Reward

Finally, we have some good news: the fire in the border area with Italy is under control. More than ten thousand Slovenian firefighters – with very much appreciate help from abroad - have been battling with it for the last 10 days. The clean-up, reforestation planning and assessment of the damage is now under way, but we all know that it will take decades for the Karst landscape to recover. The government also decided to apply for help from the EU Solidarity Fund.

In the coming months, analysis will be conducted on the course of the intervention, but one thing is already clear: the battle against the fire was won by cordiality, dedication, and decades of hard work in the volunteer fire brigades across Slovenia. With more than 161 thousand members, these associations have been working hard with young people for years: training them to become people of heart, teaching them firefighting skills and strengthening community spirit.

Also, the firefighters who extinguished the fire in the Karst were once part of this upbringing. And their youngsters rewarded them for all the effort of the last two weeks by winning the Firefighters' Olympics in Celje. With the fire extinguished, there is no better way to continue the summer.

 

  • 20220728 01155514 (Minister of Finance Klemen Boštjančič)

    10th regular government session: A lower VAT rate on certain types of energy products

    28. 7. 2022

    At its regular session, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted a draft act on a lower rate of value added tax on certain types of energy products. By temporarily reducing the VAT rate from 22% to 9.5%, the Government is addressing the impact of energy price increases during the peak energy consumption period, i.e. the heating season. The Government also took note of the partial report on the fire intervention in the Goriška Karst region and instructed the Ministry of Defence to prepare, by the end of August, a legal solution to enable the payment of a special award to volunteers participating in the system of protection, rescue and assistance in the event of large-scale disaster interventions. The Government will also launch a procedure to assess the damage caused by the Karst fire and the possibility of acquiring financial assistance from the EU Solidarity Fund.
  • venec (Minister Fajon and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba placing flowers at the Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen in the Donbas War and paying tribute to the victims)

    Minister Fajon on further support and assistance to Ukraine during a working visit to Kyiv

    27. 7. 2022

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Tanja Fajon paid a working visit to Ukraine, where she met with Ukranian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal, Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko and Director of the Ukraine Investment Promotion Office Sergiy Tsivkach. During talks with her hosts, Minister Fajon stressed that Slovenia will continue to support and assist Ukraine, both in coping with the catastrophic consequences of the Russian aggression and in overcoming the obstacles on the path towards EU integration.
  • DESI 2022 (Infographic of the Digital Economy and Society Index 2022 for EU countries, with Slovenia highlighted)

    Slovenia makes progress again in the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI)

    28. 7. 2022

    The latest DESI report, DESI 2022, shows that Slovenia has made progress again and is now ranked 11th, which is its highest ranking ever.
  • PV Kras (Prime Minister talks to firefighters)

    Prime Minister announced measures to remedy damage caused by fires on the Karst and prevent fires in future

    25. 7. 2022

    On Sunday 24 July 2022, Prime Minister Robert Golob visited the area affected by the fire in the Karst region for the third time. He was briefed on the current situation and met the mayors of the affected municipalities.

  • Slovenia successfully eliminated three violations relating to the environment

    25. 7. 2022

    The European Commission declared three violations to have been successfully resolved by Slovenia – the failure to fulfil obligations from the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in connection with the Rules on the Protection of Buildings Against Lightning, the non-notification of regulations in connection with the establishment of assessment methods for harmful effects of environmental noise, and the non-notification of regulations concerning common noise assessment methods for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress.
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