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Investment D: Energy efficient restructuring of district heating systems with the use of renewable sources

The objective of the investment is to increase the energy efficiency of district heating systems by increasing the share of the renewable energy capacity.

This investment consists in 6MW of installed renewable energy capacity in district heating systems.

Investment F: Strengthening the electricity distribution network (transformer stations and low-voltage network)

The objective of the investment is to modernise the electricity distribution network.

The investment consists in the construction of 838 new transformer stations and in the construction of a new low-voltage distribution network of at least 260 kilometers.

A.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone/Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
1	A: Reform of the promotion of renewable energy sources in Slovenia	Milestone	Entry into force of the Act on the Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Energy Sources	Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the Act on the Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Energy Sources				Q2	2022	The Act shall regulate the use of renewable energy sources by the state and municipalities and set a binding target for the share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption in the Republic of Slovenia. It shall specify measures to achieve this target and the methods of financing them, including the shortening of permit and authorisation procedures for the installation, connection and operation of renewables generating installations (solar and wind) of all sizes. In particular, it shall implement the recommendations resulting from ongoing technical assistance on the revision of legislation for spatial planning of wind power plants, financed under the Technical Support Instrument. It shall further include guarantees of origin for energy from renewable sources in the heating and cooling and transport sector, administrative procedures and the information and training of installers. It shall establish a single point of contact for investors in generating installations.
2	A: Reform of the promotion of renewable energy sources in Slovenia	Milestone	A single point to support investors in obtaining approvals for the installation and connection of generating installations to renewable energy sources is operational	Single point of contact is operational				Q4	2022	The contact point guides investors through licence applications and other acts and assists the entire administrative process. At the request of the applicant, the contact point shall direct applications for authorisations and other acts and assist the applicant throughout the administrative procedure.
3	A: Reform of the promotion of renewable energy sources in Slovenia	Milestone	Entry into force of legal act(s)	Provision in the legal act(s) indicating the entry into force				Q4	2024	Entry into force of legal act(s) providing for a simple application for connection to the distribution network for self-supply installations of up to 50 KW. The provisions relating to such procedure shall include that: (i) the distribution operator may issue a decision of rejection or propose different conditions for connection within one month from the receipt of a complete simple application; (ii) if the distribution operator fails to issue such a decision and fails to serve it to the applicant within one month, the applicant automatically acquires the right to connection.
4	D: Energy efficient restructuring of district heating systems with the use of renewable sources	Milestone	Launching a call for proposals for renewable energy sources in district heating systems	Call for proposals published				Q4	2022	Call for proposals launched for investments increasing the share of renewable energy sources in district heating systems. The call shall be open until the budgetary envelope is exhausted.
5	D: Energy efficient restructuring of district heating systems with the use of renewable sources	Target	Installed renewable energy capacity in district heating systems		MW	0	6	Q4	2025	6 MW of installed renewable energy capacity in district heating systems.
6	F: Strengthening the electricity distribution network (transformer stations)	Milestone	Opening of a call for proposals for electricity transformer stations	Publication of the call for proposals				Q4	2022	Call for proposals opened for the construction of transformer stations. The call shall be open until the budgetary envelope is exhausted. The call shall ensure in particular criteria for the effective integration of renewable energy production and storage facilities, including recharging points for electric vehicles. In addition to all mandatory national and European rules laying down requirements for construction and environmental interventions, selection/eligibility criteria shall ensure compliance with the ‘do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).
7	F: Strengthening the electricity distribution network (transformer stations and low-voltage network)	Target	Number of new electricity transformer stations constructed		Number	0	838	Q2	2026	838 new electricity transformer stations shall be constructed.
7bis	F: Strengthening the electricity distribution network (transformer stations and low-voltage network)	Target	Length of distribution network (low-voltage network) constructed		km	0	260	Q2	2026	At least 260 km of new low-voltage distribution network shall be constructed.
8	C: Energy efficiency in the economy	Milestone	Action Plan for the management of energy efficiency in the economy	Adoption of an Action Plan for the management of energy efficiency in the economy				Q4	2023	The Action Plan for the management of energy efficiency in the economy shall provide for the introduction of a digitalised method of reporting data on energy audits by enterprises, as well as for monitoring of potential and achieved energy savings. The Action Plan shall also foresee relevant institutions to include a requirement for reporting on and the implementation of energy audits for enterprises benefiting from support for energy efficiency improvements.

A.3. Description of the reforms and investments for the loan

Reform B: Reform of electricity supply to promote renewable energy sources

The objective of the reform is to facilitate the integration of renewable energy installations.

The reform consists in the entry into force of the Electricity Supply Act.

Investment E: Production of electricity from renewable energy sources

The objective of the investment is the installation of renewable energy capacity.

The investment consists in the construction of 30 MW of renewable energy capacity.

Investment F: Strengthening the electricity distribution network (low-voltage network)

The objective of the investment is to upgrade the electricity distribution network.

The investment consists in the opening of a call for proposals for the construction of a new low-voltage distribution network.

A.4. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for the loan

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
13	B: Reform of electricity supply to promote renewable energy sources	Milestone	Entry into force of the Electricity Supply Act	Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the Act on the Supply of Electricity				Q2	2022	The new Electricity Supply Act shall lay down the rules for the functioning of the electricity market, production, transmission, distribution, storage and supply of electricity, together with provisions for the protection of final customers, the modalities and forms of provision of utilities in electricity transmission and distribution and the electricity market, principles and measures to achieve security of electricity supply, measures to prevent energy poverty and other issues of electricity supply.
16	E: Production of electricity from renewable energy sources	Target	Installed renewable energy capacity		MW	0	30	Q2	2026	30 MW of installed renewable energy capacity. The call(s) for proposals shall require compliance with Chapter 4.5 “Electricity generation from hydropower” of Commission Delegated Regulation 2021/2139/EU.
17	F: Further strengthening the electricity distribution network	Milestone	Opening of a call for proposals for a new low-voltage distribution network	Publication of call for proposals				Q4	2022	Call for proposals opened for the construction of a new low-voltage distribution network. The call shall be open until the budgetary envelope is exhausted. The projects shall aim at the effective integration of renewable energy production and storage facilities to the electricity distribution network, including recharging points for electric vehicles. In addition to all mandatory national and European rules laying down requirements for construction and environmental interventions, selection/eligibility criteria shall ensure compliance with the ‘do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01). Investments shall strengthen the distribution network, improve its capacity and adaptability, as well as the integration of databases and real-time surveillance.

B: COMPONENT 2: SUSTAINABLE RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

In its National Energy and Climate Plan Slovenia estimates around EUR 9 500 000 000 of investment needs for the renovation of buildings in the period 2021-2030 in order to reduce final energy consumption in buildings by 20 % and greenhouse gas emissions from buildings by at least 70 % by 2030 compared with 2005.

The objective of this component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan is to promote in-depth renovation of buildings, with a focus on the public building stock, to obtain a reduction of energy consumption of at least 30 % compared to ex ante emissions.

These investments and reforms shall contribute to the Country Specific Recommendations addressed to Slovenia in the past two years to “focus investment-related economic policy on […] low carbon and energy transition” (Country Specific Recommendation 3, 2019) and to “focus on investments for the green […] transition, in particular on clean and efficient energy production and use, environmental infrastructure” (Country Specific Recommendation 3, 2020).

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description of the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance with the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

B.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform A: Reform of the planning and financing of the energy renovation of buildings in the public sector

The reform shall define cost-effective renovation approaches, policies and measures to promote deep renovations of buildings, including measures to guide investment decisions by individuals, the construction industry and financial institutions and an assessment of expected energy savings and wider benefits, as provided for in the new Long Term Renovation Strategy.

In particular, the reform shall put in place a legal ban on the design and installation of heating oil, mazut (fuel oil) and coal boilers for heating in new buildings. This part of the reform shall be implemented through the entry into force of a law by 30 June 2023.

Investment B: Sustainable renovation of buildings

The objective of the investment is to increase energy efficiency of buildings.

The measures consist of renovation of buildings and upgrades of technical building systems.

B.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
19	A: Reform of planning and financing of energy renovation of buildings in the public sector	Milestone	Entry into force of a ban on the use of fossil fuels for heating in new buildings	Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the relevant Act				Q2	2023	A law shall establish a ban on the design and installation of heating oil, mazut (fuel oil), and coal boilers for heating buildings, as foreseen in the Long-term Strategy for Energy Renovation of Buildings 2050.
21	B: Sustainable renovation of buildings	Milestone	Opening of a call for proposals for the implementation of individual upgrades of technical building systems	Publication of the call for proposals				Q4	2022	Call for proposals opened for the implementation of individual upgrades of technical building systems, such as air-conditioning and ventilation systems. The call shall be open until the budgetary envelope is exhausted. Selection/eligibility criteria shall ensure compliance with the ‘do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).
22	B: Sustainable renovation of buildings	Milestone	Opening of a public invitation for energy and sustainable renovation of publicly owned buildings of high administrative and social importance	Publication of a public invitation				Q4	2022	Public invitation opened for energy and sustainable renovation of publicly owned buildings of high administrative and social importance. Public invitation shall be open until the budgetary envelope is exhausted. Selection/eligibility criteria shall ensure: a) compliance with the ‘do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01); and b) at least a 30 % reduction of direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions compared to the ex-ante emissions.
23	B: Sustainable renovation of buildings	Milestone	Opening of a call for proposals for energy and sustainable renovation of publicly owned residential buildings	Publication of the call for proposals				Q4	2022	Call for proposals opened for the energy and sustainable renovation of publicly owned residential buildings. The call shall be open until the budgetary envelope is exhausted. Selection/eligibility criteria shall ensure: a) compliance with the ‘do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01); and b) at least a 30 % reduction of direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions compared to the ex-ante emissions.
25	B: Sustainable renovation of buildings	Target	Renovations of buildings		Number (m²)	0	59 574	Q2	2026	Buildings renovated.
26	B: Sustainable renovation of buildings	Target	Upgrades of technical building systems		Number (m²)	0	29 392	Q4	2025	The technical building systems, for example, air-conditioning, cooling and/or ventilation systems, upgraded.

B.3. Description of the reforms and investments for the loan

Investment B: Continuation of sustainable renovation of buildings

The objective of the investment is to increase energy efficiency of buildings.

The measures consist of renovation of buildings and upgrades of technical building systems.

B.4. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for the loan

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone/Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
27bis	B: Continuation of sustainable renovation of buildings	Target	Renovations of buildings		Number(m²)	0	21 398	Q2	2026	Buildings renovated.
27ter	B: Continuation of sustainable renovation of buildings	Target	Upgrades of technical building systems		Number (m²)	0	8 965	Q2	2026	The technical building systems, for example, air-conditioning, cooling and/or ventilation systems, upgraded.

C. COMPONENT 3: CLEAN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT

Slovenia faces substantial investment needs in terms of protection against climate-change driven disasters due to the increasing trend of extreme weather events and in particular floods. Such climate-change driven disasters endanger the high share of the Slovenian population living in areas of significant flood risks and cause significant economic damage.

Furthermore, water losses remain above the EU average. Such leakages are a waste of surface and ground water, and result in higher energy use for water treatment and distribution purposes. They also bring increased risks of water contamination.

The objective of this component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan is to implement a coordinated approach for prevention, preparedness, response and recovery in the event of natural climate-related disasters, in particular by improving the infrastructure and the related organisation, research, awareness raising and trainings. The component further aims to improve water management.

These investments and reforms shall contribute to the Country Specific Recommendations addressed to Slovenia in the past two years to “focus investment-related economic policy on […] low carbon and energy transition (Country Specific Recommendation 3, 2019) and to “focus on investments for the green […] transition, in particular on clean and efficient energy production and use, environmental infrastructure” (Country Specific Recommendation 3, 2020).

This component contributes to environmental preservation and climate adaptation, therefore strengthening ecological, social and economic resilience.

C.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform A: Strengthening preparedness and response in the event of climate-driven disasters

The reform shall define the organisation and response to climate-driven disasters through the creation of modular response units specialised and trained to respond to climate-related disasters at national, regional and local level, while redefining the role of the existing units. The structure shall address the climate-related disasters representing the highest risk for Slovenia, such as floods and large wildfires.

The reform shall be implemented through the entry into force of a new resolution on the national programme of protection against natural and other disasters by 31 December 2023. By 30 June 2026, the entire territory of Slovenia and all the population, with a particular focus on vulnerable groups, is expected to be covered by the new organisation structure.

Reform C: Restoring and mitigating the effects of climate change and climate-related disasters on resilient forest biodiversity

The reform on the forest protection and restoration addresses the Commission recommendations for Slovenia’s Common Agricultural Policy strategic plan (SWD (2020) 394) by reducing the risk of the introduction and spreading of forest pests during forest restoration and by ensuring expert supervision through transparent tracking of the origin and genetic diversity of forest reproductive material, which enables future forests to adapt to the changing environment, in particular by maintaining the health and adaptability of forests to climate changes.

The reform shall contribute to achieving a good condition of habitats and species linked to the forests in order to enhance ecological services and biodiversity, and to build resilience to threats such as climate change impacts on forests.

The Rules on the Conditions for Entry in the Register of Suppliers and other relevant obligations of suppliers and requirements for the marketing of forest reproductive material shall be amended to ensure the appropriate quality of forest reproductive material. Rules on Certificates for Forest Reproductive Material shall be amended to improve tracking and expert supervision.

