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Minister for Cohesion and Regional Development Dr Aleksander Jevšek and Mayor of Urban Municipality of Velenje Peter Dermol signed contracts for the projects Old Power Plant - Centre of the Future and Velenje Technological Park – TecHub. The two projects are an important and concrete step towards the restructuring of the Savinjsko-Šaleška (SAŠA) coal region and will be part of the driving force behind the region’s development.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Quality and competency assessment in long-term care – Quality long-term care.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Renovation of the first tube of the Karavanke Tunnel.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Slovenj Gradec Community Health Centre Extension.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the call for proposals Connected with culture.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the call for proposals Co-financing of multidisciplinary teams to support deinstitutionalisation.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Construction of the Prapretno 2 and 3 solar power plants with battery storage.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Third development axis – Velenje North-Slovenj Gradec: lot B – Škalsko Lake and lot H – Konovo.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the call for proposals Co-financing of the Centre for Deinstitutionalisation Advocacy. The call will receive €1.24 million from the European Regional Development Fund.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Smart human resource management in state administration. The project will receive €1.2 million from the European Social Fund Plus.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Enhancing the competencies of all employees in the prison system. The European Social Fund Plus contribution stands at €994,200.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has published a call for proposals under the EUREKA Initiative for the period 2025-2029. The European Regional Development Fund contribution stands at €8.9 million.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Upgrading the central Ljubljana train station – Lot B and C. The Cohesion Fund contribution stands at €174.86 million.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Digitisation in the field of judicial appointment procedures. The European Regional Development Fund contribution stands at €212,339.66.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Digital publishing development, which aims to promote the digital transformation of the Slovenian publishing sector. The European Regional Development Fund will contribute €1.46 million to the project.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project EPK GO!2025 – EPIC, which is implemented by the Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica. The project will receive €2.5 million from the European Regional Development Fund.

On 16 July 2025, the European Commission published a proposal for the Multiannual Financial Framework for the period 2028–2034, amounting to 1.26% of the EU27's GNI, or €1,985 billion. The proposal forms the basis for the start of complex negotiations among Member States

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Modernising the social protection system and child and family care to improve the efficiency, accessibility and quality of services for the inclusion of target groups. The Social Fund Plus contribution stands at €18 million.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the call for proposals for the co-financing of the construction and restructuring of district heating and cooling systems based on renewable energy sources (RES) for the period 2025-2029. The Cohesion Fund will contribute €43.5 million for the call for proposals.

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