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Prime Minister Robert Golob is today attending the first summit between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Prime Minister Robert Golob is today attending the first summit between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Prime Minister Robert Golob met with the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde. It was a courtesy visit by the President of the ECB ahead of the monetary policy meeting of the ECB Governing Council, which will take place at Brdo pri Kranju on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Prime Minister, Dr Robert Golob, today met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Marko Đurić, who is on an official visit to the Republic of Slovenia.

Prime Minister Robert Golob today attended a summit of the Mediterranean EU countries, MED9, in Paphos, Cyprus. The summit was also attended by the King of Jordan, Abdullah II, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

At today's session, the Government issued a Decree on determining intensified security conditions due to staffing or accommodation problems in prisons and on taking provisional measures. It also adopted the medium-term fiscal-structural plan and took note of the starting points for drafting the proposal for an act on protection measures for persons engaged in public activities.

At the invitation of Prime Minister Robert Golob, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Dr Rafael Mariano Grossi, is visiting Slovenia today.

Prime Minister Robert Golob attended the opening of the new premises of the Ljubljana Community Health Centre's mental health centre for children and youth (Unit Vič-Rudnik).

Prime Minister Robert Golob made a statement to the media on the first anniversary of the Hamas terror attack in Israel and the start of the Gaza war. "Today marks one year since the brutal Hamas terror attack on innocent Israeli civilians, one year since the capture of Israeli hostages in Gaza, and one year since the Israeli military launched one of the largest slaughters in modern history.

Prime Minister Robert Golob today attended the 83rd extraordinary session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, where the appointment of new ministers to the Slovenian Government was discussed. Prime Minister Golob also addressed the deputies.

Prime Minister Robert Golob was the keynote speaker at today's award ceremony for the 2024 national education awards. These prestigious annual awards, the highest recognition in education, were presented by the Ministry of Education on the eve of World Teachers' Day.

The Prime Minister, Robert Golob, and the Minister of Health, Valentina Prevolnik Rupel, met with the management of the Maribor University Medical Centre (Maribor UMC) to review the progress of the expansion of the oncology ward, which is crucial for increasing access to oncology services for patients in north-eastern Slovenia.

Prime Minister Robert Golob attended a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the first power transmission and the construction of the Fala–Laško transmission line. The ceremony was organised by ELES, with Mr Golob as the keynote speaker.

At today's session, the Government completed the discussion on the 343 buildings scheduled for potential removal in the aftermath of the floods and landslides that occurred in August 2023. The Government also took note of the start of activities of the ESC negotiating team for pension reform and included the purchase of property for the expansion of the hospital activity of the Maribor University Medical Centre in the Development Programme Plan for the period 2024-2027.

Prime Minister Robert Golob attended a reception and award ceremony for Para athletes and coaches to commemorate the medals that Slovenia took home from the Paris 2024 17th Summer Paralympic Games. The event was held by the Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport.

Prime Minister Robert Golob chaired a meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres as rapporteur. The Prime Minister also addressed the Security Council.

Prime Minister Robert Golob today addressed the UN General Assembly. In his speech, he touched upon the most pressing issues of our time, focusing on peace and security in the international community, the reform of the Security Council, the climate crisis and humanity.

On Thursday, 26 September, Prime Minister Golob met with the Wall Street Journal management and its journalist Evan Gershkovich at the Wall Street Journal headquarters as part of the historic swap between the West and Russia, in which Slovenia played an important role.

At today’s session, the Government approved the draft state budgets for 2025 and 2026 and the proposed Act on the Common Foundations of the Salary System in the Public Sector, which represents a milestone that will improve the regulation of the salary system in the Slovenian public sector. It also adopted the proposed new amendments to the Deposit Guarantee Scheme Act.

Today in the UN Security Council, Slovenia hosted the main event of its Presidency, an open debate entitled "Leadership for Peace", which focused on the Security Council’s actions on three foreign policy issues: Ukraine, the Middle East and Sudan. It was chaired by Prime Minister Robert Golob.

Yesterday late afternoon, Prime Minister Robert Golob presided over the high-level UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine.