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Greetings. The government
held today's meeting

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in Posavje,
more specifically Krško.

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The ministers
visited various locations

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fitting their competencies.

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Personally, I devoted this day
to nuclear energy.

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The development of Posavje
has been marked by nuclear energy,

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which is what Posavje
is most known for in Slovenia.

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The government held today's

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nuclear energy-themed meeting
in Posavje for two reasons.

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The first one is that,
based on the adopted resolution

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and the decision
regarding the referendum,

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we began preparing
for the November referendum

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on building a second unit of the
nuclear power plant in Krško.

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We will keep coming back
to this very important topic

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and I think it is only right
that the ministers,

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who will be dealing
with these matters, personally see

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what nuclear technology
looks like and how it works.

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The second,
even more important reason,

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is that a few hours ago we laid the
foundation stone for a repository

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for low- and intermediate-level
radioactive waste.

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This is a a historical debt
that was talked about

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since the day the nuclear power
plant began operating in the 1980s.

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It was talked about
20 years ago,

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when we signed the agreement
with neighbouring Croatia,

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but no government in the history
of Slovenia has taken this step.

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We waited until today
for this government

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to finally pay this debt,
for future generations,

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to clean up the radioactive waste
and safely store it,

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so that we may ensure
the revitalisation of this place.

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We are hereby
fulfilling that debt.

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I am proud
that we took this step today,

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not only because of the guaranteed
money or the already-laid plans,

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but because we officially signed
a contract with a contractor

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and the work is beginning.

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I believe that this step
is also necessary

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because until we clean up
the waste of the existing plant,

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we cannot start planning a new one.
That much is completely clear

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and we are hereby
overcoming this key obstacle,

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so that we can talk about building
a new unit here with confidence,

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without conditionals and,
at the end of the day,

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without a guilty conscience
regarding the waste issue.

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I truly am very proud
and it was only right,

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as well as high time
for this to happen.

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The government also discussed
three other important points.

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As planned, today we adopted
the starting points for

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an act on funding the construction
of public rental housing.

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The government will provide
up to 100 million euros a year,

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amounting
up to a billion euros in ten years,

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in order to construct
public rental housing.

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Minister Maljevac
will provide more details,

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but what is important is that
no new tax is planned to fund this.

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The funding will be secured
from the national budget by law.

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We are already preparing this
for the 2025 and 2026 budgets,

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the funding for this purpose
has already been secured there.

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The second important topic today
was healthcare,

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which is still
our number one priority

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and we discuss it
at every meeting.

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Today we made
two important decisions.

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On one hand,
the service programme regulation,

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compulsory health contribution.

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We have increased the resources,
mainly for children's programmes.

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On the other hand
we have introduced a mechanism,

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how to make a fairer
allocation of resources

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between private contractors
and public contractors of services.

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The minister
can tell us more about it.

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We also made a resolution,

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for the first time
after 30 years since independence,

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how to organize an urgent
medical assistance with helicopters

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in a way that corresponds
with the European level.

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Until now, we have just improvised
and helped ourselves army vehicles.

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The system worked, but we could
make a lot of things better.

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Now on we have decided
to build a fleet

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and infrastructure
for this purpose only.

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From now on, the police,
which was given this task,

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has to establish dedicated units,
which will be made exclusively

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for life saving.

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It's a big step for Slovenian
patients and a healthcare system.

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The third point
is symbolically important

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and it's about
economic-social dialogue.

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This dialogue died out

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during the time
of the previous government,

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but we have revived it.

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Later, the employers
withdrew from the dialogue

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and I'm happy to announce
that we have reached an agreement

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with both sides.
With trade unions and employers

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that is economic associations,

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to have a meeting this month
and revive the dialogue.

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Today,
we have approved the protocol

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how to cooperate
within this dialogue

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for it to run as smoothly
as possible and that solutions

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won't be just binding,
but also useful

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for all citizens
of the Republic of Slovenia.

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To recap the whole package.
We had historical agreements

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in the area of radioactive waste
and health issues,

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how to improve medical care
of our citizens

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and how to consider
all variables

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to make fairer decisions,

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of a social nature
and more balanced.

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Thank you. -Questions
from journalists. Go ahead.

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Introduce yourself.
-Hello. Enisa Brizani, TVS.

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Let's stay in Posavje a little.

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The people feel neglected
and they are asking,

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whether you have made
some agreements today

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or some stimulating setting
for developing this region.

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I've told this today already and I'm
happy to say it for the third time.

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When I was still busy with energy
industry and I had longer hair,

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I was often in Posavje and I
declared myself as a half native.

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I believe that I know
the challenges quite well

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and I know that energy is one
of the main disciplines of Posavje,

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but it's not the only one.

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The ministers were on field
because of this as well.

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Their task is to prepare everything
as you are saying.

