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Prime Minister’s press conference

At a press conference today, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, outlined the major resolutions and decisions adopted by the Government at its 16th regular session. He opened by outlining the Government’s decision regarding a joint diplomatic commission, saying that the ministers had taken note of the findings of the commission and, based on these findings, decided that the Slovenian part of the commission should cease to operate.  Prime Minister Borut Pahor also added that it was Slovenia’s wish to be informed on Monday of the Republic of Croatia’s position with regard to the European Commission’s proposal to resolve the border dispute between the two countries by mediation. He said he hoped that the Croatian side would accept the proposal.

 

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At its regular session today, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the proposed amendments to the Companies Act, which specify in more detail the rights of shareholders of listed companies. The proposed amendments promote the principle of equal treatment of shareholders, the provision of information to shareholders and the rights of minority shareholders to participate in voting at the general meeting of shareholders. 

The ministers today also adopted the proposed amendment to the Subsidised Student Meals Act, stipulating that students can no longer be registered as unemployed with the Employment Service of the Republic of Slovenia. The amended law also introduces the possibility of prohibiting the selling of student food coupons for a minimum of one month and a maximum of three months. The Act in force is aimed at enabling all students to have access to healthy and good-quality food at the lowest possible cost.  The basic principle followed by the proposed amendments to the Act is to prevent students from being affected by the possible penalty imposed on a service provider.

At today’s regular session, the Government also agreed to the initiative to conclude the Agreement on Social Insurance between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Serbia. The conclusion of the aforementioned agreement would help foster better relations between the two countries, since it is in Serbia that Slovenian companies invest most heavily. The agreement will cover the following areas: pension and disability insurance, health insurance, injuries at work or occupational diseases, parental benefits and unemployment insurance.
 
Asked by journalists about the recently uncovered mass grave in the Huda Jama Mine, the Prime Minister answered that it was the state’s duty to take care, in a decent and respectful manner, of all the victims found and that all the competent institutions should do their work pertaining to this matter.