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This is the last issue of Slovenia Weekly this summer. A summer that is proving to be very unusual by all accounts. The recent EU Summit also took an unusual course, but after four days, the EU heads of state managed to reach an agreement on the new budget regarding the Multiannual Financial Framework and the recovery instrument, amounting to a combined total of EUR 1,824 billion. The first responses have been positive. At the end of the Summit, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša said that an ambitious agreement for the EU had been reached. Slovenia is pleased with the outcome of the Summit. The agreement brings extensive additional funds for Slovenia, which will facilitate recovery after the COVID-19 crisis and encourage investment in the green transition and digital transformation. Right before leaving for holiday, Government members met at a working session where they started discussing preparations for a programme that will prioritise healthcare and long-term care for the elderly.

At the end of August, when the Government is to resume work, Slovenia Weekly will once again start appearing in your inbox

Have a pleasant summer and stay healthy.

  • Bruselj 2107 (Prime Minister Janez Janša participating the EU summit.)

    Prime Minister Janez Janša: We are leaving the EU summit satisfied, we have reached an ambitious agreement

    21. 7. 2020

    Today, after several days of negotiations, the European Council reached an agreement on a multiannual financial framework and a recovery instrument totalling EUR 1,824 billion. The agreement brings extensive additional funds for Slovenia, which will facilitate the recovery after the COVID-19 crisis and encourage investments in the green transition and digital transformation.
  • OECD Brdo 2 (10th anniversary of Slovenia’s OECD membership.)

    On the 10th anniversary of Slovenia’s OECD membership, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša and Secretary-General of the OECD José Ángel Gurría highlight demographic challenges

    20. 7. 2020

    On the 10th anniversary of Slovenia’s membership in the OECD, government representatives in Brdo pri Kranju discuss opportunities and challenges faced by members. Attendees of the event were addressed by the Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anže Logar, and the Secretary-General of the OECD, José Ángel Gurría. Prime Minister Janez Janša also spoke to Secretary-General Gurría in a videoconference. In their talks they focused on the topic of the demographic challenges Slovenia will face in upcoming years. The Secretary-General congratulated the Prime Minister on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in a very effective and timely manner.
  • Boštjan Koritnik (Minister of Public Administration, Boštjan Koritnik)

    An application to protect people's health and lives to be available for download in mid-August

    21. 7. 2020

    The press conference on the COVID-19 situation focused on the epidemiological situation in the country and the region, as well as the presentation of an application for the protection of people's health and lives during the pandemic. The main speakers were the Minister of Public Administration, Boštjan Koritnik, the deputy head of the Communicable Disease Centre at the National Institute of Public Health, Nuška Čakš Jager, and the deputy government spokesperson, Špela Horjak.
  • Žiče Charterhouse (Žiče Charterhouse)

    Slovenian monasteries

    24. 7. 2020

    Monasteries seem to be a remnant of some distant past, but there are quite a few that are still very much alive. Slovenia has 42 operating monasteries, 14 that have been closed down, and some monasteries that have fallen into ruin.
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