The reform shall be implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, by means of amendments to the Rules on the conditions for entry in the register of suppliers and other obligations of suppliers and requirements for the marketing of forest reproductive material by 31 December 2022.

Investment E: Social and economic resilience to climate-related disasters in the Republic of Slovenia

The objective of the investment is to support Slovenia’s social and economic resilience to wildfires.

The investment consists in the construction of a centre for the training of the civil protection and disaster relief units to respond to wildfires, and in the training of participants to respond to wildfires.

Investment F: Reducing flood risks

The objective of the investment is to reduce risks of floods.

The investment consists in the construction of flood protection infrastructure and the establishment of a central information system for water monitoring.

Investment G: Centre for seeds, nurseries and forest protection

The objective of the investment is to contribute towards the quantity, quality and resilience of Slovenian forests.

The investment consists in the construction of a centre for seeds, nurseries and forest protection.

Investment H: Urban waste water discharge and treatment projects

The objective of the investment is to contribute towards the good condition of water bodies.

The investment consists in the construction of new waste water systems or the reconstruction of the existing waste water system.

Investment I: Drinking water supply and savings projects

The objective of the investment is to address water losses in Slovenia.

The investment consists in the construction of new drinking water supply systems or in the reconstruction of existing drinking water supply systems.

C.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
29	A: Strengthening preparedness and response in the event of climate-driven disasters	Milestone	Entry into force of a resolution on the national programme of protection against natural and other disasters	Provision in the resolution indicating the entry into force of a national programme of protection against natural and other disasters				Q4	2023	The Resolution shall be adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia. It shall define the organisation and response to climate-driven disasters, the operation of newly established modular response units to climate-driven disasters, their training, and the functioning and role of existing units in response to climate-driven disasters. It shall aim at a faster, more coordinated and more effective response to climate-related disasters (floods, large-scale wildfires and other climate-related disasters).
30	E: Social and economic resilience to climate-related disasters in the Republic of Slovenia	Target	Constructed centre for the training of civil protection and disaster relief units to respond to wildfires		Number	0	1	Q4	2025	Constructed centre for the training of civil protection and disaster relief units to respond to wildfires. The centre shall have a primary energy demand of at least 20% lower than that required for a nearly zero-energy building under the national rules on the construction of nearly zero energy buildings.
31	E: Social and economic resilience to climate-related disasters in the Republic of Slovenia	Target	Participants trained in responding to wildfires		Number	0	1 000	Q2	2026	A total of 1 000 participants trained to respond to wildfires.
32	F: Reducing flood risks	Milestone	Award of contracts for flood protection projects	Communication of awards				Q4	2024	Award of contracts for 6 flood protection projects. Selection criteria for the tender for the preparation of the project documentation shall include: a) the requirement that nature-based solution measures and green infrastructure shall be included in the projects, b) the requirement that the projects comply with the ‘do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).
35	F: Reducing flood risks	Target	Constructed flood protection infrastructure		Number	0	7	Q2	2026	Constructed flood protection infrastructure.
35bis	F: Reducing flood risks	Target	Establishment of a central information system for water monitoring		Number	0	1	Q2	2026	Establishment of a central information system for water monitoring.
36	C: Restoring and mitigating the effects of climate change and climate-related disasters on resilient forest biodiversity	Milestone	Entry into force of amendments to rules on conditions for entry in the register of suppliers and other obligations of suppliers and on the requirements concerning the marketing of forest reproductive material	Provision in the amendments indicating the entry into force of rules on conditions for entry in the register of suppliers and other obligations of suppliers and on the requirements concerning the marketing of forest reproductive material				Q4	2022	The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Food shall adopt the following amendments: - The conditions for entry in the register of suppliers and other obligations of suppliers and on the requirements concerning the marketing of forest reproductive material shall ensure the quality of forest reproductive material. - The Certificates for Forest Reproductive Material shall allow tracking of forest reproductive material.
37	G: Centre for seeds, nurseries and forest protection	Target	Constructed centre for seeds, nurseries and forest protection		Number	0	1	Q4	2025	Constructed centre for seeds, nurseries and forest protection covering at least 2 510 square metres. The centre shall have a primary energy demand of at least 20 % lower than that required for a nearly zero-energy building under the national rules on the construction of nearly zero energy buildings.
38	H: Urban waste water discharge and treatment projects	Milestone	Award of grants for urban waste water discharge and treatment projects	Communication of awards				Q4	2022	Award of grants for 15 urban waste water discharge and treatment projects. Projects shall address the reconstruction of existing systems to increase energy efficiency and reduce the consumption of electricity by at least 10 %. Newly built systems shall have a net zero energy consumption. Projects shall focus on nature protection areas.
39	H: Urban waste water discharge and treatment projects	Target	Number of constructed new waste water systems or reconstructed existing waste water systems		Number	0	5	Q4	2024	Construction of new waste water systems or the reconstruction of existing waste water systems.
40	H: Urban waste water discharge and treatment projects	Target	Number of constructed new waste water systems or reconstructed existing waste water systems		Number	5	12	Q4	2025	Construction of new waste water systems or the reconstruction of existing waste water systems.
41	H: Urban waste water discharge and treatment projects	Target	Number of constructed new waste water systems or reconstructed existing waste water systems		Number	12	15	Q2	2026	Construction of new waste water systems or the reconstruction of existing waste water systems.
42	I: Drinking water supply and savings projects	Milestone	Award of grants for drinking water supply projects	Communication of awards				Q4	2022	Award of grants for drinking water supply projects. Projects shall address the reconstruction of existing systems to increase energy efficiency and reduce the consumption of the electricity by at least 10 %, and with the aim of ensuring that a newly built system has an average energy consumption of less than or equal to 0.5 kWh or an ILI of 1.5 or less.
43	I: Drinking water supply and savings projects	Target	Number of constructed new drinking water supply systems or reconstructed existing drinking water supply systems		Number	0	5	Q4	2024	Construction of new drinking water supply systems or the reconstruction of existing drinking water supply systems.
44	I: Drinking water supply and savings projects	Target	Number of constructed new drinking water supply systems or reconstructed existing drinking water supply systems		Number	5	12	Q4	2025	Construction of new drinking water supply systems or the reconstruction of existing drinking water supply systems.
45	I: Drinking water supply and savings projects	Target	Number of constructed new drinking water supply systems or reconstructed existing drinking water supply systems		Number	12	15	Q2	2026	Construction of new drinking water supply systems or the reconstruction of existing drinking water supply systems.

C.3. Description of the reforms and investments for the loan

Reform B: Strengthening prevention to increase flood safety

The reform specifically addresses the risk of floods, which is among the most relevant climate-change-related risk for Slovenia.

The entry into force of a new Flood Risk Management Plan shall accelerate the planning and implementation of measures and projects that contribute to the prevention of the consequences of floods. Key elements of the reform shall be the establishment of a river control service and the introduction of automated solutions for control systems. The Water Directorate of the Republic of Slovenia shall be reorganised to achieve decentralisation and optimisation of the processes.

A Flood Risk Management Plan for the period 2022-2026 shall enter into force by 31 December 2022 and shall ensure that flood risk management becomes a permanent task with dedicated resource from the national budget. The reform shall promote future investments through nature-based solutions and green infrastructures.

Reform D: Increasing the efficiency of the operation of public environmental protection services

The reform addresses the key challenge of losses in water management in Slovenia, by improving the organisation and control of the public service and by ensuring the sustainability of the financing of infrastructure upgrades. The reform shall upgrade the standard for the provision of the public service to increase efficiencies in water management and enabling reuse systems.

The reform shall ensure long-term sustainability of the financing of infrastructure investments by reviewing the cost-effectiveness of the charges and levies on water use. Another key aim of the reform shall be the upgrade of the information system for monitoring and reporting of the activity of public service providers.

The reform shall be implemented with the entry into force of legislative act(s) and regulation(s) for the implementation of public environmental protection services.

Investment F: Further reducing flood risks and reducing the risk to other climate-related disasters

The objective of the investment is to reduce flood risks and risks of landslides.

The investment consists in the construction of flood protection infrastructure and the assessment of the flood hazard in river basins in the Republic of Slovenia, as well as the establishment or construction of infrastructure for reducing landslide threats.

Investment H: Further urban waste water discharge and treatment projects

The objective of the investment is to contribute towards ensuring the good condition of water bodies.

The investment consists in the construction of new waste water systems or the reconstruction of existing waste water system.

Investment I: Further drinking water supply and savings projects

The objective of the investment is to address water losses in Slovenia.

The investment consists in the construction of new drinking water supply systems or the reconstruction of existing drinking water supply systems.

C.4. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for the loan

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
33	F: Further reducing flood risks and reducing the risk to other climate-related disasters	Target	Constructed or established infrastructure to minimize landslide threats		Number	0	5	Q2	2026	Constructed or established infrastructure to minimize landslide threats. The selection criteria of the public tender for the preparation of the project documentation shall ensure compliance with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).
46	B: Strengthening prevention to increase flood safety	Milestone	Entry into force of a new Flood Risk Management Plan	Provision in the plan indicating the entry into force of the Plan				Q4	2022	The new plan shall aim to speed up the planning and implementation of measures that contribute to the prevention of the consequences of floods at local, regional and national level, promoting in particular nature based solutions.
48	F: Further reducing flood risks and reducing the risk to other climate-related disasters	Target	Constructed flood protection infrastructure		Number	0	5	Q2	2026	Constructed flood protection infrastructure. The project documentation shall include: a) nature-based solution measures and green infrastructure, b) the requirement that the projects comply with the ‘do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).
48bis	F: Further reducing flood risks and reducing the risk to other climate-related disasters	Milestone	Assessment of the flood hazard in river basins of the Republic of Slovenia	Assessment of the flood hazard in river basins of the Republic of Slovenia				Q2	2026	Assessment of the flood hazard in 4 river basins of the Republic of Slovenia shall be prepared by an external contractor. The investment programmes for the planning and construction of flood protection infrastructure shall be prepared by an agency or an external contractor.
49	D: Increasing the efficiency of the operation of public environmental protection services	Milestone	Entry into force of legislative act(s) and regulation(s) for the implementation of public environmental protection services	Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the relevant legal provisions				Q4	2023	The legal provisions shall ensure: - the long-term sustainability of the financing of infrastructure investments by reviewing the cost-effectiveness of the charges and levies on water use. - the upgrade of the information system for monitoring and reporting of the activity of public service providers.
50	H: Further urban waste water discharge and treatment projects	Milestone	Award of grants for urban waste water discharge and treatment projects	Communication of awards				Q4	2022	Award of grants for 10 urban waste water discharge and treatment projects. Projects shall address the reconstruction of existing systems to increase energy efficiency and reduce the consumption of electricity by at least 10 % and shall ensure a net zero energy consumption for a newly built system. Projects shall focus on nature protection areas.
51	H: Further urban waste water discharge and treatment projects	Target	Number of constructed new waste water systems or reconstructed existing waste water systems		Number	0	10	Q2	2026	Construction of new waste water systems or the reconstruction of existing waste water systems.
52	I: Further drinking water supply and savings projects	Milestone	Award of grants for projects for the supply of drinking water	Communication of awards				Q4	2022	Award of grants for projects for the supply of drinking water. Projects shall address the reconstruction of existing systems to increase energy efficiency and reduce the consumption of electricity by at least 10%, and shall ensure that a newly built system has an average energy consumption of less than or equal to 0.5 kWh or an ILI of 1.5 or less.
53	I: Further drinking water supply and savings projects	Target	Number of constructed new drinking water supply systems or reconstructed existing drinking water supply systems		Number	0	10	Q2	2026	Construction of new drinking water supply systems or the reconstruction of existing drinking water supply systems.

D. COMPONENT 4: SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT

The high dependency on road transport and cars and the low use of public transport contribute significantly to Slovenia’s carbon emissions. Transport emissions are responsible for 42,7 % of the total Slovenian CO2 emissions in 2018, which is well above the EU average (32,6 %), and they continue to rise in absolute terms.

The objective of this component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan is to promote the use of public transport, rail passenger and freight transport, the use of alternative fuels in transport, as well as the digital transformation of rail and road transport.

These investments and reforms shall contribute to the Country Specific Recommendations addressed to Slovenia in the past two years to “focus investment-related economic policy on […] low carbon and energy transition, sustainable transport, in particular rail” (Country Specific Recommendation 3, 2019) and to “focus investment on […] sustainable transport” (Country Specific Recommendation 3, 2020).

D.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform A: Reform of the organisation of public passenger transport

Public transport in Slovenia was severely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a 75 % fall in passenger numbers in 2020.

This reform aims to promote and enhance the accessibility and competitiveness of public transport to recover after the pandemic. The reform shall establish an integrated public passenger operator at the national level, which shall support the integration of rail and bus public transport with intercity, urban, school and labour transport. The reform aims to significantly improve the accessibility standard for public transport.

The reform shall be implemented with the entry into force of a new law on public passenger transport and the establishment and entry into operation of a new integrated public transport operator by the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy.

Reform B: Reform on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure

The aim of the reform is to increase the use of alternative fuels in domestic and cross-border transport and to reduce the share of greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions from transport. In particular, the reform shall designate an entity to coordinate the needs of the transport and energy sectors, which shall ensure and coordinate the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure and hence make the transition to zero and low emission mobility more resilient.

