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Dear friends, partners. First of all,
I would like to express my gratitude

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for the possibility
to participate at

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the 16th summit of
Slovenian economy.

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Without any doubt I accepted
the invitation of our partners

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from Slovenian chamber
and my colleagues and friends:

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general manager
Aleš Cantarutti

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president Tibor Šimonka,

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as I understand the necessity to speak
in the name of Ukrainian business.

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These days, our country has faced
drastic military aggression of RF.

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We talk about real military
attacks and war,

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not about special
military operations.

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75% of Ukrainian business
stopped their activities.

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Ukrainian transport infrastructure's
losses exceed 20 billion dollars.

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Around 18 mil of Ukrainians
left their homes

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or were evacuated from
the most vulnerable regions.

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Currently, the hot phase
of the war is in 10 Ukrainian regions,

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accounting for 50%
of Ukrainian GDP.

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These are developed
industrial areas

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from where food, equipment and metals
were delivered all over the world.

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Ports and highways, important
for the international supplies,

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have been blocked. Some
of the cities were totally destroyed.

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Kharkiv, Mariupol,
Chernihiv, Mykolaiv.

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The Ministry of Economy of Ukraine
estimates

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that the losses will amount
to one half of the GDP.

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This is about
500 millions of dollars.

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The Chamber is doing everything
to help our defenders

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by supplying humanitarian aid.

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We also established
a humanitarian hub

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which is responsible
for country's logistics

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and receiving aid
from all over the world.

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We stay positive and believe
that after the war

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Ukraine will become the most
attractive place for investors.

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In agriculture, innovation
and technology.

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Slovenian business are very
welcome to join.

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There is much work left to do.

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The main task of the post-war time
will be the creation of new directions

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which will become a driving
force of developing an economy.

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Slovenian businesses can play
a very significant role.

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All offers of help for the people
of Ukraine, joint activities

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dissemination of information,
humanitarian, financial help,

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and sanctions against Russia
will considerably improve this crisis.

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We are grateful for support
of your government

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to facilitate and receive
our refugees.

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Yes, we are
at a horrible point right now.

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But we believe in our victory.

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We believe in our strong
and reliable partners.

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It is no longer
a local conflict,

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it is a threat to all the Europeans
and to the international security.

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Only in uniting our forces,
we will stop this violent war.

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Thank you.
Glory to Slovenia, glory to Ukraine!

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Welcome! We've just heard
a moving speech

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of the president of the Ukrainian
Chamber of Commerce

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Gennadiy Chyzhykov

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who highlighted the severity
of the situation in their country.

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Slovenia looks worryingly towards
the Ukrainian border only 600 km away,

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and strongly condemn
the Russian aggression.

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Slovenian businesses actively
help with donations

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intended for Ukrainian
business and population.

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Please welcome the general manager
of the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce,

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Aleš Cantarutti.

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Thank you.

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Before we proceed
with this very important event,

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allow me to share a few things.

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I've known Gennadiy
for more than 10 years.

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In the past 10 years

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we've organized several events
with the Ukrainian Chamber

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to connect Slovenian
and Ukrainian businessmen.

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There is no doubt our cooperation
will continue after the war.

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Our partners, friends, the people
of Ukraine need help.

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Together with the Ukrainian Embassy,
the Chamber of Commerce

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is gathering help.

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Thank you to all those
who contributed.

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We've gathered a lot.

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The first truck towards
Ukraine leaves next week.

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I know others will
open their hearts as well.

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Even the employees

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gathered hygiene supplies
for displaced Ukrainians.

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We've offered refugees
our holiday resort

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in Bohinj.

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I hope we soon won't hear
the sounds of guns anymore. Thank you.

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Thank you. Mr Cantarutti.

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Dear guests, welcome to the
Slovenian Business Summit 2022.

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We're honoured to welcome

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the Prime Minister
and his ministerial team,

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the President of the National Council,

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and the representatives
of Slovenian economy.

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This is your summit.

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Global challenges require

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thoughtful and coordinated answers
of the Slovenian economy.

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It's not just about development.
It's about breakthrough.

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That's why a diverse
team of experts

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that are part of our Chamber

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joined ranks with you:
managers, developers,

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marketers, financiers,
owners and shareholders.

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Together, you've prepared a strategic
document Future Horizons

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that is the talking point
of your debate today.

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We welcome you all
again at the summit.

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I'm pleased to announce
our first speaker,

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the president of the Slovenian
Chamber of Commerce, Mr Tibor Šimonka.

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Dear Prime Minister Janez Janša,

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President of the National Council
Alojz Kovšca,

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dear ministers,
dear guests.

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In the past two years, we've come
to know the meaning of two values

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that were until recently
taken for granted.

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These are health and peace.

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They are ever so important
both for society and business.

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The pandemic completely
changed our world.

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We've learned
that it can almost come to a halt

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and how quickly
it can restart.

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Slovenia was one
of the most successful in the EU,

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because our economy was 3%
stronger than in 2019.

