Cohesion money also for the development of strategic technologies
The government has confirmed measures to accelerate the use of European cohesion funds. The measures relate to the provision of funds for the development of the economy, for the upgrade of the Ljubljana railway station, the third development axis and the reduction of flood risk in the Savinja river basin. Slovenia is advocated that cohesion funds could also be used to build public rental housing, said Cohesion Minister Alexander Jevšek.
This year's high investment activity of the country, which will contribute to this year's economic growth, will also be influenced by the use of European funds, especially from the recovery plan. Projects co -financed by European Cohesion Policy 2021-2027 are also moving into an active phase, so that every year there will be more money for projects from cohesion.
The government confirmed the changes to the European Cohesion Policy program 2021-2027 in Slovenia. It is crucial that measures are not only intended for Slovenia to use European cohesion funds, but to upgrade the measures to upgrade the European Cohesion Program and will significantly contribute to the development of Slovenia, Jevšek said after a government session.
During confirmed changes, he emphasized the introduction of a platform of strategic technologies for Europe (Step), which will be earmarked for EUR 100 million to develop key strategic technologies for the strengthening of the economy. « In this context, a large part of the funds will be earmarked for superior research infrastructure, which promotes the development breakthrough of the Slovenian economy, » he said. He also mentioned the purchase of public research equipment: “We will upgrade the Slovenian research sphere with top -notch research equipment in the fields of biomedicine, biotechnology, chemistry, structural biology and biophysics, which will also significantly contribute in cooperation with industry. The estimated value is 17 million euros. «
In the program of European cohesion policy, the government also included Lot B and C of the upgrade of the Ljubljana railway station, estimated at € 205 million, reduction of the flood risk of Žalec, Celje and Laško in the amount of EUR 32 million, co -financing projects on the third development axis between Velenje and Slovenj Gradec worth EUR 44.3 million, establishing a national center of civil protection and the Center for Civil Protection and Center for Civil Protection Center. EUR 18.3 million, providing an additional EUR 12.1 million for upgrading and raising awareness of weather conditions and adapting and recovering the granary granary in Ptuj, estimated at eight million euros.
The European Commission will also need to be approved by the planned changes. Jevšek has already presented you to the Executive Vice -President for Cohesion and Reforms Raffael Fitt. “We also talked that cohesion funds could be earmarked for the construction of public rental housing. We support this. «