The reform shall be implemented with the entry into force of an Act on alternative fuels in transport and alternative fuels infrastructure by 30 June 2022, which shall also establish a national regulatory framework in the field of alternative fuels in transport.

Investment C: Increasing railway infrastructure capacity

The objective of this measure is to increase railway infrastructure capacity.

The measure consists of upgrading Grosuplje and Domžale railway stations and the reconstruction of 49 kilometers of railway lines Kranj-Jesenice and Ljubljana-Brezovica-Borovnica.

Investment D: Digitalisation of road infrastructure

The objective of this measure is to establish a system for coordinating and improving traffic flow.

This measure consists of 70 km of roads covered with a traffic control and management system and new equipment for the centralised national roads and motorways control centre.

Investment E: Promoting the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in transport

The objective of this measure is to promote usage of alternative fuels in transport.

This measure consists in the registration of charging points for zero-emission vehicles in the national register of charging points.

D.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
54	A: Reform of the organisation of public passenger transport	Milestone	Entry into force of the Act establishing an integrated public passenger transport operator	Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the Act				Q2	2022	The law shall confer tasks currently operated by the Ministry of Infrastructure, municipalities, and Slovenian Railways to an integrated public passenger transport management company. The company shall, inter alia, promote the development of public passenger transport, propose amendments to legislation and other acts, ensure planning of needs, conduct public procurement procedures, manage the ticketing system, ensure appropriate supervision, and provide information to passengers.
55	A: Reform of the organisation of public passenger transport	Milestone	A public passenger transport management company is operational	The legal act establishing the public passenger transport management company				Q4	2023	Entry into operation of the Public Passenger Transport Management Company equipped with human and financial resources.
57	C: Increasing railway infrastructure capacity	Milestone	Award of contracts for upgrading railway sections	Communication of awards to upgrade railway tracks on sections: Kranj – Jesenice Ljubljana – Brezovica and Brezovica – Preserje and Preserje – Borovnica				Q4	2022	Award of contracts to upgrade railway tracks on sections: Kranj – Jesenice Ljubljana – Brezovica and Brezovica – Preserje and Preserje – Borovnica. The tender specification shall ensure compliance with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) and the following requirements: — Increasing rail fluidity by removing bottlenecks on line No 50 Ljubljana – Sežana – d.m. and line No 20 Ljubljana – Jesenice – d.m.; — Upgrading lines and stations in accordance with the technical specifications for interoperability; — Guidance of a load capacity of the corresponding category D4 of 22,5 t/axle 8 t/m; — Increase the speed of trains to new design speeds.
58	C: Increasing railway infrastructure capacity	Milestone	Award of contracts to upgrade the Grosuplje and Domžale railway stations	Communication of awards to upgrade Grosuplje and Domžale stations				Q4	2022	Award of contracts to upgrade the Grosuplje and Domžale railway stations. The tender specifications shall ensure compliance with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) and shall include improvements in the current accessibility for passengers and the track capacity of the lines.
59	C: Increasing railway infrastructure capacity	Target	Upgraded railway stations		Number (stations)	0	2	Q2	2024	Completed refurbishment works at Grosuplje and Domžale in compliance with the requirements under milestone 58.
60	C: Increasing railway infrastructure capacity	Target	Length of reconstructed railway lines		Number (km)	0	49	Q2	2025	Reconstructed railway lines Kranj-Jesenice and Ljubljana-Brezovica-Borovnica, together amounting to 49 kilometres.
62	D: Digitalisation of road infrastructure	Target	Roads covered by a traffic control and management system		Number (km)	0	70	Q2	2026	Coverage of 70 km of roads with a traffic control and management system and new equipment for the centralised national roads and motorway control centre.
63	B: Reform of the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure	Milestone	Entry into force of an Act on Alternative Fuels in Transport	The entry into force of a law establishing a national regulatory framework in the field of alternative transport fuels.				Q2	2022	The law shall establish a comprehensive legal framework for the use of alternative fuels in transport, setting out legally binding rules for all stakeholders in a one-stop shop to facilitate the diversification of primarily personal transport into low-emission and zero-emission transport. The law shall cover the creation, registration and operation of recharging/supply infrastructure.
65	E: Promoting alternative fuels infrastructure in transport	Target	Registration of charging points for zero-emission vehicles in the national register of charging points		Number	0	448	Q2	2026	448 registered charging points for zero-emission vehicles in the national register of charging points.

D.3. Description of the reforms and investments for the loan

Reform F: Further deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure

The objective of this reform is to facilitate the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in the transport sector. The reform aims to establish a system for strategic planning and deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, the integration into the electricity system and to the financing of zero-emission transport.

The reform shall establish a national incentive mechanism for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in transport through (i) the introduction of a new policy framework consisting in a strategic planning and management of alternative fuels infrastructure (establishment and operation of a public utility), (ii) the development of national and local charging infrastructure plans and the establishment of a national digital platform to stimulate investment, and (iii) the deployment of a systemic source of funding for the deployment of strategically planned alternative fuels infrastructure and the transition to clean vehicles.

The reform shall be implemented with the entry into force of the Act on infrastructure for alternative fuels and promotion of the transition to alternative fuels in transport.

Investment C: Further increasing railway infrastructure capacity

The objective of this measure is to increase railway infrastructure capacity and the accessibility of railway stations.

This measure consists in renovating Ljubljana (phase A, Dunajska overpass) and Nova Gorica railway stations.

D.4. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for the loan

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
67ter	F: Reform on further deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure	Milestone	Entry into force of the Act on infrastructure for alternative fuels and promotion of the transition to alternative fuels in transport	Provisions in the law indicating the entry into force of the Act				Q2	2023	The Act shall provide for (i) the introduction of new policy framework consisting in a strategic planning and management of alternative fuels infrastructure (establishment and operation of a public utility); (ii) the development of national and local charging infrastructure plans and the establishment of a national digital platform to stimulate investment; (iii) the deployment of a systemic source of funding for the deployment of strategically planned alternative fuels infrastructure and the transition to clean vehicles.
68	C: Further increasing railway infrastructure capacity	Target	Renovated Railway Stations Ljubljana (phase A Dunajska overpass) and Nova Gorica		Number	0	2	Q2	2026	Renovation of Ljubljana (phase A Dunajska overpass) and Nova Gorica Railway Stations. The tender specifications shall include that (i) the Nova Gorica railway station project shall include measures for accessibility for its users, (ii) that the Nova Gorica railway station shall include 6 railway tracks; and (iii) railway tracks of the Ljubljana railway station phase A Dunajska overpass support freight trains with the axle load of category D4 (22,5 t/axle) and train length of 740 m.

E. COMPONENT 5: CIRCULAR ECONOMY – RESOURCE EFFICIENCY

This component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan addresses challenges related to achieving climate neutrality by 2050, increasing material productivity, promoting energy efficiency and eco-innovation, improving the waste management system and strengthening the wood processing chain. The component also introduces green budgetary planning.

The objective of the component is supporting the transition of Slovenia’s linear economy to a low-carbon circular economy, in line with Slovenia’s Development Strategy 2030 and the new EU Circular Economy Action Plan: ‘Towards a Cleaner and More Competitive Europe’.

These investments and reforms shall contribute to the Country Specific Recommendations addressed to Slovenia in the past two years to “focus investment-related economic policy on […] low carbon and energy transition (Country Specific Recommendation 3, 2019) and to “focus on investments for the green […] transition, in particular on clean and efficient energy production and use, environmental infrastructure” (Country Specific Recommendation 3, 2020).

E.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform A: Establishing a Framework for Sustainable and Green Transformation

The objective of the reform is to accelerate the transition to a circular economy for resource efficiency.

A strategic and legal framework for the transition to a circular economy shall be established to improve extended producer responsibility and promote the integration of recycled materials into new products. The reform shall establish green budgetary planning by introducing a methodology aimed at identifying and assessing elements of the public budget that affect environmental policies. The reform shall facilitate budget steering and support the coherence of budgetary and fiscal policies with climate objectives. The reform shall also strengthen the existing green public procurement system by integrating the principles of circular economy. It shall establish a one-stop shop to support businesses, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in their transition to a circular economy.

The milestones related to the implementation of the reform shall be completed by 31 December 2023.

Investment B: Integrated Strategic project for the Decarbonisation of Slovenia through the Transition to a Circular Economy

The objective of investment is to support the transition of companies to a circular economy with the award of grants.

The measure consists in projects or activities supporting the transition to a circular economy.

Investment C: Increased Wood Processing to Accelerate the Transition to a Climate-neutral Society

The objective of this investment is to reinforce the capacity for wood processing in Slovenia.

This investment consists in projects supporting wood processing with the award of grants.

E.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
69	A: Establishing a framework for sustainable and green transformation	Milestone	Entry into force of amendments on extended producer responsibility and recovery of waste	Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of amendments to the Decree on the Management of Packaging and Packaging Waste and the Waste Regulation				Q4	2022	The amendments to the Decree on the Management of Packaging and Packaging Waste and the Waste Regulation shall increase organisational and financial responsibility of manufacturers and promoting the integration of recycled materials into new products.
70	A: Establishing a framework for sustainable and green transformation	Milestone	Developing and applying of a green budgetary planning methodology	Development and start of application of a green budgetary planning methodology				Q4	2023	The Ministry of Finance shall develop and apply a methodology for assessing the impact of individual budget lines on environmental objectives (climate tagging) in line with the taxonomy and the ‘do no significant harm’ principle in Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01). The methodology shall be adopted, published, and enter into application and shall allow monitoring green budget expenditure and the assessment of environmental and climate impact of fiscal policy.
71	A: Establishing a framework for sustainable and green transformation	Milestone	One-stop shop for the circular economy is operational	The one-stop shop for the circular economy is operational				Q2	2022	The one-stop-shop shall support businesses, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in their transition to a circular economy. It shall systematically integrate and coordinate the implementation of the six programmes of the Integrated Strategic Project of decarbonisation of Slovenia through the transition to a circular economy.
72	B: Integrated strategic project to decarbonise Slovenia through the transition to a circular economy	Milestone	Award of grants for support to companies in the transition to a circular economy	Communication of awards				Q2	2024	The projects shall increase the resource efficiency of the selected companies. The selection criteria shall ensure compliance with the “do no significant harm” Technical Guide (2021/C58/01). For all projects related to installations covered by the EU emissions trading system, it shall be ensured that the supported installations achieve their projected greenhouse gas emissions significantly below the limit set for free allocation as set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447 1 .
73	B: Integrated strategic project to decarbonise Slovenia through the transition to a circular economy	Target	Number of projects or activities to support companies in the transition to a circular economy		Number	0	150	Q4	2025	At least 150 projects or activities to support the transition to a circular economy delivered.
74	C: Increasing wood processing to accelerate the transition to a climate-neutral society	Milestone	Grant decisions for projects supporting wood processing	Grant decision(s) issued				Q4	2024	Grant decision(s) issued for projects supporting wood processing. The project selection criteria of the call shall include a requirement for compliance with the “do no significant harm” Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).
75	C: Increasing wood processing to accelerate the transition to a climate-neutral society	Target	Number of projects supporting wood processing		Number	0	8	Q2	2025	Confirmations by the contracting authority accepting the handover record or delivery note or use permit confirming the acceptance of projects in the field of wood processing submitted by the beneficiaries to the contracting authority.
76	C: Increasing wood processing to accelerate the transition to a climate-neutral society	Target	Number of projects supporting wood processing		Number	8	28	Q2	2026	Delivery of 20 projects supporting wood processing.

F. COMPONENT 6: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE ECONOMY

Slovenian companies are lagging behind in the pace of adaptation to changes brought by the digitalisation due to lack of competences and skills of employees and limited resources for investment in equipment and advanced digital technologies.

Against this background, the objectives of this component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan are to increase the efficiency and growth of businesses, to support their transformation through digital technologies, to accelerate greater use of advanced technologies, while adapting the regulatory framework, improving market access, transparency and security, which in the long term is expected to increase the country’s competitiveness. Further integration in global value chains of the Slovenian companies shall be supported through engaging in multi-country projects.

These investments and reforms shall contribute to the Country Specific Recommendations addressed to Slovenia in 2019 to “improve the business environment by reducing regulatory restrictions and administrative burden” (Country Specific Recommendation 2, 2019) and in 2020 to “focus investment on the […] digital transition […] and on the rollout of the 5G network. Promote digital capacities of businesses, and strengthen digital skills, e-Commerce […]” (Country Specific Recommendation 3, 2020).

F.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform A: Digital transformation of the economy (business and industry)

The digital transformation of the economy shall be supported through the entry into force of a Strategy for the Digital Transformation of Enterprises and the guidelines for innovative procurement. The Strategy shall provide for the transfer of registers to a single business register.

The Strategy shall also include a roadmap for the implementation of the Common Union Toolbox for Connectivity 2 , which shall focus on activities relating to a single information point.

The milestones and targets related to the implementation of the reform shall be completed by 31 December 2024.

Investment B: Industrial/Business Digital Transformation Programme

The investment is expected to increase productivity and growth through the optimisation of processes and the implementation of advanced digital technologies, to develop the digital skills of employees, and to stimulate competitiveness and innovation by facilitating the entry of new participants in the market.