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Last year our GDP surpassed
€50 billion for the first time.

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Global economic growth resulted
in raw materials price increase

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and transport.

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We've uncovered the reliance
on complex supply chains.

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Consequences hit companies

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that favoured low prices
instead of reliability.

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When we thought
we finally caught a break,

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war broke out.

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We're now facing
even more challenges.

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Sadly, it seems the consequences
will be long-term, despite our belief

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that justice will prevail
and there will be peace.

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We've gathered here at the summit
and we know the view is great.

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This makes us bolder,
because only together

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will we achieve a brighter future.

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We're allowed to be optimistic,
if we realise our goals

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that were shaped
by our businessmen

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and will be presented today.

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Future Horizons don't
bring only clear goals

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but also concrete
and feasible measures

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that will place Slovenia among
the most successful economies.

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Passing important laws
such as the Personal Income Tax Act

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we've improved
the Slovenian labour market

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for new employers as well.

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But we've got a long way ahead.

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The development cap was a goal
we failed to deliver.

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Even resources from the Recovery
and Resilience plan

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need to be meant
for business purposes.

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because added market value
is born right here.

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The main driving force of economy
is economy itself.

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The politicians
need to be aware of that.

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Future Horizons are a document

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that outlines the needs
and demands of Slovenian economy.

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We are a small, but export-oriented,
healthy and strong economy.

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We have experience and expertise.

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We've exported more than
€43 billion in 2021.

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That is €12 billion more
than five years ago.

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Some Slovenian businesses,
who can be rather small in size,

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have broken through
to the very top.

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We bank on a green transition,

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digitalisation and automation,

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e-mobility and more.

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Only technological advance
makes us competitive.

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That's why staff training
is very important.

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We have to allocate more than
3% of GDP to research,

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find stabile financial systems
and promote social discourse.

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The energetic paradigm,
ecological justice,

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tackling the pandemic
or fighting for freedom,

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all the challenges we face

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demand bold answers
from the Slovenian economy

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that have to be thought through.

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It's not just about development,
but about much needed breakthrough.

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That's why we outlined clear goals
and a bold "big picture".

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We've suggested several measures.

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We know what has to be changed.

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We know how to quantify
indicators of future success.

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Slovenia must ride
the green transition

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and digital transformation waves.

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Following the goals
and measures of the document

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we can create
a sustainable economy

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of a European Slovenia,

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a society of knowledge
and prosperity.

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This is the right place and time
to start our journey

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towards a bright future.
Welcome.

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Thank you, Mr Tibor Šimonka.

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Ladies and gentlemen, dear guests,

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please welcome
Prime Minister Janez Janša.

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Dear ladies and
gentlemen, businessmen,

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dear President,
dear guests.

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The timing of this summit

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is special,
because we believed

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that after 2 years we've forgotten
what the word crisis means.

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What the president of the Ukrainian
Chamber of Commerce said before

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shows that we are dealing with

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one challenge after another.

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The outcome of this recent one

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will dictate the normalisation
for the economy.

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Everything you are doing,
helping Ukraine,

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thank you for your solidarity.

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We are letting them know
that they're not alone.

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This isn't just solidarity.

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It shows that they will persevere

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and that Ukraine
will see peace again.

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That will happen when Ukraine is
strong enough to stop the aggression.

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For that we need weapons,
but more importantly, hope.

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My generation

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still remembers that
if we didn't believe 30 years ago

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nothing would have helped.

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All our efforts

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to end this war
in our vicinity

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on the eastern flank
of the EU and Nato,

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contribute to a stable climate

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and that you will finally
be able to work normally.

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But the last two
years showed you

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can do it even in
the time of crisis.

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And for that,
I'd like to thank you.

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We've met in this very hall before,

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the chambers,
representatives, key businesses.

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We've tackled
the pandemic successfully.

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The numbers that the president
mentioned before are good.

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They are good in comparison
to the rest of Europe.

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The growth offset
the 2020 fall.

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We've created an environment
to growth, as far as data shows.

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Despite energy

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and raw materials price rises.

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This will be the topic
in the EU in the following days.

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We'll try to agree on
several measures

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that will stabilise
the electrical energy prices

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and supply chains.

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We can optimistically
look into the future.

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Lately,
time is really scarce,

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so I'll cut to the chase.

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Let me comment on the
Future Horizons document.

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Thank you for preparing it
and including bold suggestions.

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They show
a confident Slovenian economy.

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The four pillars
that you've presented

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need to be commented on.
Green transition and digitalisation.

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If Europe wasn't hit with
the 2008 financial crisis

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that hindered
Slovenia's development,

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and we'd realise green transition
goals more ambitiously then,

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we'd be better off today.

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We'd be less reliant
on fossil fuels

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from unreliable markets

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or markets in the war zone.

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Because this wasn't the case,
we know precisely

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what the missed
opportunity was.

