In December 2019, the European Commission and its member states adopted the European Green Deal – a package of policy initiatives that sets the European Union on the path towards a green transition – its final goal being climate neutrality by 2050. This transition will facilitate the transformation of the European Union into a fair and prosperous society with a modern and competitive economy – the European Green Deal represents our growth strategy.

In February 2020, the European Commission presented a plan for shaping Europe's digital future. It is a set of initiatives aimed at creating a European society based on digital solutions that prioritise people. Such an environment will provide businesses with new opportunities and the needed support to develop trustworthy technologies. Digitalisation also plays a key role in the fight against climate change and in the transition to a green economy.

These two ambitious policy priorities, known as the twin transition, encountered a health and economic crisis when in the spring of 2020 the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and almost came to a standstill. Two years later, Europe was shocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which caused a humanitarian and energy crisis. These two crises showed how fragile our systems are and how urgent the twin transition is. Work, learning and socialising went digital overnight, whereas the search for energy sources that do not rely on fossil fuels became an existential issue. In response to the crises, the European Union has assigned more than €800 billion to the legislative initiatives available
to member states for recovery and resilience. Slovenia has €2.68 billion available under the measures of the RRP.

What does the twin transition mean for the Slovenian economy? How have Slovenian companies responded to it? What is the role of the RRF funds? Is it a fad or a question of existence? How can we increase the competitiveness of companies on the European as well as on the global market by going green and digital? At what point does the cost that companies have to bear turn into a competitive advantage? Panellists from the business sector, the government, NGOs and the European Commission will try to provide answers to these and other questions.

The conference will be held in Slovene and English. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in both languages, as well as in the Slovenian sign language.

Please find attached the conference programme and registration information.

We look forward to seeing you.

On the sidelines of the second public event of the Plan for Recovery and Resilience, on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at 1 p.m., a symbolic laying of the foundation stone for the new building Vrazov trg Campus of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ljubljana, organized by the University of Ljubljana, will take place. It is one of the most financially extensive projects that will be carried out in Slovenia by 2026 with the help of European funds within the framework of the Recovery and Resilience Plan.