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Talks with Director-General for Europe and Economic Affairs at the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
Director-General for European Union Affairs Barbara Sušnik hosted Thomas Oberreiter, Director-General for Europe and Economic Affairs at the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs.
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Reaction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia to the statements made by the State Secretary for National Policy of Hungary on the Težišče programme
After hearing the statement by State Secretary Árpád János Potápi during the Težišče television programme on 10 March 2022 that the Mura was the border river between Slovenia and Hungary, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia immediately called the Ambassador of Hungary to Slovenia, Andor F. Dávid, requesting appropriate clarifications.
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Slovenia in 2020 had the third lowest gender pay gap in the EU
The gender pay gap in the EU was 13% in 2020, according to figures released today by Eurostat, the European statistical office. The lowest gap between men’s and women’s gross earnings was recorded in Luxembourg, where it was 0.7%. Slovenia ranked third with 3.1%.
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Prime Minister Janša: European leaders are united in our commitment to support and help Ukraine
European leaders are continuing the informal meeting of the European Council, where the main topics of discussion are the situation in Ukraine and how to strengthen European sovereignty, reduce dependencies, and design a new growth and investment model.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša discusses Russian aggression against Ukraine in an interview for Bloomberg TV
Prime Minister Janez Janša today, on the margins of the informal meeting of the European Council, gave an interview for Bloomberg TV, in which he spoke primarily about the war in Ukraine.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša: Ukraine deserves a European perspective
After yesterday’s meeting of European leaders in Versailles to discuss the situation in Ukraine, Prime Minister Janez Janša said that the informal summit lasted so long because many important decisions needed to be taken. "The Versailles Declaration and the declaration on the Russian invasion of Ukraine are something that must be debated, while at the same time, appropriate political guidance for the European institutions and the Member States should be found," stressed the Prime Minister, adding that it was the leaders’ debate about Ukraine’s membership of the EU that took the most time.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša in Versailles: In Ukraine, they are also fighting for Europe
Prime Minister Janez Janša is today attending an informal European Council meeting in Versailles, France. At the meeting, EU leaders will discuss Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine and its consequences and how to strengthen European sovereignty, reduce dependencies, and design a new growth and investment model.
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Successor states sign a contract for joint sale of real estate of the former SFRY Mission to the United Nations
On 9 March 2022, the successor states of the former Social Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) signed a contract in New York for the joint sale of the real estate of the former SFRY Mission to the United Nations at 854 Fifth Avenue for $50 million in the most advantageous offer.
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EU funding for pedestrian and cycle zones in Kranj
Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy has approved EU funding for the project ITI KR KP between the Gosposvetska ulica street and the Bleiweisova cesta street.
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Slovenia’s Sustainable Smart Specialisation Strategy S5 upgraded and published
On 23 December 2021, the core group of State Secretaries discussed and approved the draft of the upgraded Smart Specialisation Strategy. Interested stakeholders and opinion givers were then invited to submit their proposals, questions and positions regarding the document by 2 February 2022.
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Minister Logar at the ministerial meeting of the International Coalition for the Sahel
Foreign Minister Anže Logar attended the third ministerial meeting of the International Coalition for the Sahel via video conference. Minister Logar outlined that Slovenia was very concerned about the escalation and spread of violence and the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Sahel.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša attends ceremony to mark the unveiling of the bust of Dr Jože Pučnik
Prime Minister Janez Janša today attended the ceremony to mark the unveiling of the bust of Dr Jože Pučnik, which took place in front of the Brdo Congress Centre at Brdo pri Kranju. He was the keynote speaker at the ceremony. The participants at the ceremony were also addressed by the Minister of Culture, Vasko Simoniti. Prime Minister Janša, together with Dr Jože Pučnik’s son, Gorazd Pučnik, unveiled the bust.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša in telephone conversation with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison
Prime Minister Janez Janša today tweeted that he today had a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison.
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Minister Zvone Černač visits the Osrednjeslovenska region
As part of Government's visit to the north of the Osrednjeslovenska region Minister for development and European Cohesion Policy Zvone Černč visited the project Berk-Vehovar Kompoziti and the Terme Snovik spa, together with the representatives of the Municipality Vodice and Medvode.
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PM Janša in a documentary programme on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the birth of Dr Jože Pučnik: "Jože Pučnik was a great Slovenian soul."
In a documentary entitled "Dr Jože Pučnik – The 90th anniversary of his birth", Prime Minister Janez Janša, together with other partners in the process of Slovenian independence, spoke about a giant of the Slovenian political sphere – Dr Jože Pučnik. The documentary commemorating the 90th anniversary of the birth of Dr Jože Pučnik was broadcast on the first channel of Televizija Slovenija on 8 March 2022.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša at the audio-video conference with the President of the European Council
Through the audio-video conference, Prime Minister Janez Janša participated in the preparations for the informal meeting of the European Council in Versailles in the coming days.
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The Prime Minister’s wife, Urška Bačovnik Janša, joined the First Lady of Poland campaign
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Prime Minister’s wife, Urška Bačovnik Janša, joined the first lady of Poland’s Agata Kornhauser-Duda campaign.
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State Secretary attends meeting of Development Council of Vzhodna Slovenija cohesion region
State Secretary mag. Monika Kirbiš Rojs and representatives of the Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy today attended the fourth regular meeting of the Development Council of the Vzhodna Slovenija cohesion region dedicated to the programming period 2021-2027. The meeting was held in the Youth Cultural Centre in Slovenj Gradec.
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Prime Minister Janša visits Osrednjeslovenska statistical region – northern part
Today, Prime Minister Janez Janša was on a working visit in the northern part of the Osrednjeslovenska statistical region. The Government paid a visit to 11 municipalities, namely Kamnik, Komenda, Vodice, Medvode, Mengeš, Trzin, Domžale, Dol pri Ljubljani, Moravče, Lukovica and Ljubljana.
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Minister Zvone Černač attends the event Cohesion region Vzhodna Slovenija – yesterday, today, tomorrow
Maribor, 7 March 2022 – Minister Zvone Černač attended the event Cohesion region Vzhodna Slovenia – yesterday, today, tomorrow, which took place in Maribor and was organised by the University of Maribor. The Minister also attended a round table, organised in the frame of the aforementioned event, titled Development challenges in the cohesion region Vzhodna Slovenija. Minister Černač also visited the Maribor University Medical Centre.