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Even though
the situation is changing,

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we have to follow on this path,
but smartly.

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Current energy sources
can be made redundant

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only when we build new ones.

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If we do it prematurely,
this will could even affect

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our green transition
and push it further away.

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We need ambition
and knowledge.

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When it comes to digitalisation,
I probably don't need to comment.

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The more realistic data we have in
less time, the easier it is to decide.

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The more accurate these data are,
the easier our decisions are.

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Digitalisation
intertwines with everything.

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I am very happy
that in the last year Slovenia

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with the help of the
Strategic Digitalisation Council

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and the Horizontal Coordination
of the Digital Transformation Office

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made a big move forward.

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We weren't exactly
the best in Europe before.

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We have improved this position.

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But it's not about
where we are on the list,

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it’s about how much faster
it actually helps us grow.

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When it comes to connectivity...

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There are many concrete proposals.

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It's very fashionable to talk
about the digital highway,

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about 5G nationwide and so on.

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These are absolutely priorities,

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but if you go
to Koroška or Bela Krajina,

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they say that
they still need a normal road.

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This, too, has yet to be built
and in the years to come

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we will make up for many delays

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with the ongoing projects

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we presented earlier at the press
conference in the next room.

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If you visit the government website,

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there is a list
of hundreds of projects

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which have either been realised,

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are in progress
or in development programs plans,

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which means
that real funds are available

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for future years
for these investments.

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The word connectivity...
Many suggestions

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that you gave
in Horizons of the Future

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have a realistic basis
in this map.

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Look for your municipality, for
your environment and you will see

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what is in progress and planned.

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When it comes to reindustrialisation
and the staffing problem,

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harmonisation of the school system
with the needs of the economy,

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we still have a lot of work to do.

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The first work that needs
to be done is in our heads.

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We need to realise
that we are in the 21st century.

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These are no longer
the times of Maria Theresa

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when the school system was
planned for 100 years in advance.

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In the next 10 years,
the entire developed world

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will introduce
lifelong learning systems.

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What we imagine today
as a school and a school system,

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what all of us here
have gone through,

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will be different in 10 years.

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The sooner
we come to terms with this,

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the sooner
we modernise school systems,

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the sooner we will be able
to keep up with the times.

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There will be big changes here.

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I think we need to do everything

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for this transition
to be as quick as possible

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as well as
as painless as possible.

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In Slovenia, we are not exactly known
for being able to get along quickly.

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We will also have to change
the way we communicate.

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When it comes to the role of
the state and the financial system,

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shorter lines, less bureaucracy,

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better legislation.

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Unfortunately, the government has not
had enough time in the last two years

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to do what...

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To bring into effect

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what was proposed by our Strategic
Council for Debureaucratisation.

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Fortunately,
we accepted the first package

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which simplifies
and facilitates many things.

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For the second package...
Since it is a demanding legal matter,

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there was no time in this term.

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We believe that
this will be done this year.

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In any case, hundreds of
different bureaucratic tasks,

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which are now needed
because it says so somewhere,

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not because life would require it,

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will be eliminated.

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We have a very clear picture
of how to act in this regard.

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As for funding...

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We are aware that many plans,
as well as ongoing projects,

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require additional resources
due to the increase in prices

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for various reasons.

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We will be able to provide them
if the growth we have now

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continues.
This is mostly up to you.

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Real growth last year was more
than 8%, nominal was almost 11%.

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Some say it was not 8% due
to inflation. This is real growth.

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Although inflation
is becoming a problem.

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If we continue with this pace,

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and given the ongoing projects
we can,

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then even filling this emerging
gap will not be a problem.

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I believe in the years to come
the decision makers

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will do everything they
or we can. But I also believe

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that those of you who are
actually behind the wheel

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will be able to do so as well.

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Because you have proven in times
of crisis that it is possible.

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Where would we be
if times were normal?

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Thank you for your courage
in the last two years,

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keep it up in the future.

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I wish you as much health
as possible in these times

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when we are not done
with covid yet.

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I wish as few things as possible

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would keep us away from
regular and extra work

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that we do together.

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Congratulations
to the President and the Chamber

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for very bold proposals
in the Horizons of the Future.

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Thank you to all those we met during
government visits to the regions.

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In the last two years,
we visited all Slovenian regions,

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hundreds of companies.

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A lot of the things you told us
during those visits helped us

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make or form
more realistic decisions.

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Not only
was this information valuable,

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without a direct contact

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those in government or ministerial
rooms can be pretty blind.

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In short, be bold with suggestions
or admonitions, including criticism,

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in the future as well.

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Stay developmentally brave.

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I wish you a successful
Slovenian Economy Summit.

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Thank you very much,
Prime Minister, Mr. Janez Janša,

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for your encouraging words.

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Thank you for participating
in the Slovenian Economy Summit.

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We wish you
a safe journey to Brussels.

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Thank you to the President

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of the National Council
of the Republic of Slovenia

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for participating
in the Slovenian Economy Summit.