A competitive call for proposals shall identify specific projects for extending the use of advanced technologies to increase efficiency, productivity and competitiveness, and accelerate the uptake of digital innovation and the transfer of digital competences.

The beneficiaries shall be consortia comprising large companies and SMEs. Companies shall develop and implement a comprehensive digital transformation strategy to achieve the objectives in the call for proposals.

The milestones and targets related to the implementation of the investment shall be completed by 30 June 2024.

Investment D: Cross border and multi-country projects - European common data infrastructure and services

The objective of the investment is to support projects of Slovenian businesses, which are indirect partners in the important project of common European interest Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure and Services (CIS).

The investment consists in contributing to establishing data processing solutions as part of the integrated IPCEI CIS regarding common European data infrastructure and services.

Investment E: Cross border and multi-country projects - Low-Power Processors and Semiconductor Chips

The objectives of the multi-country project on Low-Power Processors and Semiconductor Chips are strengthening the capabilities in design and increasing the resilience of EU and Slovenian semiconductor value chains, connecting national and EU processes to overlap circles of work, and strengthening the microelectronics value chain through (1) modular approach (tools and equipment, materials, design, manufacturing, packaging and testing), driven by the needs of industry, (2) definition of new development through the definition of microelectronics ecosystem, (3) integrating the whole microelectronics ecosystem in Europe.

This project may take the shape of a planned Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI).

The milestones and targets related to the implementation of the project shall be completed by 30 June 2024.

F.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
77	A: Digital transformation of the economy (business and industry)	Milestone	Adoption of a strategy for the digital transformation of enterprises	Adoption of the strategy for the digital transformation of enterprises by the government				Q4	2021	A business digital transformation strategy shall be developed and adopted by the government setting out the basic steps of the digital transformation. The strategy shall ensure all business operators in Slovenia are registered in one register, in accordance with the “once-only” principle embedded in the Single Digital Gateway Regulation (EU) 2018/1724. The Strategy shall include a roadmap for the implementation of the Common Union Toolbox for Connectivity 3 , including activities relating to a single information point and a specific timeline for the completion of each action.
78	A: Digital transformation of the economy (business and industry)	Milestone	Guidelines for innovative public procurement	Guidelines for innovative public procurement adopted by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia				Q2	2022	The guidelines for innovative procurement shall define the selection procedures and criteria for the participation of applicants in innovative public procurement procedures.
80	B: Industrial/business digital transformation programme	Milestone	Award of contracts for projects for the digital transformation of enterprises	Communication of awards				Q2	2022	Applicants shall be consortia or other forms of integration of companies, comprising at least one large company and multiple small and medium-sized enterprises. The selection criteria shall include, inter alia, strengthening employees’ digital competences, and introduction of e-identity and digital business card.
81	B: Industrial/business digital transformation agenda	Target	Consortia of companies with produced digital strategy		Number	0	20	Q2	2022	Consortia awarded contracts under milestone 80 shall develop tailored digital strategies for transformation of business, technology, organisation, and culture. These shall include, inter alia, a digital readiness assessment, identification of relevant areas for digitalisation, relevant data and sources, integration of data, and learning needs.
82	B: Industrial/business digital transformation agenda	Target	Consortia supported with completed comprehensive digital transformation		Number	0	20	Q2	2024	Completed projects in accordance with the digital strategies produced under milestone 81. The total amount of funding shall be at least EUR 43 808 855, of which at least EUR 10 000 000 shall be dedicated to small and medium enterprises.
83	D: Cross border and multi-country projects - European Common Data Infrastructure and Services	Milestone	Launch of the call for expression of interest in a new project on next generation cloud	Publication of a call for expression of interest				Q2	2021	Call for corporate interest in participating in a multi-country cross-border project of common European data infrastructures and services, planned to be implemented as Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure and Services.
84	D: Cross border and multi-country projects - European Common Data Infrastructure and Services	Target	Reports on data processing solutions		Number	0	7	Q2	2026	Reports by beneficiaries on the data processing solutions are submitted. The data processing solutions presented in the reports shall be at least in the pilot phase.
85	E: Cross border and multi-country projects - Low-Power Processors and Semiconductor Chips	Milestone	Finalisation of the list of potential participants to the common project.	Finalisation of the list				Q2	2021	Finalisation of the list of participants in a multi-country project in the field of microelectronics, planned to be implemented as Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI).
86	E: Cross border and multi-country projects - Low-Power Processors and Semiconductor Chips	Target	Number of projects started		Number	0	2	Q2	2024	Started projects in specific areas (such as communication chip design, development of advanced semiconductor processes, system integration and cores for the use in different smart mobility applications, smart cities and communities, smart factories) in the value chain of the joint project under milestone 85.

G. COMPONENT 7: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

This component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan addresses digitalisation challenges related to the public administration such as ensuring broadband coverage across the territory of Slovenia, uptake of public sector e-services, interoperability between data management systems, digital skills and equipment of civil servants, cybersecurity, and ensuring coordination in managing ICT investments.

The objective of the component is to respond to critical shortcomings identified in digitalisation of the public sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the component aims to create an environment for successful digital transformation, strengthen e-government, increase digital skills, and enhance cybersecurity.

The component shall further address the transition to a Gigabit society by improving the regulatory environment and strengthening digital connectivity through investment in broadband infrastructure in hard-to-reach areas.

These investments and reforms shall contribute to the Country Specific Recommendations addressed to Slovenia in 2020 to “focus investment on the […] digital transition […] and on the rollout of the 5G network. Promote digital capacities of businesses, and strengthen digital skills, e-Commerce […]” (Country Specific Recommendation 3, 2020).

G.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform A: Strengthening governance of the digital transformation of public administration

The objectives of the reform are to improve the governance of digital transformation in the public administration. This is expected to be achieved through the adoption of a Digital Public Services Strategy 2021-2030 and the establishment of an Informatics Development Council as a coordinating body of digital solutions.

The Digital Public Services Strategy 2021-2030 shall be adopted by the government and shall aim at user-friendly and simple digital services, ensuring data for better services and decision-making, and providing a secure, trustworthy and inclusive digital environment.

The Informatics Development Council shall function as management body for the coordination of operations in the public sector related to IT investment, standards, back-office systems and other technological developments where compatibility of the systems is essential for their operation and maintenance.

The milestone related to the implementation of the reform shall be completed by 31 December 2021.

Reform B: Creating an environment for the use of e-services by public administration

The objectives of the reform are to provide the adequate legal basis for e-services provided by the public administration, in particular the introduction of e-ID services.

The entry into force of the Electronic Identity and Trust Services Act and the amended Identity Card Act shall operationalise the use of national e-identity for the use of public services and provide basic conditions for e-commerce. The e-ID shall be recognised cross-border and notified under eIDAS.

The milestone related to the implementation of the reform shall be completed and the start of issuing of e-ID documents shall take place by 30 June 2022.

Reform C: Modernising administrative processes for successful digital transformation

The objectives of the reform are to provide the legal basis for the further digitalisation of public services.

The General Administrative Procedure Act and the Decree on Administrative Commerce shall be amended to enlarge the scope of electronic procedures in administrative processes.

The milestone related to the implementation of the reform shall be completed by 31 December 2022.

Reform D: Establishment of a Competence Centre - Human Resources Centre and increasing skills of staff in the public administration

The objective of the reform is to improve human resources management in the state administration.

A Competence Centre - Human Resources Centre shall be established by amending the Civil Service Act and become operational. The Centre aims to promote a strategic approach to competence management. The Centre shall assess competencies and skills in recruitment procedures, contribute to the development of competences and skills (including digital ones) of civil servants and develop other tools for managing human resources in state administration bodies. In addition, a Civil Service Management Strategy on talent management, career development, life-long learning, and the new realities brought by the COVID-19 pandemic shall be adopted.

The milestone related to the implementation of the reform shall be completed by 30 June 2024.

Reform E: Ensuring cybersecurity

The objective of this reform is to enhance the cooperation of entities within the national cybersecurity system.

The reform consists in the establishment of the national cybersecurity legal framework by defining the roles and responsibilities of the Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) and the Government Information Security Office (GISO).

Reform F: Transition to a Gigabit Society

The objective of this reform is to contribute towards providing broadband coverage across the whole territory of the Republic of Slovenia.

The Electronic Communications Act shall be amended to optimise procedures for constructing electronic communication networks, increase efficiency of joint construction, and the predictability of the business environment. A national Broadband Plan shall be adopted by the Government of Slovenia and shall set out the needs in order to develop broadband coverage across Slovenia by 2025 and the measures to achieve this goal.

The milestone related to the implementation of the reform shall be completed by 30 June 2022.

Investment G: Modernising the digital environment of public administration

The objective of the investment is to enhance digital infrastructure, digital solutions and digital skills in the public sector.

The investment consists in participation in trainings for digital skills, establishment of a digital e-Legislation platform and a project related to the demonstration of a national quantum communication infrastructure. The RRF shall support part of the costs of the investment. This investment may also receive support from other Union programmes or instruments for costs that are not supported by the RRF.

Investment H: Gigabit infrastructure

The objective of the investment is to deploy the infrastructure to enable broadband access.

The investment consists in enabling broadband access for households.

Investment I: Digitalisation of internal security

The objective of the investment is to upgrade the technology available at the level of the Slovenian police to optimise and support the work processes.

The investment consists in the establishment of applications in the police cloud and the upgrading of digital radio network of national authorities.

Investment J: Digitalisation of education and science

The objective of the investment is to digitalise educational institutions by improving the information and communication infrastructure, and providing applications or e-solutions that support work processes and provide data analytics. High speed connectivity, data storage and enhancing of competences for open data and open science within the research organisations shall be ensured.

The investment consists in supporting the digitalisation of education with IT applications, the deployment of connectivity for primary and secondary institutions, higher vocational colleges, as well as adult education organisations and deployment of high-speed fiber optic backbone network between PoPs (Point-of-Presence) of Academic and Research Network of Slovenia (Arnes) and data repositories for preservation of open research results.

Investment K: Green Slovenian location framework

The objective of the investment is to reinforce the management of spatial and environmental data.

The investment consists in modernising spatial and environmental management in Slovenia by developing digital solutions to support interoperability of data.

Investment L: Digitalisation in the field of agriculture, or food, or forestry

The objective of the investment is to enhance the digital infrastructure and digital services in the field of agriculture, or food, or forestry.

The investment consists in supporting the digitalisation in the field of agriculture, or food, or forestry with e-services or e-solutions or IT infrastructure or equipment.

Investment M: Digitalisation in the field of culture

The objective of the investment is to enhance the digital infrastructure in the field of culture.

The investment consists in supporting the digitalisation in the field of culture with e-services or e-solutions or IT infrastructure or equipment.

Investment N: Digitalisation in the field of justice

The objective of the investment is to increase the accessibility of services related to the field of justice in Slovenia.

The investment consists in supporting the digitalisation in the field of justice with IT systems or e-services or e-solutions or IT infrastructure or equipment.

Investment O: Voluntary contribution to the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking for AI Gigafactories or equivalent AI infrastructure

This measure aims to support Slovenia’s establishment of and access to Artificial Intelligence Gigafactories and their services. The measure shall consist of a voluntary contribution of EUR 50 051 243 to the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking. The contribution shall support an AI Gigafactory or equivalent AI infrastructure and quantum technologies to be established in the Union.

