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Hello and welcome
to the press conference

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after the 174th government meeting.

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Decisions from this meeting

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will be presented by the Vice Prime
Minister Matej Arčon. Go ahead.

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Thank you very much.
Dear all,

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this is the today's third
regional visit of the government.

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We are happy to be here in Pomurje,
that the government had a meeting

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and adopted a few important
decisions for Pomurje

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and for Slovenia as a whole.

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The first information
that I would like to share is

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that the government has adopted
a draft of the Intervention Act

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which will be sent
to the National Assembly.

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It is about the use of vignettes.
Because of the increased traffic,

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record-breaking investments,
gridlocks

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and because of the quality
of the highway usage

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the validity of the vignettes
is prolonged for four months.

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For the vignettes that will be valid
on the 1st of December 2025.

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I believe
that as a Ministry and government

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we show here a correct attitude
towards all users

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who use highways
on a daily basis.

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We are aware
that investments are record-breaking

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and we need to be patient. At the
same time we are trying to help those

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who use these highways.

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Related to this topic
we have talked also about

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the traffic problems in Istria.

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We are suspending
expressways H5 and H6,

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with a decree they will be
re-categorised to a main road,

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which means
that in this part of Slovenian Istria

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the vignette will no longer be needed
with the 1st of January 2026.

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As far as Pomurje is concerned,
we have learnt about

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a merger of ZIS, a Scientific
and Innovation Centre of Pomurje,

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with the Jožef Štefan Institute.

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The intensive activities
are underway.

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The government will take the final
decision on the basis of analysis

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and a review of the operation
of ZIS in November this year,

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so the activities are underway

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to keep the quality workplaces

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in this area as well.

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This is all from me.

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You can also ask me questions.
Thank you.

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We have a microphone. In the first
row. Please, introduce yourself.

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Uroš Maučec of TV Idea.

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How do you comment the estimate
of the International Monetary Fund,

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which lowered the estimate of the
economic growth for Slovenia to 1.1%?

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Regardless of the lower estimate,

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the experts have given us...

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The economy is in a good state
and it functions well.

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The international credit ratings
also give us

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some encouraging news
that Slovenia is on the right track

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and the measures we are adopting
as a government and parliament

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are good
and for the benefit of our citizens.

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Next questions.

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If there are no further questions,
I thank you for coming here

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and goodbye.
-Thank you.