Topics and Projects of the Ministry of the Economy, Labour and Sport

Topics

• Requirements for products in the single market

  Consumer product safety and RAPEX, harmonised product area, non-harmonised product area, aerosol sprays, electromagnetic compatibility of equipment, simple pressure vessels, construction products, appliances burning gaseous fuels, low voltage electrical equipment, footwear and its labelling, personal protective equipment, recreational craft, crystal glass products, explosion protection, radio equipment, textile products and their labelling, pressure equipment, lift safety, safety of machinery

• Entrepreneurship

  Small and medium-sized enterprises, assessment of impact on the economy, employee Participation in Profit Sharing, social entrepreneurship, aid to and restructuring of companies in difficulty, commercial law, business and human rights, postal services, trade activity, funeral and cemetery activities, free movement of services in the single market, preserving and developing handicrafts, craft activities

• Business and economy

  Entrepreneurship, international economic cooperation, tourism, consumer and competition protection, requirements for products in the single market, metrology, innovation and technological development, wood industry, intellectual property
  

• Tourism

  Promotion of Slovenia, sustainable tourism, tourism services

• International economic cooperation

  International economic cooperation, investment Promotion, trade policy, OECD National Contact Point Slovenia, economic diplomacy, economic diplomacy, restrictive measures, strategic Trade Control, Slovenia and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

• Employment, labour and pensions

  Labour relations, labour market, workers' rights, free movement of labour, professional standards, unemployment insurance, adult education

• Cooperation with the European Space Agency

  Slovenia is an associate member of the European Space Agency (ESA). This provides Slovenian companies and research and development institutions with the opportunity to participate in ESA projects in the field of space technologies. Participation is open to companies and institutions working on innovative materials, technologies, processes or IT solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises also have the opportunity to cooperate with ESA, as confirmed by successful projects by companies from Slovenia.

• Trade activity

  As a very important economic sector, trade accounts for almost 35% of the economy's sales revenue and employs just under 18% of the Slovenian economy's workforce, making it one of the largest employers in the national economy. In recent years, it has undergone many changes and a fundamental transformation.

• Funeral and cemetery activities

  Cemetery activities include the management and maintenance of cemeteries and are the responsibility of municipalities, which lay down by decree a cemetery code that sets out the details of the activities to be implemented in the cemetery and funeral sector.
  

• Consumer protection

  Consumer protection is the provision and promotion of consumer rights. As consumers are considered to be the weaker party on the market, their interests are protected both by law and in practice, in particular through consumer information and education and consumer advice.