G.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
90	A: Strengthening the governance of the digital transformation of public administration	Milestone	State Administration Informatics Development Council established and operational	Adoption of decision on establishment of the Council by the government and appointment of its members by the Ministry of Public Administration				Q4	2021	The Council shall provide a central point for the public administration for the coordination of operations at operational level related to IT investment, standards, back-office systems and other technological developments where compatibility of the systems is essential for their efficient operation and maintenance.
91	B: Creating an environment for the use of e-services by public administration	Milestone	Secure national e-identity documents	Start of issuing of new national e-identity cards				Q2	2022	The first new e-ID cards shall be issued. This shall be used nationally and cross-border in e-commerce. The new identity card shall enable the citizen to identify and authenticate electronically in order to access electronic services and to sign electronically. The legal basis for issuing e-identity shall be the Electronic Identity and Trust Services Act and the amended Identity Card Act (Act amending the Identity Card Act). The system shall be notified under eIDAS to be cross border compliant.
92	D: Establishment of a Competence Centre -Human Resources centre and increasing skills of staff in the public administration	Milestone	A competence centre - human resources centre established and operational	The Competence Centre - Human Resources Centre is operational				Q2	2024	The amendments to the Civil Service Act shall provide for the establishment of the Competence Centre - Human Resources Centre. The Centre shall be operational and responsible for: - conducting public competitions for the recruitment procedures in the state administration; - assessing candidates' skills in the recruitment procedures; - developing a system for personal competencies and skills in the state administration (including managerial competences); promoting tools for managing human resources in the state administration; establishing a framework to improve digital competences in the state administration. The law may provide for a reasonable transitional period for the effective application of the listed responsibilities of the Competence Centres and the full operationalization of the Competence Centres.
93	C: Modernising administrative processes for successful digital transformation	Milestone	Removal of legal and administrative obstacles to the provision of e-services	Provisions in the law indicating the entry into force of amendments to the General Administrative Procedure Act and the Decree on Administrative Commerce				Q4	2022	The amendments to the General Administrative Procedure Act and to the Decree on Administrative Commerce shall aim at the simplification of legal requirements for the provision of electronic public administration services and the further digitalisation of administrative processes. These shall include, inter alia, payment services, support for the development of electronic applications, and the electronic submission of documents.
94	F: Transition to Gigabit Society	Milestone	Adoption of a Broadband Plan 2021-2025	The Broadband Plan is adopted by the government				Q2	2022	The adopted plan shall set out: 1. the need to ensure adequate broadband networks in Slovenia by 2025, in line with the objectives for Connectivity for a European Gigabit Society 2025; 2. A national plan for the construction of 5G infrastructure; 3. the necessary changes to the legal bases in the field of electronic communications; 4. measures to ensure appropriate radio spectrum area in Slovenia, 5. concrete measures needed to achieve the objectives, 6. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to achieve the set targets within the set deadlines.
95	E: Ensuring cybersecurity	Milestone	Legislation enhancing cooperation regarding national cybersecurity	Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the relevant Act				Q2	2025	A law shall define the roles and responsibilities of the Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) and the Government Information Security Office (GISO) regarding the exchange of information about incidents or cyber threats or other information in the field of information security.
96	G: Modernising the digital environment of public administration	Target	Disbursement of EUR 2 000 000		EUR million	0	2	Q2	2026	At least EUR 2 000 000 shall be paid to the SiQUID project in order to support the national quantum communication infrastructure. Any amounts provided by other Union programmes or instruments shall not be counted towards this amount.
97	G: Modernising the digital environment of public administration	Milestone	E-Legislation platform	Handover report for the e-Legislation platform is issued by the contracting authority				Q4	2025	Handover report signed by the contractor and the contracting authority certifying that e-Legislation platform to support the legislative process is accessible.
98	G: Modernising the digital environment of public administration	Target	Number of certificates of participation issued for training activities in digital skills for the public sector		Number	0	40 000	Q2	2026	40 000 certificates of participation issued for training activities in digital skills for the public sector.
99	H: Gigabit infrastructure	Target	Households with enabled broadband access		Number	0	6 838	Q2	2026	6 838 households for which broadband access is enabled as demonstrated in the project closure reports.
100	I. Digitalisation of internal security	Target	Users of the new Police Digital Radio Network (TETRA)		Number	0	11 000	Q4	2022	The digital radio network of national authorities of the Republic of Slovenia is planned to have 11 000 users. The network shall use EU coordinated radio frequencies for public security and shall be compatible with national radio systems of neighbouring countries.
101	I. Digitalisation of internal security	Milestone	Applications in the police cloud	Applications are accessible in the police cloud				Q4	2025	Applications in the police cloud in the areas of crime prevention, or public security, or border checks, or work processes shall be accessible to the police.
102	K: Green Slovenian location framework	Target	Connected spatial and environmental information solutions		Number	0	4	Q4	2025	Handover reports signed by the contractor and the contracting authority for spatial and environmental information solutions designed or updated to enable interoperability across spatial and environmental data sets.
104	L: Digitalisation in the field of agriculture, or food, or forestry	Target	Number of e-services, or e-solutions, or IT infrastructure, or equipment related to the field of agriculture, or food, or forestry		Number	0	32	Q2	2026	Delivery of 32 e-services, or e-solutions, or IT infrastructure, or equipment related to the field of agriculture, or food, or forestry.
105	N: Digitalisation in the field of justice	Target	Number of IT systems, or e-services, or e-solutions, or IT infrastructure, or equipment related to the field of justice		Number	0	11	Q2	2026	Delivery of 11 IT systems, or e-services, or e-solutions, or IT infrastructure, or equipment related to the field of justice.
106	J: Digitalisation of education and science	Target	Additional education institutions with optical connections above 1 Gbps		Number	0	204	Q2	2024	204 primary and secondary education institutions as well as adult education organisations shall be connected to optical connections above 1Gbps. This is expected to cover about 18 % of the existing educational establishments in the country, and around 35 000 pupils. The following types of educational institutions shall be covered by the investment: primary schools, secondary schools, institutions for children and young people with special needs, student dormitories, and adult education organisations.
107	J: Digitalisation of education and science	Target	Additional 100 Gbps backbone optical connections		Number	0	40	Q4	2023	The backbone optical connections shall connect the data nodes of the public institutes in the Academic and Research Network of Slovenia. At least 40 long-distance optical connections of 100 Gbps shall be permanently deployed, which are expected to cover at least 75% of all connections between public institutes.
108	J: Digitalisation of education and science	Target	Number of IT applications related to the field of education		Number	0	11	Q2	2026	Delivery of 11 IT applications related to the field of education.
109	M: Digitalisation in the field of culture	Target	Number of e-services, or e-solutions, or IT infrastructure, or equipment related to the field of culture		Number	0	6	Q2	2026	Delivery of 6 e-services, or e-solutions, or IT infrastructure, or equipment related to the field of culture.
109bis	O: Voluntary contribution to the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking for AI Gigafactories or equivalent AI infrastructure	Milestone	Signature of the Contribution Agreement between Slovenia and the EuroHPC JU and disbursement of the voluntary contribution to the EuroHPC JU	Signature of the Contribution Agreement				Q2	2026	Signature of the Contribution Agreement between Slovenia and the EuroHPC JU. That Contribution Agreement shall include: - An indication of the activities to be funded with the voluntary contribution, namely financial support to an AI Gigafactory or equivalent AI infrastructure and quantum technologies to be established in the Union. - The requirement that the voluntary contribution shall be used in a manner compliant with the do no significant harm (DNSH) principle as set out in the Technical Guidance 2021/C58/01. - The exact amount of the voluntary contribution from RRF funds. - A requirement that unused amounts covered by the agreement shall be used by the EuroHPC JU to support the same policy objectives for the benefit of the concerned Member State and shall not be transferred back to the Member State. - Slovenia shall transfer EUR 50 051 243 to the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking.

G.3. Description of the reforms and investments for the loan

Investment O: Further voluntary contribution to the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking for AI Gigafactories or equivalent AI infrastructure

This measure aims to support Slovenia’s establishment of and access to Artificial Intelligence Gigafactories and their services. The measure shall consist of a voluntary contribution of EUR 21 593 760 to the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking. The contribution shall support an AI Gigafactory or equivalent AI infrastructure and quantum technologies to be established in the Union.

G.4. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for the loan

Seq. No.

Related Measure (Reform or Investment)

Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative indicators (for milestones)

Quantitative indicators

(for targets)

Indicative timeline for completion

Description of each milestone and target

Unit of measure

Baseline

Goal

Quarter

Year

109ter

O: Further voluntary contribution to the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking for AI Gigafactories or equivalent AI infrastructure

Milestone

Signature of the Contribution Agreement between Slovenia and the EuroHPC JU and disbursement of the voluntary contribution to the EuroHPC JU

Signature of the Contribution Agreement

2026

Signature of the Contribution Agreement between Slovenia and the EuroHPC JU. That Contribution Agreement shall include:

- An indication of the activities to be funded with the voluntary contribution, namely financial support to an AI Gigafactory or equivalent AI infrastructure and quantum technologies to be established in the Union.

- The requirement that the voluntary contribution shall be used in a manner compliant with the do no significant harm (DNSH) principle as set out in the Technical Guidance 2021/C58/01.

- The exact amount of the voluntary contribution from RRF funds.

- A requirement that unused amounts covered by the agreement shall be used by the EuroHPC JU to support the same policy objectives for the benefit of the concerned Member State and shall not be transferred back to the Member State.

- In addition to the EUR 50 051 243 under milestone 109bis, Slovenia shall transfer EUR 21 593 760 to the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking.

H. COMPONENT 8: RDI – RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION

Slovenia’s research and innovation performance remains suboptimal. The level of research and innovation expenditures and their effectiveness remains modest, which limits the country’s scientific and technological performance. The contribution of research and innovation to productivity growth and competitiveness is hence limited, including towards the digital and green transition.

The objectives of this component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan are to improve the governance and coordination of research and innovation policy, increase the level of public and private research and development investments, as well as their efficiency and effectiveness. This would ensure that research, development, and innovation (RDI) is a critical driver of productivity and economic growth. The proposed measures would also ensure that research and innovation is a key enabler for the digital and green transitions.

These investments and reforms address the Country Specific Recommendations addressed to Slovenia in 2019 to “focus investment-led economic policy on research and innovation” (Country Specific Recommendation 3, 2019) and 2020 to “focus investment on […] research and innovation” (Country Specific Recommendation 3, 2020).

The 2020 Council Recommendation noted that the economic downturn was putting business RDI at risk and that therefore investment was needed to help innovative small and medium enterprises to scale up their production. Furthermore, stronger links between academia and businesses are essential for successfully translating knowledge into innovation, improving the country’s RDI performance, and driving economic growth and supporting the deployment of innovations which are critical for the green and digital transitions.

H.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform A: Operation and management of the RDI system

The objectives of the reform are to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of public investment in RDI, to create a competitive and impactful research and innovation environment, and to boost RDI efforts on the green and digital transition.

The reform consists in the entry into force of a new Act on Research, Development and Innovation Activities; the introduction of a new model of governance and integration of the research and innovation ecosystem (including the creation of a Joint Programme Committee); the establishment of a common monitoring and evaluation system for RDI policies; the reinforcement and empowerment of the two executive research agencies; and the strengthening the support environment of already established entities and networks at national and international level to promote knowledge flows and academia-business cooperation.

The milestones related to the implementation of the reform shall be completed by 30 June 2022.

Investment B: Financing of research and innovation projects in the field of green or digital transition

The objective of the investment is to promote longer-term collaboration in the areas of the green and digital transitions between companies involved in research and development related activities or between research organisations, large enterprises or SMEs.

The investment consists of the delivery of projects in the field of the green or digital transition.

Investment C: Support for the international mobility and the (re-)integration of researchers

The objectives of the investment are to improve scientific excellence, research capacity, knowledge transfer and circulation through the promotion of international and intersectoral mobility and reintegration of researchers in the Slovenian RDI landscape.

The investment consists of support for researchers.

Investment D: RDI demonstration or pilot projects in the field of the green transition

The objectives of the investment are to improve Slovenia’s innovation performance by increasing investment in RDI, to promote technology transfer and thereby strengthen the innovation ecosystem, and to foster entrepreneurial investment for the green transition, in particular in relation to circular economy.

The investment consists of the delivery of RDI demonstration or pilot projects in the field of the green transition.

H.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
110	A: Operation and management of the RDI system	Milestone	Entry into force of the Act on Research, Development and Innovation Activities	Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of an Act on Research, Development and Innovation Activities following adoption by Parliament				Q2	2022	The Act shall aim to increase the efficiency and coordination of RDI governance. The Act shall, inter alia, increase and stabilise public funding for RDI activities, increase the autonomy of public research organisations, establish results-based funding elements, stimulate cooperation of researchers with EU research projects and business, and promote internationalisation and inter-sectoral mobility and knowledge transfer.
111	A: Operation and management of the RDI system	Milestone	Joint Programme Committee established and operational	Joint Programme Committee established and operational by decision on the appointment and tasks of the committee by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia				Q2	2022	The Joint Programme Committee shall allow for stable and continuous coordination at both strategic and operational level, including coordination between RDI delivery instruments regardless of the source of funding.
115	B: Financing of research and innovation projects in the field of green or digital transition	Target	Delivery of projects in the field of the green or digital transition		Number	0	4	Q2	2026	Delivery of 4 projects in the field of the green or digital transition.
118	B: Financing of research and innovation projects in the field of green or digital transition	Target	Delivery of projects in the field of the green transition		Number	0	122	Q2	2026	Delivery of 122 projects in the field of the green transition.
119	C: Support for the international mobility and the (re-)integration of researchers	Target	Contracts supporting researchers		Number	0	33	Q2	2026	33 contracts for the support of researchers signed between the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS) and the research organisations employing the researchers.
122	D: RDI demonstration and pilot projects in the field of the green transition	Target	Delivery of RDI demonstration or pilot projects		Number	0	21	Q2	2026	Delivery of 21 RDI demonstration or pilot projects in the field of the green transition.

I. COMPONENT 9: RAISING PRODUCTIVITY, A BUSINESS-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT FOR INVESTORS

This component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan addresses the low level of private sector investments in Slovenia by improving the regulation of capital markets, by reforming the principles of public support for private investments, and by providing funding for investments by enterprises.

The objectives of the component are to strengthen alternative, non-bank sources of finance, to facilitate firms’ investment into the most advanced highly productive green and digital technologies, and to strengthen the support framework for companies.

These investments and reforms shall address the Country Specific Recommendations addressed to Slovenia in 2019 to “support the development of equity markets” (Country Specific Recommendation 2, 2019) and 2020 to “to provide liquidity and financing to businesses and households […] promote private investment to support the economic recovery” and to “focus investment on the green and digital transition” (Country Specific Recommendation 3, 2020).

I.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform A: Strengthening the capital markets

The objective of this reform is to strengthen capital markets in Slovenia.

The reform consists of the entry into force of a new Act on forms of alternative investment funds, which shall define the types of alternative investment funds. This new Act shall build on the results of the Structural Reform Support Programme project ‘Strengthening the Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) segment’.

