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Hello. The PM will present
the Government's decision

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to recognize Palestine. Go ahead.
-Hello.

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The horrors we
have been witnessing in Gaza

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are unacceptable and have to stop.
All our actions,

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including the decision
to recognize Palestine,

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have been aimed at this goal,
how to end the horrors in Gaza

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and alleviate
the suffering of Palestinians.

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Slovenia, as a member
of the UN Security Council,

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has a bigger responsibility
as it had in the past.

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Therefore, today's decision
is being watched by the whole world.

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When we decided
on our future path,

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we were trying
to achieve balance

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between the interests
of the West, the Arab world

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and the interests
of other UN member states

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that elected us
to the Security Council.

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Our approach is innovative,
because we want

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to achieve
our goals in the UN

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through the dialogue that will be
initiated by our recognition.

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Our goals are
immediate ceasefire,

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stopping of conflicts,
release of hostages

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and the safety of Israel
through the two-state solution.

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Slovenia has consistently
advocated for this in the UN.

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Two thirds of states
accepted these positions.

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I believe the recognition
will inspire others

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to do the same.
Slovenia has been involved

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in talks with EU member states
that share the same position

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to use the recognition
as a starting point

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to put pressure on Israel
to stop the conflict.

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I appeal on Israel to stop
attacking Rafah and Gaza

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and to start negotiating instead
of looking for a military solution.

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The negotiations have been going on
and I want our recognition

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to accelerate them. I want
to avoid any misunderstandings.

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The Government was unanimous,
the coalition is unanimous

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and I believe that because of this,
we will have a bigger impact

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on the international stage
despite being a small country.

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This is our main goal.
Our goal is not internal,

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we just want
to help Palestinians.

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Thank you.
The PM will answer three questions.

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Gašper Lubej, Al Jazeera.
If I understood correctly,

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certain criteria
have to be met

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before you send this
to the Parliament. Is this true?

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The decision is not classified.
We do not talk about criteria,

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but about our expectations for
everyone involved in the conflict.

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We will monitor the progress.
I am talking about a ceasefire,

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the release of hostages and the
reform of the Palestinian government.

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If the progress is faster,
the recognition will be faster.

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We have set the deadline,
13 June,

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as the last day
to finish the process.

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Uroš Esih, Delo.

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You said the decision
was unanimous.

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Why are the other partners
and the foreign minister not here?

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They are all in favour
of the recognition.

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The Left has been advocating
for it since its foundation

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a decade ago. Would this not give
more weight to the decision?

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We agreed that I present
our decision myself as a PM.

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The other partners have been
clear about their position.

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You summarized it.
They thought it was not necessary

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to be here because they have been
clear. I will not comment on it,

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but the coordinator of The Left
has been very clear

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and was very glad
about our decision,

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maybe even more than expected.
The coalition is unified

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and sees this
as a very positive step

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although it will be
made gradually.

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The last question
will be asked online.

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Lucija Kavčič, Demokracija.
Go ahead.

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Hello. I want to know whether
the Government has decided anything

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on the Italian announcement
to prolong border controls

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and to propose
to the EU Commission

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to exclude Slovenia from Schengen?
Have you already decided

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what you will do about it?
-This is not related to the topic

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and we have not talked
about it yet.

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We have not received
an official notification yet.

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Thank you.
If it is about Palestine.

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The government will send
the proposal to recognise Palestine

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to Parliament by 13 June
at the latest, or could that change?

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We set 13 June as the deadline to
assess the progress in this field.

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That is when we have to give
our final assessment, yes.

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Thank you, Prime Minister.
The Deputy PM

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will answer all other questions.
-Thank you.

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I now invite Matej Arčon

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to present all other decisions
made by the government today.

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Go ahead,
Deputy Prime Minister.

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Thank you. I would first
like to extend my congratulations

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for Europe Day
and the 20. anniversary

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of Slovenia's accession
to the European Union.

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I am very happy and honoured
that we will be celebrating

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this important anniversary tonight
in my city, Nova Gorica,

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where, a little over 20 years ago,
we took our first step into the EU.

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I am truly looking forward
to tonight's event

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and the memories
of the journey we have made,

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as well as the future
of that region,

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as Nova Gorica and its neighbour,
Gorizia, will be organising

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the year-long event for the European
Capital of Culture next year,

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the preparation for which
is already intensely underway.

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Regarding today's
government meeting,

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the Prime Minister already presented
one of the central points.

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Today the government
adopted the starting points

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regarding the erection
of the Independence monument,

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as we are also nearing
National Day.

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In a little less than a year,
a 23-member commission

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has also set the location
of the monument,

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which will stand
on Republic Square by the flagpole,

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where the Slovenian flag
was flown for the very first time.

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The message that
this monument must convey

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is that the unity of society

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lies in the very process
of gaining independence.

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The starting points
will be followed

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by a public
international competition.

