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93rd regular session of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia

At today's session, the Government issued an ordinance on the provision of medical services during a strike, which sets out the medical services that doctors must provide during the strike by the Fides trade union. The Government also took note of the Spring Forecast of Economic Trends 2024 and adopted an amendment to the draft Matura Examination Act.

Minister of Health Valentina Prevolnik Rupel | Author Žan Kolman/KPV

The Government adopted the Ordinance on the provision of medical services during a strike, which sets out the medical services that doctors must provide during the Fides strike. The Fides strike is currently in its 7th week and it is not possible to predict at this moment when it will end; hence the Government has specified medical services that guarantee, at least to a certain extent, proportionality between the actions of the strikers and the guarantee of fundamental human rights, such as the right to social security and the right to healthcare. The Government has, by ordinance, specified the limitation of the right to strike, which is already limited by the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia, the Strike Act and the Medical Services Act, due to the risk that not providing these services could lead to imminent danger or extremely serious consequences for the life and health of people, or their safety and security of property, or to other harmful consequences. The right to strike must be proportionate and must in no way override other constitutionally guaranteed rights, in particular the rights of the most vulnerable, such as the disabled and the elderly. The ordinance will enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia.

The Spring Forecast of Economic Trends 2024 projects economic growth to pick up this year, with inflation continuing to moderate gradually for most of the year. Economic growth will pick up this year (2.4 %), albeit somewhat more modestly than IMAD had forecast in the autumn (2.8 %). Continued investment growth, easing of inflationary pressures and a recovery in foreign demand, albeit at a slightly slower pace than expected in the autumn, will have a favourable impact on economic trends. GDP growth is expected to be slightly higher over the next two years (2.5% in 2025 and 2.6 % in 2026). Risks to the forecast’s realisation stem from the international geopolitical and economic situation. The export side of the Slovenian economy could be affected by possible intensified cost pressures, including in the domestic environment, which could impair its competitiveness. The broader economic consequences of last year's floods also remain uncertain, in particular in terms of the speed with which post-flood reconstruction can be carried out due to limited administrative and staff capacities. IMAD expects inflation to moderate gradually over most of this year, but may pick up again slightly at the end of this year and the beginning of next year due to the base effect and the expiry of measures to curb high energy prices. According to IMAD's projections, inflation will approach 2 % in 2026.

The aim of the proposed amendment to the Matura Examination Act is to provide a legal basis for the possibility of accessing the graded examination papers, lodging a digital objection to grades and, in connection with this, managing personal data, which have been somewhat inadequately defined in the provisions on keeping records of personal data. The proposal aims to provide for these possibilities already for the next examination period for general matura, so that the National Examination Centre (RIC) will be able to obtain the e-mail addresses of the candidates for taking the general matura examination from the general matura application forms.  In this way, each candidate for taking the general matura examination would be able to review their graded examination papers online after the general matura examination’s results are announced and decide whether to lodge an objection to the grade in a particular subject. Students will also be able to lodge an objection electronically.