Furthermore, a strategy for the Slovenian capital market shall be adopted, setting out specific measures for further development, building on the results of the Structural Reform Support Programme project “Capital Market Enhancement and Development in Slovenia”.

The milestones related to the implementation of the reform shall be completed by 30 June 2022.

Reform B: A more productive economy for the digital and green transition

The objective of this reform is to increase the productivity of the Slovenian economy by reorienting criteria for public investment support from job creation towards highly productive, sustainable, and digitally oriented business models and investments.

The reform consists in the entry into force of amendments to the Investment Promotion Act on promotion of domestic and foreign investment by companies. The amendments shall redirect government investment incentives towards capital-intensive, high value added investments. The reform shall make public support conditional on a specific set of environmental sustainability performance criteria.

The milestones related to the implementation of the reform shall be completed by 30 June 2022.

Investment C: Support for decarbonisation, productivity, and competitiveness of companies

The objective of the investment is to support companies to increase productivity.

The investment consists of the delivery of projects to support companies investing in less developed regions or border problem areas, as well as the delivery of projects to support companies investing in fixed tangible or intangible assets.

Investment D: Providing innovative ecosystems of economic and business infrastructure

The objective of the investment is to improve the competitiveness of the economy.

The investment consists of the development, upgrade or expansion of sites, zones, or areas designated for economic and business use.

I.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
124	A: Strengthening capital markets	Milestone	Entry into force of the Act on forms of alternative investment funds	Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the Act on forms of alternative investment funds				Q4	2021	The Act on forms of alternative investment funds shall define three forms of alternative investment funds, namely: an alternative mutual fund formed as separate assets, a special limited partnership and a fixed capital investment company. The reform shall follow the EU legal framework and recommendations in the area of capital markets.
125	A: Strengthening capital markets	Milestone	Adoption of a capital market development strategy	Adoption of a capital market development strategy by the government				Q2	2022	The strategy shall include measures to achieve a more dynamic capital market, including through market uptake within the European Capital Union; the establishment of contact points in all global financial markets; establishing an effective online information system on FinTech and other financial services innovations; adaptation of existing measures.
126	B: A more productive economy for the digital and green transition	Milestone	Entry into force of amendments to the Investment Promotion Act with the aim of promoting the green transition	Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of amendments to the Investment Promotion Act				Q4	2021	The amendment shall ensure that criteria on public investment support for enterprises are focused on highly productive, sustainable, and digitally oriented business models and investments. All supported investments shall include conditions to promote the green transition, including energy efficiency requirements, environmentally responsible management and material production efficiency. Eligibility criteria shall also ensure that the selected projects comply with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) through the use of an exclusion list and the requirement of compliance with the relevant EU and national environmental legislation.
127	B: A more productive economy for the digital and green transition	Milestone	Entry into force of Implementing Regulation of the Investment Promotion Act	Provision in the regulation indicating the entry into force of Implementing Regulation of the Investment Promotion Act				Q2	2022	The implementing regulations shall specify further the related criteria under the Investment Promotion Act, in particular with relation to energy efficiency, material efficiency, long-term integration of investment in the region, social responsibility, environmental impact of the investment, contribution of investment to the transition to a natural resource-based circular economy leading to lower greenhouse gas emissions and production with a lower carbon footprint, location in devalued area with appropriate earmarking or in an existing business zone, effects of the investment on harmonious regional development, integration of spatial investment and positive impact of local spatial development.
128	C: Support for decarbonisation, productivity, and competitiveness of companies	Milestone	Award of grants for projects to support regional development	Communication of awards				Q2	2022	Award of grants for projects to support regional development through investment in fixed tangible and intangible assets. The projects shall be awarded based on the Act on Promotion of Regional Development and in compliance with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) through the use of an exclusion list and the requirement of compliance with the relevant EU and national environmental legislation.
129	C: Support for decarbonisation, productivity, and competitiveness of companies	Milestone	Award of grants for projects to promote investment	Communication of awards				Q2	2023	Award of grants for projects to promote investment in manufacturing, services, and research and development activities through investment in fixed tangible and intangible assets. The projects shall be in compliance with the Investment Promotion Act as amended under milestone 126, including compliance with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) through the use of an exclusion list and the requirement of compliance with the relevant EU and national environmental legislation.
130	C: Support for decarbonisation, productivity, and competitiveness of companies	Target	Number of projects supporting companies for their investment in fixed tangible or intangible assets		Number	0	59	Q2	2026	Delivery of 59 projects supporting companies for their investment in fixed tangible or intangible assets.
132	C: Support for decarbonisation, productivity, and competitiveness of companies	Target	Number of projects supporting companies investing in less developed regions or border problem areas		Number	0	198	Q2	2026	Delivery of 198 projects supporting companies investing in less developed regions or border problem areas.
133	D: Providing innovative ecosystems of economic and business infrastructure	Milestone	Award of grants for innovative business infrastructure ecosystems	Communication of awards				Q2	2022	The selected projects shall support the development of economic business infrastructure. Projects shall support regional development and shall prioritise the re-use of degraded sites and close links to public transport and road connections.
134	D: Providing innovative ecosystems of economic and business infrastructure	Target	Development, upgrade or extension of areas designated for economic and business use		Number	0	11	Q2	2026	11 sites, zones, or areas designated for economic and business use have been developed, upgraded or expanded.

J. COMPONENT 10: LABOUR MARKET – MEASURES TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF NEGATIVE STRUCTURAL TRENDS

This component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan addresses structural employment challenges linked to aging and technological change through a comprehensive set of reforms and investments. These challenges include, inter alia, low employment levels for older workers and people with disabilities, youth unemployment, low participation in life-long learning and training, financial sustainability risks for the pension system and pension adequacy.

The objectives of the component are strengthening labour market resilience, increasing labour market participation and ensuring fiscal sustainability of the pension system and pension adequacy.

These investments and reforms shall address the Country Specific Recommendations addressed to Slovenia in 2019 to “ensure the long-term sustainability and adequacy of the pension system, including by adjusting the statutory retirement age and restricting early retirement. Increase the employability of low-skilled and older workers by improving labour market relevance of education and training, lifelong learning and activation measures, including through better digital literacy” (Country Specific Recommendation 1, 2019) and 2020 to “to provide liquidity and financing to businesses and households” and to “to ensure adequate income compensation and social protection; mitigate the impact of the crisis on employment, inter alia by strengthening short-time working schemes and flexible working arrangements; ensure that these measures provide adequate protection for workers in non-standard forms of employment” (Country Specific Recommendation 2, 2020).

J.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform A: Structural measures to strengthen the resilience of the labour market

The objective of the reform is to increase the resilience of the labour market by ensuring, in particular, its adaptation to demographic trends.

a.The reform shall consist of the: Entry into force of the act establishing a permanent crisis short-time work scheme for businesses in difficulties or seriously threatened with severe difficulties caused by exceptional occurrences beyond their control, building on the experience acquired during the COVID-19 crisis, and during the energy crisis in 2022. The act shall include education and training obligations during part-time work.

b.Entry into force of legislative changes in the field of unemployment benefits. The provisions in the Labour Market Regulation Act on unemployment benefits shall be amended with a view to increasing the employment rate of older workers and preventing early exit from the labour market. Work shall build on the OECD’s analysis of the pension and disability insurance system in Slovenia.

c.Entry into force of pension reform legislation.

d.Adoption of the Guidelines for the implementation of active labour market policy 2026-2030.

Investment C: Introducing more flexible working methods adapted to the needs of persons with disabilities in sheltered companies and employment centres

The objective of the investment is to provide the technical basis for introducing more flexible working methods in sheltered companies and employment centers.

The investment consists in grants for projects supporting more flexible working arrangements for persons with disabilities.

Investment D: Faster entry of young people into the labour market

The objective of the investment is to reduce youth unemployment following the COVID-19 pandemic.

The investment consists in financial incentives for employers to hire young people on open-ended contracts.

J.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
135	A: Structural measures to strengthen the resilience of the labour market	Milestone	Entry into force of the Act establishing a “crisis” short-time work scheme	Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the Act establishing a “crisis” short-time work scheme				Q2	2024	The act shall establish a crisis short-time work scheme with the objective of preserving jobs in the event of unforeseen circumstances. The draft act shall be prepared on the basis of a needs analysis and experience with the implementation of the intervention measure during the COVID-19 epidemic and during the 2022 energy crisis, in cooperation with the social partners. The act shall also provide for training and education obligations during the period of short-time work measure implementation.
136	A: Structural measures to strengthen the resilience of the labour market	Milestone	Entry into force of amendments to the Labour Market Regulation Act	Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of amendments to the Labour Market Regulation Act				Q2	2024	The amendments in the field of unemployment insurance shall aim at promoting longer working lives and reducing the gap between labour market exit age and the statutory retirement age.
137	A: Structural measures to strengthen the resilience of the labour market	Milestone	Draft amendments to pension legislation for consultation	Draft amendments to the Pension and Disability Insurance Act aimed at ensuring the fiscal sustainability and adequacy of the pensions are transmitted to the Economic and Social Council				Q2	2023	The content of the proposal shall address sustainability challenges, such as expected demographic trends, the relationship between insured and pensioners, adequacy and transparency of pension and disability insurance. The proposal shall include changes to retirement conditions (such as higher retirement age, unification of periods when the required period is adjusted), changes in indexation, linkages between payments and disbursements. In addition, a modernisation of the Invalidity Insurance Scheme shall be proposed, also with a view to maximising the integration into the labour market of individuals with reduced working capacity and thus improving their social security coverage, as well as measures to increase participation in supplementary pension schemes. The proposal shall ensure the fiscal sustainability of the pension system (risks stemming from age-related expenditure shall be significantly reduced from the current high-risk category) and adequacy of pensions.
138	A: Structural measures to strengthen the resilience of the labour market	Milestone	Legislative proposal for comprehensive amendments to the Pension and Disability Insurance Act transmitted to the National Assembly	The proposal for legislative amendments is adopted by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and transmitted to the National Assembly				Q4	2023	The government adopts and transmits to the National Assembly legislation to ensure the fiscal sustainability of the pension system (risks stemming from age-related expenditure shall be significantly reduced from the current high-risk category) and adequacy of pensions. The proposal shall extend the period of employment, increasing the labour market integration of older people, and ensuring the adequacy of pensions and the financial sustainability of the pension system.
139	A: Structural measures to strengthen the resilience of the labour market	Milestone	Entry into force of pension reform legislation	Provision in the law indicating its entry into force				Q4	2024	The legislation shall increase the long-term fiscal sustainability of the pension system and the adequacy of pensions by (i) increasing the statutory retirement age and the early retirement age, (ii) revising the pensions indexation formula increasing the weight of inflation compared to the wages, (iii) increasing the accrual rate and (iv) extending the reference period for the calculation of pensions.
140	A: Structural measures to strengthen the resilience of the labour market	Milestone	Adoption of the Guidelines for the implementation of active labour market policy 2026-2030	Published Guidelines for the implementation of active labour market policy 2026-2030				Q4	2025	Publication of the OECD review of Slovenian active labour market policies on the basis of an agreement between the OECD and Slovenia, in the areas of on-the-job training, wage subsidies, institutional training, Public Works. The review shall include the assessment of the design and implementation of ALMPs as well as their cost-benefit analysis. Slovenia shall adopt the guidelines for the implementation of active labour market policy 2026-2030. The new guidelines shall include goals for reducing the number of long-term unemployed persons, and for faster activation of older and low-skilled workers.
143	C: Introducing more flexible working methods adapted to the needs of persons with disabilities in sheltered enterprises and employment centres	Target	Grants for projects supporting more flexible working arrangements for persons with disabilities		Number	0	37	Q2	2025	Provision of grants to employment centers and sheltered enterprises for projects supporting more flexible working arrangements for persons with disabilities. 37 confirmations from the authorities accepting the final reports (by beneficiaries) demonstrating that the plans for development of the business models were prepared for employment centers and sheltered enterprises and that persons with disabilities were included in the training to improve their skills for benefiting from flexible working arrangements.
144	D: Faster entry of young people into the labour market	Target	Number of additional young people in subsidised employment on the basis of an open-ended contract		Number	0	700	Q4	2022	Number of young people up to and including 29 years old in subsidised employment on the basis of an open-ended contract. Subsidies shall be provided for up to 18 months per employment. Employers shall ensure a mentor to support the young person. Each young person and their mentor shall complete at least 30 hours of training, with a focus on improving digital skills, during the subsidy period.
145	D: Faster entry of young people into the labour market	Target	Financial incentives for employers to hire young people on open-ended contracts		Number	700	1 950	Q4	2024	Number of young people aged 29 or younger who have signed open-ended employment contracts with employers, who were granted 18-month-long subsidies for their employment.

K. COMPONENT 11: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SLOVENIAN TOURISM, INCLUDING CULTURAL HERITAGE

This component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan addresses the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism sector and the impact on employment, the environmental sustainability, quality and value added of Slovenia’s tourist infrastructure, and the development of cultural heritage.

The objectives of the component are to support the sustainable development of tourism and improve the international positioning of Slovenia as a leading destination in the field of environmental sustainability and to raise the value added of the sector with measures focused on the improved public infrastructure and on upgrading and promoting cultural heritage.

