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The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the call for proposals Upgrading ARIS applicative projects (JP NAP).

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the call for proposals Promoting cultural and creative industries – Centre for Creativity 2025. The call comes with a total budget of €2,028,124.37; it will receive €1,268,965.07 from the European Regional Development Fund. ‬

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the Call for proposals for co-financing the activities to enhance entrepreneurial skills in the period 2025-2029. The call will come with a total budget of €3.1 million; it will receive €2.4 million from the European Social Fund Plus.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Cesta na Grad road and Skalna klet school route. The European Regional Development Fund contribution for the project stands at €2.5 million.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Measures to promote collective bargaining and strengthen employee advocacy and representation. The European Social Fund Plus will contribute €3.2 million of EU funding to the project.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Accessible Long-Term Care – Better access to long-term care services and information on long-term care. The project. The project, worth a total of €1,243,363, will receive €777,101.88 of European Social Fund Plus support.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the Competent Slovenia project, implemented by the Public Scholarship, Development, Disability and Maintenance Fund of the Republic of Slovenia. The European Social Fund Plus contribution for the project, worth €10 million, stands at €7 million.

Minister for Cohesion and Regional Development Dr Aleksander Jevšek attended the Annual Political Dialogue of the Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition that was held in Konin, Poland. At the opening session, Minister Jevšek and other high-level representatives discussed ways for the European Union to support coal regions on their pathways to climate neutrality and social justice.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Upgraded ProbIS information system with access to advisory and educational modules.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the KALMA project – Coordination of entry points for long-term care. The contribution of the European Social Fund Plus stands at €1.56 million.

Minister Dr Aleksander Jevšek, State Secretary Dr Lidija Kegljevič Zagorc, State Secretary mag. Andrej Rajh, and European Commission delegation led by Sofia Alves, Director responsible for Administrative Capacity Building and Programmes Implementation in the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy in the European Commission, were on a field visit to the municipality of Črna na Koroškem to learn more about the projects funded by the EU Solidarity Fund.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Construction of the central operating theatre and intensive care unit at the Ptuj General Hospital.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the call for proposals Support to early career researchers.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the Call for proposals for co-financing investments in new solar or wind power installations in the period 2025-2029. The contribution of the European Regional Development Fund to the call stands at €63.5 million.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the call for proposals Improving the teaching-learning process to support vulnerable learners in lower vocational education programmes.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Action Plan to Alleviate Energy Poverty 2024-2027.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Integration of the first responder system in the emergency medical services (EMS) system.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the Call for proposals for co-financing the establishment of community-based care centres for people with dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Overhaul of the district heating system – Phase 1.

Minister of Cohesion and Regional Development Dr Aleksander Jevšek attended the Informal Meeting of Ministers responsible for Cohesion Policy, Territorial Cohesion and Urban Matters, held in Warsaw between 20 and 21 May 2025. The Ministers signed a joint declaration calling for a more coordinated and territorially sensitive response to global challenges, promoting cohesion across the EU and ensuring that no city or town is left behind.