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The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Expansion of the sewer system in Vuzenica. The project will receive nearly €1.6 million from the Cohesion Fund.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for upgrading the Litija-Šmartno water supply system. The project will receive over €2 million from the Cohesion Fund.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Construction of water supply system Lendava-Pince with telemetry A. The project will receive over €2.5 million from the European Regional Development Fund.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for two INNOVUM projects supporting the development of research infrastructure at the Faculty of Logistics and the Faculty of Energy Technology of the University of Maribor. The projects will receive more than €10 million from the European Regional Development Fund.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for greening the Municipality of Gorišnica. The project will receive €800 thousand from the European Regional Development Fund.

On 22 September 2026, the Minister of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development, Dr Monika Kirbiš Rojs, and the Mayor of the Urban Municipality of Ptuj, Nuša Gajšek, signed the agreement for the free transfer of state property to the Urban Municipality of Ptuj. The transfer of the land is an important step toward carrying out the planned extension and providing additional space for primary healthcare services.

The Interreg Programme Slovenia-Croatia marked the 2026 edition of the Interreg Cooperation Day in Zavrč, bringing together around 140 participants, including 70 children from both Slovenia and Croatia. The event opened with welcome remarks from Dr Monika Kirbiš Rojs, Minister for Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development, Suzana Lep Šimenko, Minister for Relations between the Republic of Slovenia and the Autochthonous Slovenian National Community in Neighbouring Countries, and between the Republic of Slovenia and Slovenians, and Nataša Mikuš Žigman, Minister for Regional Development and EU Funds from the Republic of Croatia.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for two projects: hydraulic improvements to the water supply system and construction of water supply pipelines for the drinking water supply in the municipalities of Mirna Peč, Žužemberk and Dolenjske Toplice, and hydraulic improvements to the Lower Savinja Valley water supply system. The projects will receive a total of more than €6.6 million in EU funding.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for a project aimed at improving the conservation status of species and habitat types in Natura 2000 areas within the Triglav National Park. The project will receive over €1.5 million from the European Regional Development Fund.

As Slovenia prepares for the next development period and the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework, stakeholders are invited to help shape measures that will strengthen support for the country’s economic and technological transformation in the coming decade.

The 11th Mediterranean Coast and Macro-Regional Strategies Week, which took place in Izola between 15 and 17 September 2026, brought together nearly 200 representatives from 17 European countries. The three-day discussions showed that Europe can address common challenges effectively only through stronger cooperation, coordinated investment and concrete cross-border projects.

Today, 16 September 2026, Minister of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development Dr Monika Kirbiš Rojs and Mayor of the Municipality of Ajdovščina Tadej Beočanin signed an agreement on the free-of-charge transfer of land for the construction of a new healthcare centre, as well as an agreement on the free-of-charge transfer of the Residential Care Home to the Municipality of Ajdovščina.

The 11th Mediterranean Coast and Macro-Regional Strategies Week has begun in Izola under the slogan Macro-Regional Strategies in Action: What Becomes Possible. This year’s event focuses on the successful examples of cooperation in the fields of environmental protection, climate change, sustainable mobility, and innovation. State Secretary Rok Šimenc also attended the event.

The Minister for Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development Dr Monika Kirbiš Rojs attended an informal meeting of EU Ministers responsible for cohesion policy that was hosted in Dublin by the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The ministers discussed the future direction of EU cohesion policy, its role in strengthening Europe’s competitiveness and the future system of implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Equipping the 2019 Kranj agglomeration. The project will receive almost €8 million from the Cohesion Fund.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the Dry Retention Reservoir project, which will help improve flood safety and create new green spaces in Metlika. The project will receive nearly €700,00 from the European Regional Development Fund.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for an electric bus charging station in Maribor, implemented under the Integrated Territorial Investment mechanism supporting urban development. The project will receive just over €1.85 million from the European Regional Development Fund.

The Ministry of Local Self-Government, Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for a project supporting the redevelopment of green spaces in the Municipality of Hajdina. The redevelopment of a 1.7-hectare public space will enhance green infrastructure in the centre of the town, creating a more attractive environment and better opportunities for outdoor recreation. The project will receive €204,000 from the European Regional Development Fund.

State Secretary Rok Šimenc participated in the 6th international development conference Welcome Future – Cities in Motion which was held in Velenje. The conference brough together representatives of local governments and business community, researchers and academics as well as representatives of national and EU institutions to discuss ways to unlock new development opportunities for cities undergoing economic, energy and social transformation.

Minister Dr Monika Kirbiš Rojs and State Secretary Rok Šimenc attended the 12th regular meeting of the Development Council of the Zahodna Slovenija Cohesion Region today at the Rog Centre in Ljubljana. Council members discussed implementing the Agreements on the Development of Regions for 2021-2027, future directions for regional development, and preparations for the new 2028-2034 funding period.