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Prime Minister Pahor visits the company Mura in partnerji

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, and the Minister of the Economy, Darja Radić, today visited Mura in partnerji where they had a meeting with the management and were informed about the company's achievements. A year after the bankruptcy proceedings were instituted for the parent company Mura, the production continues and the company employs more than 1200 people.

 

(Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA)

 

Mura is in bankruptcy, but is the owner of the company; Prime Minister Pahor said that the Government would like to see a solution that would ensure a successful ownership of Mura. "The owner should have serious intent with Mura trade name with a view to bringing Mura back to the high-quality textile market in Europe and the world," stressed Prime Minister Pahor. The Government's main concern is to enable Mura to assume the position enabling Pomurje to again pride with a top trade name. The Director of Mura in partnerji, Bojan Starman, expressed the same goal when he said "we would like to have a neutral owner interested in keeping production and employment in this location." They have been successful in acquiring business and will further endeavour to maximise productivity. "We have laid foundations for the company to operate longer than just a year," added the company's director.

 

(Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA)

 

The Minister of the Economy presented a tender notice for funding from the European Regional Development Fund published in the Official Gazette. "With the total amount of EUR 185 million allocated for setting up economic development centres, the government aims at facilitating a technological breakthrough of the Slovenian industry," said the Minister.

 

Prime Minister Pahor today met the President of the Board of Prevent Global, Renato Krajnc. The meeting was also attended by the Minister of the Economy, Darja Radić, and the State Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs, Anja Kopač Mrak. Mr Krajnc acquainted Prime Minister and other participants with activities to secure business deals in the last days which have not been successful and also informed them about the Board's intention to initiate the bankruptcy proceedings at the beginning of the coming week. Prime Minister Pahor voiced his concern over the developments to date and suggested to Krajnc to make another effort to work out a different solution before initiating procedures.

 

After the meeting, Prime Minister Pahor, Minister Radić, State Secretary Kopač Mrak and Director Krajnc gave brief statements to the press; Prime Minister informed the public that in the following 48 hours attempts would be made to establish whether it was possible to secure a business deal that would ensure the company's survival. "Together with the Minister of the Economy, Darja Radić, we will attempt to establish in the next 48 hours whether it is possible to secure a business deal that will ensure production and profit to the company in the interim period and enable its further operations," said Prime Minister Pahor and added that Prevent plays far too important a role in the Koroška region to miss an opportunity to find a solution if one exists. "We will make every effort in direct talks with potential business partners to encourage their investments in the company which would enable its operation," concluded the Prime Minister.