Projects

SESAR (Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research) projects encompass joint projects that will contribute to the successful implementation of the Air Traffic Management Master Plan and are aimed at upgrading the system, increasing security and connecting the SESAR project with its implementation. SESAR coordinates the dedicated SESAR Joint Undertaking.

The Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) mechanism is aimed at fulfilling the aims of sustainable urban strategies of urban municipalities with funding from the European Regional Development Fund and the EU Cohesion Fund. The Association of Urban Municipalities of Slovenia (ZMOS) acts as an intermediary in selecting ITI operations.

The MLA Initiative is an initiative led by Slovenia, Argentina, Belgium, Mongolia, the Netherlands and Senegal for the adoption of the Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes and other International Crimes.

The Ljubljana-The Hague Convention was adopted at the MLA Diplomatic Conference in Ljubljana on 26 May 2023 and represents a landmark international treaty that will help to deliver justice to victims of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The adoption of the Convention seizes a historic opportunity to strengthen international legal cooperation. The Convention is expected to significantly reduce impunity for perpetrators of crimes. More than 30 States from all over the world signed the Convention at a Signing Conference in The Hague on 14 and 15 February 2024. The Ljubljana-The Hague Convention is open for signature by all States until 14 February 2025.

The online column Archivalia of the month has been published since January 2011. Its purpose is to promote the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia and its archival holdings. Presented in the column are archival documents that are interesting visually and content-wise, as well as newly acquired documents or the ones that have so far been overlooked. Also published are documents relating to various anniversaries, current events and many more.

As Slovenia and Croatia had not managed to resolve their dispute concerning the border on land and sea despite numerous attempts, on 4 November 2009 they, with the assistance of the European Commission, signed the Arbitration Agreement establishing an Arbitral Tribunal.

The objective of the Our Rights project is to enable young people, particularly children, who are still developing and trying to establish their identities, to learn about human rights, i.e. their rights and respecting the rights of others. The empowerment of children, notably through education about human rights, including their own, is one of the key priorities of Slovenian foreign policy in the area of human rights promotion.

Under the auspices of the international community, five countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia – today Serbia) signed the Agreement on Succession Issues by which it was conclusively confirmed that five sovereign equal successor states were formed upon the dissolution of the former SFRY.

Trafficking in human beings is a phenomenon that occurs in all parts of modern society; it is becoming a structural element of some industries; and above all it grossly encroaches on the rights and fundamental freedoms of the individual who becomes a victim of such trafficking or exploitation.

The purpose of the project is to improve traffic and transport conditions by implementing internationally harmonised ITS in the corridor road network.

The purpose of establishing the NTMC is ensuring sustainable comprehensive traffic management by providing real-time traffic information.

The general aim of the project is to study the market of liquefied natural gas (LNG) freight transport in the Mediterranean Corridor (Barcelona-Ljubljana) to enable the quick deployment of natural gas as an alternative clean fuel. The project also studies the filling of watercraft with LNG in the Port of Barcelona.

The EU aims to establish international rail corridors for a European rail network to ensure competitive freight transport allowing goods trains to run in good conditions and pass smoothly from one national network to another.

The aim of European Economic Interest Groupings (EEIG) is to ensure the best and smoothest possible cross-border cooperation on projects that will improve the competitiveness of the European rail sector. Slovenian enterprises and organisations also participate in EEIGs.

The EU aims to establish international rail corridors for a European rail network. The objectives of the technical assistance are to facilitate the participation of Slovenia in the corridor structures to improve the information flows and to streamline the implementation of cross-border projects.

eLegislation is a concept of a common digital environment that gathers various projects aiming at a comprehensive and systematic digital transformation of the process of planning, drafting, adopting and evaluating legislation in the Republic of Slovenia.

The Government of the Republic of Slovenia is aware of the severity of international developments and their impact on the domestic environment. To this end, it is drafting a comprehensive package of mitigation and target-oriented measures regarding high food and energy prices in cooperation with key stakeholders.

Slovenia is a staunch supporter of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and persistently highlights the importance of the Court’s independence and effectiveness. Slovenia is honoured to present Ms Beti HOHLER, an outstanding candidate for the ICC Judicial Elections in December 2023.

The "Support for improving quality of healthcare and patient safety in Slovenia" project took place in Slovenia in 2021-2022.

The second Swiss Contribution with a total budget of CHF 1.024 billion supports 13 partner countries and aims to reduce economic and social disparities in the European Union. The EU and Switzerland signed a memorandum of understanding on the second Swiss Contribution on 30 June 2022, which enabled the launch of negotiations between Switzerland and the selected EU member states.