisfaction that – partly due to the recently adopted act on intervention measures to aid businesses in the wake of the energy crisis – the prices and offers of Slovenian energy suppliers are also as expected: "That does not mean that they are low, but, given the circumstances, they are in line with expectations and, in accordance with the government decree, predictable for the coming period."

The national business aid framework brings the maximum state aids allowed under EU legislation. "Should the European Commission approve another, more favourable scheme, Slovenia will follow it," added the Prime Minister. According to him, the drafting of legislative solutions was based on "the EU framework, as we do not want to set a precedent for other member states to search for their own national solutions."

Thus, based on initial calculations, energy prices for medium-sized enterprises, including subsidies, would be approximately EUR 200 per megawatt-hour, said the Prime Minister. "We are approaching our target but, at the same time, we hope that this price will continue to fall in the following days," he concluded.

While dialogue with business representatives will continue, the Prime Minister is expecting a clear and comprehensible framework with easily implementable solutions that will not spark unrest in the economy.