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The process was led
by the president of the commission,

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State Secretary Mr. Medved
from the Ministry of Defence.

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Today we also adopted
the SDH strategy,

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which will be presented
by Minister Boštjančič.

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A very important message
is that the coalition is unified.

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We coordinated the strategy
interdepartmentally

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and are sending it
into procedure.

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On one of the previous
press conferences,

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there was a question
regarding apartments.

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When the National Assembly
approves the SDH strategy,

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the green light will be given
for the company DSU

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to begin designing and building
so-called affordable apartments,

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which is one of the commitments
of our coalition.

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That is all from me.
-Thank you.

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The Deputy PM will also answer
questions about current affairs.

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Nastja Stopar, RTV.

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I have a question
about a different topic.

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How do you view
the formation of new lists

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and that three
former candidates

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and a former member
of the Freedom Movement

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will be on the list
of the Greens of Slovenia?

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I view it democratically.

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Society is organising either
through political parties or lists

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and voters have
a greater range of options.

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What I find more important

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is that all parties and lists
must call on voters

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to participate
in the elections on 9 June.

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It is our duty
and responsibility

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to participate in these elections
in as great a number as possible.

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We also owe it
to the European Union,

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which we are
benefitting from greatly.

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I can see in your eyes
that you are interested

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in the people from my party,
who went to another list.

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It is very simple.
Until the very last day,

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until we finally set
the order on the list itself,

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we intentionally left
the order open,

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because we wanted
to prioritise team spirit.

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We did not set the condition
"either I'm first, or I'm out."

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That is why priority was given
to other people,

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who want us to act as a team,
not as individuals,

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"either I'm first, or I'm out."
That is the answer.

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Do you perhaps see it as revenge,
that all three went to another list?

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Look,
it is their personal decision.

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I find it more important
that we stand united

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and that we prioritised
young and experienced people.

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Irena Joveva,
as the lead candidate,

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is an excellent example
that personifies all of that.

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She has five years of experience,
she is young

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and I believe that she will be
an excellent lead candidate.

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Maybe another question
about the judges.

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The Government recently presented
the draft intervention act.

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The judges have not given
an official response yet,

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but are expected to do so today.
They're displeased because

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the draft is similar to the one
from the beginning of April.

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A year after the constitutional
decision. What's your comment?

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I wouldn't go into
the displeasure of the judges now.

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The intervention act,

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which is in interdepartmental
coordination for the time being,

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and I cannot comment
on the details at the moment,

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needs to happen regardless
of the displeasure of the judges.

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We will implement the decision
of the Constitutional Court,

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and it will enter into force
on 1 January 2025.

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In the meantime,
the pillar negotiations are ongoing,

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where we will determine
public officials' salaries.

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As I have said many times, we want
to finish this as soon as possible,

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and implement it
with 1 January 2025.

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Whether it will coincide
with the intervention act or not,

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is a matter of negotiations,

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and the conclusions
of those negotiations.

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We have a question
in the media centre,

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and then Lucija Kavčič
can get ready.

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Marko Gregorc, Pop TV.
You started with today's holiday.

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There was some
controversy yesterday.

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There is a celebration
in Nova Gorica.

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The Prime Minister
will stay in Ljubljana,

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because it is also
a municipal holiday.

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Why such a decision
by the Prime Minister?

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He was here,
but he commented more on Palestine.

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Do you know why he decided
to celebrate in Ljubljana,

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and not to have lunch
with Mr Prodi?

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We were very surprised
by the article on your TV,

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because none of this is true,

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that he intended to meet
for any kind of lunch,

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there was no invitation
from either side.

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Whether
the Prime Minister will attend

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the ceremony
on the occasion of the holiday

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is, of course, his decision.

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He will certainly take part
in the evening ceremony,

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where he will also be
the keynote speaker,

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and last but not least,
he also comes from Nova Gorica.

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Lucija Kavčič, over Zoom.
Go ahead. From Demokracija.

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In South-Eastern Slovenia,

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the Romani people
are still a hot issue.

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The mayors also initiated
or filed for changes to four acts.

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Given that
the Government promised

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to prepare
a new package of drafts,

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I'm wondering if they are
anywhere close to being ready.

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Or when they will be ready.
Thank you very much.

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I don't have a timeline, but I know
that negotiations are underway

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with the Office
for National Minorities,

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that they are in regular contact
both with the local communities

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as well as
with the Romani people.

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So, the competent office
will give you the answer.

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We will discuss this in detail
when it's on the agenda,

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and when the material is ready.

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That's it, no more questions.
Thank you. See you in Nova Gorica.

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I invite the Deputy Prime Minister

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and Finance Minister
Boštjan Klemenčič to present

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the state's capital investment
management strategy.

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Klemen Boštjančič.
I apologize, Minister.

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It's okay,
I respond to both names.

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We can tell you it was
an inside joke, I wrote it down.

