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The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Enhancing the competencies of all employees in the prison system. The European Social Fund Plus contribution stands at €994,200.

The Ambassador of Italy to Slovenia, His Excellency Giuseppe Cavagna, together with Ms. Sabrina Feletig, formally presented the Order of the Star of Italy, with the rank of Knight, to Mr. Fulvio Dovgan, an employee of the Ljubljana Correctional Institution.

In mid-February 2025, the General Office of the Slovenian Prison Administration held an official handover between the new Director-General, Denis Perše, who has taken up the office on 15 February 2025, and the former Head of the Office, mag. Bojan Majcen, who became Deputy Director-General on the same day.

Today, at the 48th session of the Working Group of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, Slovenia presented the state of human rights in Slovenia within the framework of the 4th round of the Universal Periodic Review. The Slovenian delegation, which included representatives of several ministries and government offices, was led by Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Development of prisoners’ competences.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Educational activities for people serving a prison sentence.