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The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for a call for proposals aimed at promoting the development and deployment of new business models and processes based on the principles of circular economy and digitalisation. Over €13.3 million will be allocated from the European Regional Development Fund to support the implementation of the call.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for a call for proposals supporting the co-financing of smart grid investments in the 2026-2030 period.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for an ITI project in the Urban Municipality of Krško. The project will receive over €2.7 million from the European Regional Development Fund.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for two street redevelopment projects in Celje and Murska Sobota. The projects aim to promote safer, more equitable and more sustainable city streets, while encouraging walking and cycling. The European Regional Development Fund will contribute €3.29 million to the projects.

The documentation relating to the Open Call for Proposals for Small-scale Projects under the Interreg Slovenia–Croatia Programme 2021–2027 (Reference Number 4300-132/2023-1630-4), published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, Number 116/23, on 17 November 2023, is amended with regard to the amount of the available funding and the name of the responsible ministry.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Hydraulic improvement of the Trbovlje water supply system. The project will help reduce water losses and ensure a more reliable supply of drinking water to residents. The Cohesion Fund contribution to the project stands at just over € 800,000.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for two projects, namely the project Improving the status of species and habitat types in the Natura 2000 sites of Pohorje - Pohorka and the project Marshes and wetland meadows – MOČvira. The European Regional Development Fund will contribute a total of €5.75 million to the projects, which will help restore threatened habitats and conserve biodiversity.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the GIGA Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (GIGA NMR) project. The project will establish a state-of-the-art research infrastructure to develop critical technologies and strengthen research and innovation in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. The European Regional Development Fund contribution stands at €27.5 million.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project to build the new Dr Mihajlo Rostohar Elementary School in Krško. The project will receive just over €231,600 from the European Regional Development Fund.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the public call for proposals titled Establishment and development of adapted practical training programmes for special needs students. European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) contribution stands at €800,000.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for a park along the Pekrski potok stream - phase one. The European Regional Development Fund will contribute just over €2.5 million to the project.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the construction of a bicycle path along the Pečke-Slovenska Bistrica local road 440101.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the arrangement of the Podutik wetland forest and pond. European Regional Development Fund contribution to the project stands at €560 thousand.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development formally moved its seat to Maribor on Wednesday, 8 July, to become the first ministry in Slovenia headquartered outside Ljubljana.

Dr Monika Kirbiš Rojs, Minister of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development, met today with the leadership of the Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia at the Ministry’s future headquarters in Maribor. The working meeting was attended by the President of the Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia, Nejc Smole, Vice Presidents Gregor Košir and Gregor Macedoni, and Secretary General Jasmina Vidmar.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the Integrated Territorial Investment project called Urban Municipality of Novo mesto Seidlova – phase 2. European Regional Development Fund contribution to the project stands at €989 thousand.

At the main ceremony marking the Municipality of Benedikt's 27th municipal holiday, Minister Dr Monika Kirbiš Rojs addressed the audience as the keynote speaker and underlined the importance of local communities and smaller municipalities for the country’s comprehensive and balanced progress. As she noted, municipalities like Benedikt are not on the periphery of the country, but rather an important part of it.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the Rogaška Slatina Cemetery project. The European Regional Development Fund contribution stands at just over €646 thousand.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the renovation of the town hall in Ptuj. The project will receive €2.95 million from the European Regional Development Fund.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for three urban regeneration projects worth a total of €9.74 million. The projects will receive €5.43 million from the European Regional Development Fund.