Today the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Janez Janša, met party leaders and the representative of the Hungarian minority at a Partnership for Development meeting, where the participants focused on current macroeconomic indicators in Slovenia and reviewed the Partnership's work so far. Also present were several ministers, the Head of the Strategic Council for Economic Development, and the Director of the Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development.

 

(Photo: Bor Slana/Bobo)

 

After the meeting, the PM said that economic trends were good, stressing that inflation entailed the implementation of certain measures that would, in the long run, not jeopardise the attainment of the strategic goals laid down in Slovenia's Development Strategy.

 

According to PM Janez Janša, in 2007 the Partnership yielded positive results, as the majority of acts discussed had been coordinated with the largest opposition party. PM believes that reaching a consensus on changes to tax legislation, the Employment Relations Act and on the current harmonisation efforts regarding the upcoming regional legislation is of strategic importance.

 

The PM also touched on the difficulties that arose when, despite the successful coordination of a resolution on higher education with partners in both civil society and the largest opposition party, the agreement has not been honoured. "We see this as one of the most serious breaches within our partnership," said the PM, expressing the hope that this would not be repeated in the future.

 

PM Janez Janša also spoke about the issues surrounding the act on the Triglav Insurance company, stressing that theoretically, the act had been coordinated, but that there had been differences of opinion regarding some less substantial issues. "We regret that the opposition party now supports the referendum against the act, despite the fact that the latter is based on a concept coordinated within the Partnership," said PM, adding that today's meeting proved that there had been technical misunderstandings regarding the Triglav Insurance company act. "I hope that this will be expressed publicly. If the act fails, the ones with most to lose are Slovenian pensioners," stressed the PM.

 

The PM also took the occasion to answer some questions regarding the current domestic political issues.