These investments and reforms shall address the Country Specific Recommendations addressed to Slovenia in 2020 “to provide liquidity and financing to businesses and households […] front-load mature public investment projects and promote private investment to support the economic recovery” and to “focus investment on the green and digital transition” (Country Specific Recommendation 3, 2020).

K.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform A: Strengthening the sustainable development of tourism

The objective of the reform is to contribute to sustainable tourism in Slovenia.

The reform consists in the entry into force of a decree on development incentives for tourism and the deployment of an analytical tool, which includes visualisation of key data on the indicators of tourism.

Investment B: Sustainable development of Slovenia’s tourist accommodation offers to raise the added value of tourism

The objective of this investment is to support sustainable tourism through improving the sustainability of tourist accommodation.

The investment consists in the renovation, reconstruction or construction of tourist accommodation.

Investment C: Sustainable development of public and shared tourism infrastructure and natural attractions in tourist destinations

The objective of this investment is to support sustainable tourism through public tourist infrastructure.

The investment consists in the construction or reconstruction of public tourism infrastructure facilities.

Investment D: Sustainable restoration and revitalisation of cultural heritage and public cultural infrastructure

The objective of this investment is to support sustainable tourism through the revitalisation of cultural heritage or public cultural infrastructure.

The investment consists in support to renovation, restoration, revitalisation or modernisation of public cultural heritage sites.

K.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
148	A: Strengthening the sustainable development of tourism	Milestone	Analytical tool for tourism indicators	Analytical tool to measure tourism indicators				Q4	2025	An analytical tool shall be in use to measure indicators of tourism and to provide an overview of data from the Green Scheme of Slovenian Tourism.
149	A: Strengthening the sustainable development of tourism	Milestone	Entry into force of a Decree on Development Incentives for Tourism	Provision in the decree indicating the entry into force of a Decree on Development Incentives for Tourism following adoption by the government				Q4	2021	The decree shall provide the detailed conditions and criteria for award of incentives under the Tourism Development Promotion Act. The decree shall promote environmental sustainability, and shall include among the requirements for support an energy performance certificate of at least class B for building renovations, obtaining at least one international eco-label, and for new buildings a primary energy demand that is at least 20 % lower than the requirement for nearly zero energy buildings.
150	B: Sustainable development of Slovenia’s tourist accommodation offers to raise the added value of tourism	Milestone	Award of grants for increasing the energy efficiency of tourist accommodation	Communication of awards				Q4	2022	The selected projects shall comply with the conditions set out in the Decree on Development Incentives for Tourism. In particular, at least 50 % of the eligible costs of renovation or new construction shall relate to energy efficiency improvements. New buildings shall ensure that their primary energy demand is at least 20 % lower than requirement for nearly zero energy buildings.
151	B: Sustainable development of Slovenia’s tourist accommodation offers to raise the added value of tourism	Target	Projects in tourism accommodations		Number	0	35	Q2	2026	Renovation, or construction, or reconstruction of at least 35 tourism accommodations.
153	C: Sustainable development of public tourism infrastructure and natural attractions in tourist destinations	Target	Projects in public tourism infrastructure		Number	0	44	Q4	2025	Confirmation by the contracting authority accepting the handover reports for projects in public tourism infrastructure.
154	D: Sustainable restoration and revitalisation of cultural heritage and public cultural infrastructure	Milestone	Award of grants for renovation of cultural heritage sites	Communication of awards				Q4	2022	Selection for renovation of the 15 cultural heritage sites owned by municipalities and the state.
155	D: Sustainable restoration and revitalisation of cultural heritage and public cultural infrastructure	Target	Renovated cultural heritage sites		Number	0	15	Q2	2026	At least 15 cultural heritage sites shall be renovated.

L. COMPONENT 12: STRENGTHENING COMPETENCES, ESPECIALLY DIGITAL AND THOSE REQUIRED BY NEW OCCUPATIONS AND THE GREEN TRANSITION

This component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan addresses the level of digital competences of pupils, teachers, and adults, the green transition of the education system and educational infrastructure, and the relevance of education to labour market needs.

The objectives of the component are to strengthen competences in particular for the digital and green transitions and financial literacy, to respond more quickly to the needs of the economy and society, to facilitate the transition from education to the labour market, to strengthen the resilience of the education system and life-long learning.

These investments and reforms shall address the Country Specific Recommendations addressed to Slovenia in 2019 to “increase the employability of low-skilled and older workers by improving labour market relevance of education and training, lifelong learning and activation measures, including through better digital literacy” (Country Specific Recommendation 1, 2019) and in 2020 to “strengthen digital skills” (Country Specific Recommendation 3, 2020).

L.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform A: Renovating the education system for the green and digital transitions

The objective of the reform is to equip pupils and teachers with new competences, notably in the areas of digitalisation, sustainable development and financial literacy.

The reform consists of the revision of curricula in the field of early childhood education and care, primary and secondary education.

Reform B: Reform of higher education for a green and resilient transition

The objective of the reform is to modernise professional higher education in view of the green/ sustainable and digital transition and to align programmes to labour market and societal needs.

The reform consists of the revision of 67 professional higher education study programmes.

Reform C: Revision of vocational education and training programmes (VET)

The objective of the reform is to facilitate the transition from vocational education to the labour market.

The reform consists of the revision of vocational education and training programmes (VET) favourably reviewed by the ministry responsible for education.

Investment E: The comprehensive transformation of green and digital education

The objective of the investment is to strengthen digital competences, competences for sustainable development or the financial literacy of teachers and learners, to align education systems to needs of labour market, and to facilitate the transition to the labour market.

The investment consists of trainings in digital and green skills and financial literacy for professionals in education and training; projects in the field of digital competences, competences for sustainable development, financial literacy of learners, or for the testing of new information communication technologies (ICT) in education; and non-formal education training programmes in financial literacy for adults.

Investment F: Pilot projects for higher education reform for a green and resilient transition

The objective of the investment is to prepare higher education for increased demand for skills reflecting new societal needs through the development and implementation of more inclusive and flexible learning approaches.

The investment consists of delivery of pilot projects in support of the renewal of higher education for a green/sustainable and/or digital transition.

Investment G: Strengthening cooperation between the education system and the labour market

The objective of the investment is to align competences gained in secondary vocational education and professional education to the needs of the labour market.

The investment consists of projects for the training of mentors.

Investment H: Greening education infrastructure in Slovenia

The objective of the investment is to contribute to the provision of more modern and environmentally friendly education infrastructure.

The investment consists of the construction or renovation of seven educational institutions.

L.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
156	A: Renovating the education system for the green and digital transitions	Milestone	Revised curricula for early childhood education and care, primary and secondary schools	Adoption of the decision on the revised curricula				Q4	2025	The milestone refers to the revised curricula. Curricula shall be revised in respect to at least one of the three areas: digital competences, competences for sustainable development or financial literacy.
157	E: The comprehensive transformation of green and digital education	Target	Professionals and managers having completed training in digital and sustainable development competences		Number	0	16 000	Q2	2024	The training for professionals and managers in education and training, carried out by providers in accordance with the Rules on the selection and co-financing of further education and training programmes for professionals in education and training, shall strengthen digital competences, competences for sustainable development and financial literacy. Trainings are expected to last for 4.6 educational days on average.
158a	E: The comprehensive transformation of green and digital education	Target	Projects for the digital, sustainable development and financial literacy competences of learners		Number	0	14	Q2	2026	Delivery of 14 projects in the field of digital competences or competences for sustainable development or financial literacy of learners, or the testing of new information communication technologies (ICT) in education.
158c	E: The comprehensive transformation of green and digital education	Target	Non-formal education training programmes in financial literacy for adults		Number	0	20	Q2	2026	20 non-formal education programmes in financial literacy for adults confirmed by a professional committee.
159	B: Reform of higher education for a green and resilient transition	Target	Revised higher education study programmes		Number	0	67	Q2	2026	67 revised professional higher education study programmes. The revisions should relate to green/sustainable and/or digital competences.
160	F: Pilot projects for higher education reform for a green and resilient transition	Milestone	Completed selection of pilot projects for the renewal of the higher education process	Communication of results				Q2	2022	The beneficiaries shall be public higher education institutions. Pilot projects shall test solutions for integrating digital and sustainable development competences in higher education curricula with the aim of improving labour market outcomes.
161	F: Pilot projects for higher education reform for a green and resilient transition	Target	Pilot projects for the renewal of higher education for a green and/or digital transition		Number	0	30	Q2	2026	Delivery of 30 pilot projects in support of the renewal of higher education for a green/sustainable and/or digital transition.
162	C: Revision of vocational education and training programmes (VET)	Target	Revised vocational education and training programmes favourably reviewed by the ministry responsible for education		Number	0	41	Q2	2026	At least 41 revised vocational education and training programmes shall be approved by the ministry responsible for education through issued favourable opinions.
163	G: Strengthening cooperation between the education system and the labour market	Target	Projects for the training of mentors		Number	0	2	Q2	2026	Delivery of 2 projects to train mentors.
164	H: Greening education infrastructure in Slovenia	Milestone	Completed selection of the investment project in greening education infrastructure	Signature of contract				Q2	2023	The Ministry of Education, Science and Sport shall sign the contract for the co-financing of an infrastructure project in accordance with the Strategy for Greening Education and Research Infrastructures. The contract shall ensure that the primary energy demand of all new building is at least 20 % lower than the nearly zero-energy building requirement.
166	H: Greening education infrastructure in Slovenia	Target	New or renovated educational facilities		Number	0	7	Q2	2026	Construction or renovation of seven educational facilities.

L.3. Description of the reforms and investments for the loan

Reform D: Strategy for greening education and research infrastructure in Slovenia

The objective of the reform is to upgrade educational and research infrastructure in Slovenia for the needs of modern education and research processes, including the design of flexible spaces to enable modern approaches to impart knowledge, such as participative and collaborative learning and an integrated institutional approach in the implementation of education for sustainable development.

The reform consists of the adoption of a strategy for an energy-efficient and development-oriented system of investment in the education and research infrastructure by 2030. The strategy shall define in particular the priorities for investing in the greening of educational and research facilities. The Strategy for Greening Education and Research Infrastructures shall be adopted by the Government of Slovenia.

The milestone related to the implementation of the reform shall be completed by 31 December 2022.

Investment H: Further greening education infrastructure in Slovenia

The objective of the investment is to further contribute to the provision of a sustainable and environmentally friendly education infrastructure.

The investment consists of the further construction or renovation of two educational institutions.

L.4. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for the loan

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
167	D: Strategy for greening education and research infrastructure in Slovenia	Milestone	Adoption of the Strategy for Greening Education and Research Infrastructures	Adoption of the Strategy for Greening Education and Research Infrastructures by the Government				Q4	2022	The strategy shall identify sustainable priorities for green investments in education and research infrastructures and for the maintenance of educational buildings, taking into account specific characteristics and specific needs, such as the principles of sustainable construction of near-zero energy buildings, spatial design, digital transition, and innovative pedagogical approaches.
168	H: Further greening education infrastructure in Slovenia	Milestone	Completed selection of investment projects in greening education infrastructure	Signature of contracts				Q2	2023	The Ministry of Education, Science and Sport shall sign contracts for the co-financing of infrastructure projects in accordance with the Strategy for Greening Education and Research Infrastructures. Contracts shall ensure that the primary energy demand of infrastructure projects is at least 20 % lower than the nearly zero-energy building requirement.
170	H: Further greening education infrastructure in Slovenia	Target	New or renovated educational facilities		Number	0	2	Q2	2026	Construction or renovation of two educational facilities.

M. COMPONENT 13: EFFECTIVE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

This component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan addresses challenges related to the efficiency of public sector governance and more broadly the administrative burden.

The objectives of the component are to improve the efficiency of the public sector wage system, to improve the business environment through legislative and regulatory simplification and reforms of construction and spatial legislation, and to improve professionalisation, digitalisation, and competition in the public procurement system.

No funding under the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan is foreseen for the reforms under this component.

These reforms shall address the Country Specific Recommendations addressed to Slovenia in 2019 to “improve the business environment by reducing regulatory restrictions and administrative burden. Improve competition, professionalisation and independent oversight in public procurement.” (Country Specific Recommendation 2, 2019) and 2020 to “reduce administrative burden, front-load mature public investment projects and promote private investment to support the economic recovery” (Country Specific Recommendation 3, 2020).

M.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform A: Removing administrative barriers

The objective of the reform is to lower the administrative burden for businesses and citizens, reduce the cost of administrative procedures and simplify related legislation in Slovenia.

The reform consists of the entry into force of the ‘Debureaucratisation Act’, a package of legislative changes aiming at regulatory simplification. An additional debureaucratisation package shall also enter into force following public consultations, including with citizens, business representatives, trade unions, municipalities and others. The second package shall focus on the simplification of the pre-independence legislation.

The milestones related to the implementation of the reform shall be completed by 30 June 2022.

Reform B: Modern and resilient public sector

The objectives of the reform are to increase the use of variable remuneration and remuneration based on work performance in the public sector in order to improve its efficiency. The reform shall preserve the fiscal sustainability of the public sector wage system.

The reform consists of the entry into force of a new law modernising the remuneration system of the public sector. The new remuneration system aims to highlight the role of managers and improve management of human resources. The new system shall establish differentiated remuneration dependent on the public sector segment, which is expected to create more flexibility, and shall ensure that remuneration is linked to work performance. The law shall allow for differentiated regulation for specific activities or professions, while also addressing shortages of specific professions in the public sector.