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The state's new investment
management strategy is confirmed.

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At the ministry, we wrote it
with all the necessary caution

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and above all responsibility.

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We've been coordinating it with
all stakeholders for a long time.

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Because we wanted
this document,

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which is the state's basic tool
for active ownership,

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be of really high quality.

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The strategy is not just
a notation or a paper,

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with it the investment manager,
the Slovenian Sovereign Holding,

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communicates its goals

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in the management
of state-owned companies

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to shareholders,
the wider capital market

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and, last but not least,
to the general public.

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When preparing the strategy,
we followed the prescribed structure

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from the SSH Act and adapted it
to the current situation.

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Some companies were sold
or went bankrupt after 2015.

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And the Bank Asset Management
Company merged with SSH.

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The proposal
of the new strategy

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doesn't only
include capital investments,

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but also refers to
wider investments of the state,

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for example, also receivables
and real estate owned by SSH.

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The strategy includes
84 capital investments.

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34 investments
are classified as strategic.

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With those, in addition to
economic and financial goals,

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SSH must also account
for strategic goals,

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which are determined
by the strategy.

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Eight investments
are important.

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These are the societies
in which the state wants to keep

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the key development factors
in the country.

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42 investments
are portfolio investments,

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with which the state tries to
achieve exclusively economic goals.

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Another thing that you are
probably very interested in.

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The answer is yes. Pošta Slovenije
and Zavarovalnica Triglav

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remain strategic investments
of the state.

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During the information
or better misinformation in media

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I have been explaining
that privatization was never the aim.

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This fear is being eliminated.

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I repeat that Ministry of Finance
has prepared a draft of the strategy

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exclusively
on professional criteria.

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In this context Pošta Slovenije
and Zavarovalnica Triglav

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weren't foreseen as a possible
privatization in a draft.

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Pošta Slovenije is the only company,
capable of implementing

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universal postal services
in the area of Republic of Slovenia,

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although not on the basis of law,
but with a decree of AKOS.

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In Zavarovalnica Triglav
the state has a 34% share

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which is higher than it's valid
for important investments

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that is 25% plus one share.

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In the phase of coordination with
coalition and social partners

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of Economic and Social Council

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the stakeholders agreed
with the Ministry's argumentation.

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But common interest prevailed

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to reinforce additional formal
security of both investments

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and we have classified them
as strategical investments

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with which the state
is reaching other goals,

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where we take into consideration
societal interests.

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Economic aim of the strategy
is a rise in productivity.

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The companies should
do more with given resources.

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One indicator of productivity
is added value per employee.

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Target return for the capital
of the whole portfolio is still 8%.

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We are taken in consideration a type
and specificity of investments.

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SDH shall adopt an annual plan
for investment management,

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where specific aims
for investment management

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as well as measures and directions
for reaching them shall be defined.

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Criteria for measuring
the performance of investments

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are being formed
considering the type of investment.

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The government shall
give consent to both documents.

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All three documents
then give SDH the basis

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for an active investment management
and monitoring

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the main goals
of the individual company.

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Today the government
had the first budget meeting

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and thus it started the process
of preparing the budget

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for years 2025 and 2026.

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Considering the recent
fiscal framework,

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which defines the public financial
spending for next three years,

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can budgetary expenditures
in the years 2025 and 2026

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amount to 17.1 billion Euros.

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Coordination of expenditures
with submitters of financial plans

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shall follow
in the continuation of the process.

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In the next month
or month and a half.

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The second budget meeting
is expected in the beginning of July.

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But the government shall certify
the documents in September.

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In the next year the expenditures
for 2025 can rise

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according to
the last year's budget.

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But proposals shall follow the
medium-term goal for sustainability

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of public debt
and maintaining the deficit

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under the limit of 3% GDP.

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In the next two years
there will be remedial measures

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because of last year's floods

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and measures to reinforce the growth
and development of economy.

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They will be supported
with the European funds.

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Thank you very much, Minister.
Questions from journalists? Pop TV.

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When presenting the draft
of changes in investment management,

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it was said that Pošta and
Zavarovalnica Triglav are important,

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because they are not meeting
the technical conditions.

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What has changed
that it's not true anymore?

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And what about Telekom?

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Have you moved it
to important investments?

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In my opening speech
I have explained,

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why the companies have been
put into important investments

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and why we have moved them
to strategical investments.

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They are very specific companies.

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As I've said, Pošta is implementing
the universal postal service

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by the concession from AKOS.

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For this reason, it was an important
and not strategical investment first.

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We don't have an agenda
to put it into privatization

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and that is why we changed it.

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I believe the first classification
would be technically better,

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but we have coordinated
the document long enough

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with coalition
and social partners.

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As far as Telekom is concerned,
it's true,

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it stays the same as in the draft.

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Any more questions?
There is nothing via Zoom as well.

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Thank you both.
Have a nice celebration.

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See you soon. Goodbye.