Government adopts response to the Draft Recommendation on the state of play in the fight against corruption

At today's meeting of the Committee on State Organisation and Public Affairs, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the response to the Draft Recommendation to the Government on the state of play in the fight against corruption in the Republic of Slovenia submitted to the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia by a group of deputies (first signatory: Jelka Godec), and forwarded it to the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia.

The Government rejects the proposed items (1 to 5) of the Recommendation on the grounds of their constitutional incompatibility or on the grounds that the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia in the present convocation has already taken a decision on them or has already considered them. Consequently, the Government proposes to delete the mentioned points of the Recommendation.

Source: Ministry of Justice

Government on budgetary transfers

Today, at a meeting of the Committee on State Organisation and Public Affairs, the Government approved the transfers and distribution of budgetary commitment in this year's state budget.

Among other things, it will transfer budgetary commitment amounting to EUR 997,896.42 from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation to the Ministry of Culture to cover the costs of archaeological research and accompanying works to be carried out by the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia as part of the project to construct the National and University Library of Ljubljana – NUK II.

The Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities will be allocated EUR 530,000 from the general budgetary reserve. It will be used to pay emergency financial assistance following last year's floods and landslides.

Source: Ministry of Finance

Government includes project “Swiss Contribution – Technical Support” in the current Development Programme Plan 2024–2027

At today's meeting of the Committee on the Economy, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia included a new project “1630-24-7001 Swiss Contribution – Technical Support” worth CHF 880,000 in the current Development Programme Plan 2024 – 2027.

The Swiss contribution, which aims to reduce economic and social disparities in the European Union, amounts to CHF 16 million for Slovenia: CHF 15,120,000 for the thematic area “Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy” and CHF 880,000 for “Technical Support”. The “Technical Support” funds are earmarked for the efficient and effective implementation of the Slovenian-Swiss Cooperation Programme and for a support measure to target the thematic area “Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy”.

The “Technical Support” agreement between the Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development and the competent Swiss institution, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) was signed on 18 October 2023. The deadline for eligibility of expenditure for “Technical Assistance” funds under “Technical Support” is 3 December 2029, while the deadline for eligibility of expenditure for “Support Measure Preparation Fund” expires on the date of signature of the Support Measure Agreement, which must be signed no later than 3 December 2024.

Source: Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development