The Ministry of Finance explained in a presentation on the implementation of the recovery and resilience plan to the competent parliamentary committee that the focus in the area of reform implementation is shifting to the execution of investments, where nearly 1400 projects are planned.
Ljubljana – The parliamentary finance committee was informed on Tuesday about the implementation of the recovery and resilience plan. According to the state secretary at the Ministry of Finance Saša Jazbec, the government approved the proposal for the fourth amendment to the plan at the end of October and sent it to Brussels, with non-repayable funds remaining at 1.61 billion euros, while loans are reduced from 83 to 530 million euros.
Slovenia expects to receive the payment of the fourth request by the end of the year; after that, according to Jazbec, 72 percent of the total plan would be secured. Since 2026 will be an election year in Slovenia, she believes this could pose a challenge in implementing the reform part of the plan. To maximize the use of available funds, activities must be completed by June 30, 2026, with the deadline for exceptional cases expiring at the end of August, meaning the final request must be submitted to the commission by September 30, 2026.
Jazbec emphasized that so far, out of 36 reform measures, 22 have been implemented. Now, the investment part of the recovery plan is becoming more prominent. More than 1,360 projects are planned for implementation across Slovenia, and the state has already paid out 1.08 billion euros to end users. Several projects have already been completed. Jazbec mentioned those aimed at increasing the capacity of railway infrastructure, water supply and conservation, wastewater treatment and purification, as well as incentives in the fields of woodworking, digitalization, and robotization. (November 4)
