Slovenia Weekly: Aid for competitiveness
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First visit by President of the European Council, Charles Michel, to Prime Minister Robert Golob Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia
5. 12. 2022
The Prime Minister, Dr Robert Golob, met with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, at Strmol Castle. They discussed the topics to be addressed by the European Council on 15 December 2022, in particular energy, migration, Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the EU's enlargement policy, with a focus on the Western Balkans.
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The government has adopted the Act Governing Aid to Businesses for 2023 in the amount of 1.2 billion euros
6. 12. 2022
The government has adopted the Act Governing Aid to Businesses today to mitigate the consequences of the energy crisis. Aid to businesses includes subsidies due to high prices of electricity, natural gas and technological steam, subsidising two job preserving measures and measures aimed at ensuring the liquidity of companies. The estimated total aid amount of all measures is 1.2 billion euros.
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Prime Minister attends EU-Western Balkans summit: No objections to granting Bosnia and Herzegovina candidate status as soon as possible
6. 12. 2022
Today, Prime Minister Robert Golob attended the EU-Western Balkans summit in Tirana. The aforementioned summit of EU and Western Balkans leaders, which was held in one of the Western Balkan countries for the first time, focused on strengthening cooperation between the EU and Western Balkans in light of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and on migration management.
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27th regular session of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia
8. 12. 2022
In today’s session, the Government was briefed on Slovenia’s successful participation in the cross-border, transnational and inter-regional Interreg programmes. The European Commission is presenting Slovenia as a success story.
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Dignity, freedom and justice for all on the occasion of Human Rights Day
9. 12. 2022
10 December marks Human Rights Day, a day when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, which represents the foundation for all further international legal documents in the field of human rights protection. This year’s world day is celebrated under the slogan, 'Dignity, Freedom and Justice for All'.
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Slovenia moves up on the Sustainable Competitiveness Index
8. 12. 2022
Slovenia ranked ninth out of 180 countries on the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index, which is compiled by the Swiss-Korean think-tank Solability. It ranked first amongst all countries studied in terms of economic sustainability.
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Together, Act Now – International Volunteer Day
5. 12. 2022
International Volunteer Day is an opportunity to place the spotlight on volunteers and their importance for the well-being of society. This year, volunteer organisations are highlighting their role in the strengthening of solidarity with the slogan ‘Together, Act Now’.