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Slovenian, Croatian ministers call for balanced infrastructure development

The Slovenian and Croatian infrastructure ministers told a Slovenian-Croatian business forum on public investment that there must be a balance between road and rail infrastructure development. “This a must for green transition,” Slovenia’s Jernej Vrtovec said. Croatian Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butković admitted that the disruptions created by the coronavirus pandemic …

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No proof that wholesale energy markets do not work, says Vrtovec

After chairing a session of EU ministers in charge of energy, Infrastructure Minister Jernej Vrtovec said that the main conclusion of the meeting was that there was no evidence that wholesale energy markets were not working. The meeting of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council was mainly aimed at discussing soaring energy prices and measures …

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Infrastructure Minister Jernej Vrtovec on energy prices: “If that is required, we are ready to act”

The government got acquainted with the current price trends in energy markets and decided not to take any action for now. “Slovenia is on the safe side for now, but it is absolutely necessary to invest more in renewables and in new nuclear technologies,” Infrastructure Minister Jernej Vrtovec said. The government set up a task …

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Minister Vrtovec discusses cross-border infrastructure projects in Austria

Infrastructure Minister Jernej Vrtovec met his Austrian counterpart Leonore Gewessler in Vienna to discuss bilateral cooperation, especially in transport and infrastructure, and bilateral relations. They agreed cooperation should be strengthened in infrastructure. Vrtovec also presented to his Austrian counterpart the priorities of Slovenia’s upcoming EU presidency in the second half of the year in transport. …

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