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They will make a review of the
projects. Some were open today

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and some talks
just started today.

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I believe we will collect
all projects in one month's time

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and address them.
The long-term ones as well.

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I can give you an affirmative answer.
All ministers were on the field,

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not just me. And everyone of them
had to see to their area.

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Saša Kisovec, TV Slovenia.

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We're interested
in your comment

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on the Constitutional Court's
decision on judges' wages.

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How will this affect
negotiations in the public sector

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and what does this
mean for the budget?

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I have to say that
I just skimmed through the decision,

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it is quite complex
to implement.

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Nevertheless,
I believe in the rule of law,

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the Government will do its utmost
to implement this decision.

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Exactly how
is up to the Ministry of Justice.

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I believe in the next week or two
they will present a concrete proposal

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on how to implement
this constitutional decision,

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but we must all always
be aware of what is possible.

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Some things are doable,
some things may not be,

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but I will not judge now,
because it is too early for that.

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Again,
I respect the rule of law,

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and we will do our utmost
for the constitutional decision

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to be properly implemented.

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I believe
the negotiations on the wage reform

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will not be
directly affected by this.

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It is quite possible, however,
for it to have an indirect impact.

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Even the trade unions, the others
involved in the negotiations,

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have not yet calculated
the direct consequences,

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because we don't yet know
exactly what such a decision

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will entail in concrete terms.

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A question about today's events.

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Is it true, as Klemen Grošelj said,
that at the beginning of April

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you and Vesna Vuković asked
him to call a press conference

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and deny the involvement
of the Serbian President

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in the composition
of the candidate list?

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I denied that yesterday.

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I don't know which point
I have to deny again.

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Whatever anyone thinks
about their own importance,

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says the most about them.

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I am really sorry that
in the European elections,

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instead of dealing with the content,
which is very important

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because it says what we're
going to represent in Brussels,

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which in fact determines
80% of our legislation.

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Instead of the content,
we're dealing

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with the declarations of individuals
about their importance.

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I think
that is a real waste of time.

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Suzana Vahtarić,
Radio Slovenia.

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Can you explain
the emergency helicopter assistance?

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How come this decision
was made so quickly,

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how will it be organised, when
are we getting the helicopters,

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how much is it going to cost?
Is this a public service?

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Unfortunately, the decision
was not made quickly,

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we are the last in Europe.

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It is high time we cut
this Gordian knot,

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which has formed
under previous governments,

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because, in trying to optimise
costs, to create savings,

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this task has been entrusted
to the Slovenian Armed Forces,

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which have tried their best,

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but they didn't have dedicated
aircrafts for this area.

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Today's decision
says exactly that.

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Slovenia is obliged to do so
and will do so,

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it will acquire
dedicated helicopters.

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Yes, this is a public service
with dedicated aircrafts.

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This fleet
will be managed by the police.

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This is the first phase.
We're talking about two bases.

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It's quite possible we will add
a third base in Ajdovščina,

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a fourth base somewhere
in south-eastern Slovenia.

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If necessary, in order
to cover the whole territory.

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But we are starting
with two bases

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and two additional
dedicated aircrafts.

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The Slovenian Armed Forces will
continue to provide reserve aircrafts

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until the new fleet
is established.

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The first estimate is that
we will allocate up to €50 million

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for this purpose
over the next three years.

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The exact breakdown of the funds
will be known

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when the tender for the purchase
of helicopters is carried out.

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We will see
about the delivery dates,

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it also depends
on what the tender conditions are.

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When will it be
put into operation?

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It depends on the delivery dates,
it is not up to us.

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The Government started this today,
when we know more on this,

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we will tell you.
But this year we will put in place

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dedicated infrastructure
and processes.

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Whereas the procurement
of additional aircrafts

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depends on
the delivery dates of the suppliers.

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Local media?
-Peter Pavlovič, Posavski obzornik.

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I'd like to go back
to the cornerstone of the landfill.

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You mentioned something,
do not take my word for it now,

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that with JEK2
we must not repeat the mistake

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of looking all over Slovenia
for a location

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as we did with the landfill.

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Could you explain
what exactly you meant by that?

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The director
could have explained it to you.

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I remember the process
of how the ARAO

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launched a call for tenders
15 years ago.

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The director
mentioned this in his speech.

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They asked the municipalities
to volunteer to have such a landfill.

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Some municipalities volunteered,

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but in the middle of the process, when
all the technical bases were prepared,

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after a couple of years,
they withdrew.

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My message was only one.

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The location of JEK2 is known.

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We don't need
to reinvent the wheel

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about how we're going to
approach finding this location.

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Let's immediately
start talking to the local community

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about how we are going to
coexist together on this location.

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Thank you all for being with us.
We'll end on this note. Goodbye.

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Is that all? -Yes.
-Thank you very much.