The milestones related to the implementation of the reform shall be completed by 30 June 2024.

Reform C: Creating systemic conditions for investment growth

The objective of the reform is to increase public and private investment by simplifying procedures in the area of construction and spatial planning and by reforming the public procurement system.

The reform consists in the entry into force of amendments to the Construction Act and the Spatial Planning Acts and measures to improve the public procurement system in Slovenia. These includes the amendments to the Public Procurement Act, the establishment of a Public Procurement Academy, the alignment of the public procurement datasets and publication of data on the Single Market and Competitiveness Scoreboard, and technical assistance to support public procurement reforms.

Reform D: Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan – control and audit systems

The objective of the reform is to put in place and formalise the legal and institutional framework for an adequate functioning of the control and audit systems.

The reform shall consist of the establishment of the Office for the Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan, as a separate body within the Ministry of Finance, to act as the Coordinating Authority for the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan. The reform shall also consist of the adoption of the National Decree and the Guidelines of the Coordinating Body describing the procedures for carrying out audits and controls in compliance with applicable Union and national legislation, and the upgrade to the IT system of the Ministry of Finance – MFERAC.

The milestone related to the implementation of the reform shall be completed by 30 September 2021.

M.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
171	A: Removing administrative barriers	Milestone	Entry into force of the Debureaucratisation Act	Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the Debureaucratisation Act				Q2	2021	The Act shall reduce administrative barriers for business sector and citizens, simplify the legislation, streamline the existing procedures and remove burdensome procedures through amendments and additions to laws covering several ministerial departments. The law is expected to improve the efficiency of state and local administration.
172	A: Removing administrative barriers	Milestone	Entry into force of the Second Debureaucratisation Act	Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the Second Debureaucratisation Act				Q2	2022	The legislative package shall further reduce administrative barriers for business sector and citizens following a process of wide-ranging public consultations. The law is expected to improve the efficiency of state and local administration.
173	B: Modern and resilient public sector	Milestone	Entry into force of a law regulating the pay system in the public sector	Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of a law regulating the pay system in the public sector				Q2	2024	The new public sector wage system shall include arrangements for variable remuneration and for linking remuneration to work outcomes. The new public sector wage system shall be fiscally sustainable.
174	C: Creating systemic conditions for investment growth	Milestone	Entry into force of the amendment to the Public Procurement Act	Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the amendment to the Public Procurement Act				Q4	2021	The Public Procurement Act shall include, inter alia, simplification of procedures to enable supplementation and clarification of bids when selecting tenderers, and elimination of abnormally low tenders. It shall aim at the digital transformation of public procurement and at increasing competition in public procurement procedures and reduction of the number of single bids.
175	C: Creating systemic conditions for investment growth	Target	Indicator of no calls for bids		% (Percentage)	26	14	Q4	2024	The Single Market and Competitiveness Scoreboard indicator for “no calls for bids” shall be reduced to 14 %.
176	C: Creating systemic conditions for investment growth	Milestone	Completed technical assistance to support the implementation of public procurement reforms	Output report with assessment and recommendations submitted.				Q2	2022	Provision of a technical assistance report to support the implementation of public procurement reforms, with a focus on increasing competitiveness in the public procurement market in line with the EU legal framework.
177	C: Creating systemic conditions for investment growth	Milestone	Analysis of public procurement reforms	The report is submitted				Q4	2024	Submission of a report with (i) an analysis of the impact of public procurement reforms and (ii) recommendations for further reforms or policy initiatives.
178	C: Creating systemic conditions for investment growth	Milestone	Alignment of Slovenia’s public procurement databases with the European Commission’s database and transmission of the data necessary for the full publication of public procurement indicators in the Single Market Scoreboard	All indicators of the Single Market Scoreboard related to public procurement are published in the Scoreboard database				Q4	2021	Public procurement databases shall be aligned by providing adequate clarifications on data transmission and interpretation of Tenders Electronic Daily data – European Commission. All data shall be provided through Tenders Electronic Daily for the publication of all indicators in the Single Market Scoreboard (Public Procurement indicators).
179	C: Creating systemic conditions for investment growth	Milestone	Public Procurement Academy is operational	Public Procurement Academy is operational				Q2	2023	The Public Procurement Academy shall aim to increase the level of professionalisation among stakeholders through a set of programmes and trainings for public officials in the field of public procurement.
180	C: Creating systemic conditions for investment growth	Milestone	Entry into force of amendments to the Construction Act and the Spatial Planning Act	Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of amendments to the Construction Act and the Spatial Planning Act				Q2	2022	The recast of the Spatial Planning Act shall aim to improve spatial planning instruments, to establish more efficient management of national and municipal spatial planning, and enable the digitalisation of all key spatial data. The Construction Act shall include administrative relief and digitalisation in view of accelerating relevant procedures.
181	D: Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan – control and audit systems	Milestone	National Decree describing the procedure for carrying out audits and controls in compliance with applicable Union and national legislation and the Guidelines of the Coordinating Body adopted by the Government; establishment of the Office for the Implementation of the recovery and resilience plan and upgraded repository system for audit and controls: information for monitoring implementation of RRF	Decree on the implementation of the recovery and resilience plan; Guidelines of the Coordinating Body; Amendment of the Decree on bodies affiliated to ministries; audit report confirming repository system functionalities				Q3	2021	The Decree on how to set up the implementation of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan shall set out, inter alia, the procedures for carrying out audits and controls to ensure compliance with applicable Union and national legislation, procedures concerning the verification of milestones and targets and the related reporting deadlines, procedures concerning the implementation of reimbursements of funds unduly spent, how to store documentation and ensure an audit trail, the accessibility of data to national and relevant European institutions (European Commission, OLAF, ECA and EPPO), procedures for the effective implementation of projects, procedures for implementing tasks in the area of Slovenian recovery and resilience plan, procedures relating to the avoidance of conflicts of interests, fraud prevention, corruption and double funding from the Facility and other Union programmes. The Coordinating Body’s guidelines shall include, inter alia, a detailed definition of the procedures for carrying out controls and audits in accordance with applicable national and EU legislation, procedures for verifying milestones and targets and related reporting deadlines, procedures for recovering unduly spent funds, procedures related to the detection of suspected fraud, conflict of interest and double funding, procedures relating to the reporting system for irregularities and suspected fraud detected and suspected fraud and additional fraud risk management measures, the definition of procedures for ensuring the fund of the part of the ministries carrying out the different tasks, and a detailed description of each unit’s responsibilities, with a clear demarcation of fraud. In accordance with the decision of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia of 28 April 2021 the Coordination Body shall be responsible for setting up the implementation system and for the implementation of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan itself. Its tasks include, inter alia, coordination and monitoring of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan at the national level, coordination with stakeholders and the European Commission in the implementation of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan, guidance of the authorities involved in the implementation of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan, monitoring, verification and validation of the achievement of the milestones and targets, the preparation and coordination of legal acts and strategic documents relating to the implementation of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan, coordination and complementarity between Regulation (EU) 2021/241and other EU funds, implementation of controls and control measures at the level of ministries or beneficiaries involved in the implementation of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan, reporting to the European Commission, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia on the preparation of the Decree, coordination and complementarity between the Regulation (EU) 2021/241and other relevant EU funds, implementation of controls and control measures at the level of ministries or beneficiaries involved in the implementation of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan, reporting to the European Commission, Government of Slovenia and other relevant institutions. A repository system for monitoring the implementation of the RRF – MFERAC (Ministry of Finance - Uniform Accounting System) shall be in place and operational. The system shall include, as a minimum, the following functionalities: (a) collection of data and monitoring of the achievement of milestones and targets; (b) collect, store and ensure access to the data required by Article 22(2)(d)(i) to (iii) of the RRF Regulation.

N. COMPONENT 14: HEALTH

This component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan addresses a number of challenges of the healthcare system, ranging from weaknesses in the primary health system, in particular shortages of health personnel, limited use of digital tools in healthcare, and uneven territorial coverage of emergency medical assistance to the need for better treatment of communicable disease while ensuring its overall long-term financial sustainability.

The overall objective of the component is to improve access, quality and long-term financial sustainability of health care system. This includes ensuring sustainable financing for universal access to quality healthcare services, including preventive ones; tackling emerging health threats such as chronic diseases and conditions and new communicable diseases; advancing the digital transformation of health services; increasing the efficiency of the management and functioning of the health system in crisis situations.

These investments and reforms shall address the Country Specific Recommendations addressed to Slovenia in 2019 to “Adopt and implement reforms in healthcare and long-term care that ensure quality, accessibility and long-term fiscal sustainability.” (Country Specific Recommendation 1, 2019) and 2020 to “ensure the resilience of the health and long-term care system, including by providing the adequate supply of critical medical products and addressing the shortage of health workers” (Country Specific Recommendation 1, 2020).

N.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform A: Healthcare system reform

The objective of the reform is a quality, accessible, efficient and financially sustainable healthcare system.

The reform consists of the entry into force of the healthcare-related legislation to ensure the quality, accessibility and financial sustainability of healthcare in Slovenia, as well as in the establishment of an independent body monitoring quality and safety in the healthcare system.

Investment B: Strengthening the competence of health personnel to ensure quality of care

The objective of the investment is to broaden the skills and competences of health personnel at primary care level or of other training participants.

The investment consists in trainings provided on palliative care, geriatric conditions, mental health and musculoskeletal pain conditions, as well as the delivery of vehicles for palliative care teams.

Investment C: Digital transformation of healthcare

The objectives of the investment are to ensure access to harmonised data in healthcare, primarily by integrating new digital services into healthcare, to promote the use of information technology in healthcare for communication with patients and healthcare workers.

The investment consists of the introduction of a central storage of images, and the introduction of the national telehealth platform.

Investment D: Accessibility of the health system

The objectives of the investment are to ensure a better access to emergency medical assistance and to shorten the time to arrival of the intervention team.

The investment consists of the delivery of vehicles for emergency medical assistance and the construction of a heliport.

Investment E: Effective treatment of communicable and chronic diseases

The objective of the investment is to increase and upgrade the capacities to treat communicable and chronic diseases in Slovenia.

The investment consists of the construction of the infectious clinic at the UKC Ljubljana up to the third construction phase and accompanying works from the fourth and fifth construction phases, and delivery of linear accelerators for UKC Maribor.

N.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
182	A: Healthcare System Reform	Milestone	Establishment of an independent body to monitor and control quality in the healthcare system	An independent body to monitor and control quality in the healthcare system is operational				Q4	2023	The body shall carry out all tasks relating to the management of the quality system, safety, the development of standards and the monitoring of quality indicators, and the management of big data in the healthcare system to monitor quality. The body shall also renew the health quality management strategy.
183	A: Healthcare System Reform	Milestone	Entry into force of legislation	Provisions in the legislation indicating the entry into force				Q4	2024	The legislation shall include provisions on: (i) the quality of healthcare by: - introducing principles for health quality and safety management; - reviewing the health quality indicators; (ii) the accessibility of healthcare by: - defining the roles of stakeholders in the healthcare system; - introducing a network of healthcare providers; - providing financial incentives for family medicine and primary level paediatric clinics; - revising the management of waiting times; - addressing the staffing management; (iii) the financial sustainability of healthcare by: - revising the procedures for the planning, monitoring and evaluating of health services; -transforming the complementary health insurance; - adjusting burdens and liability in the payment of compulsory health insurance contributions, while maintaining a broad set of benefits within compulsory health insurance rights; - defining the rights under compulsory health insurance; - strengthening the management and performance of the healthcare system and of the public health institutions; - defining the requirements for internal audits in public health institutions, including for the auditing of financial statements.
184	B: Strengthening the competence of health personnel to ensure quality of care	Target	Delivery of vehicles for palliative care teams		Number	0	14	Q4	2025	Delivery of 14 vehicles for palliative care teams.
184bis	B: Strengthening the competence of health personnel to ensure quality of care	Target	Trainings provided on palliative care, geriatric conditions, mental health and musculoskeletal pain conditions		Number	0	4	Q2	2026	Trainings provided on palliative care, geriatric conditions, mental health and musculoskeletal pain conditions.
185	C: Digital transformation of healthcare	Milestone	Award of contract for a national telemedicine system	Communication of award				Q2	2024	The selected national telemedicine system shall enable patient communications with healthcare professionals and cooperation between health professionals. It shall provide necessary digital infrastructure for the implementation of telehealth, a single health card, and single administrative data model. It shall also ensure appropriate privacy, data protection, IT security, storage, and compatibility requirements and specification of the form of communication.
186	C: Digital transformation of healthcare	Target	Health institutions using the central storage of images		Number	0	9	Q4	2024	At least 9 public health institutions shall use the central system of access and storage of images (PACS).
187	C: Digital transformation of healthcare	Milestone	New telemedicine functionalities available for use to patients and doctors	New telemedicine functionalities available for use to patients and doctors				Q4	2025	New functionalities of the national telemedicine system, ensuring remote communication of the patient with the doctor and communication between doctors, available for use to patients and doctors.
188	D: Accessibility of the health system	Target	Construction of a heliport		Number	0	1	Q2	2026	Construction of a heliport.
189	D: Accessibility of the health system	Target	Delivery of vehicles for emergency medical assistance		Number	0	38	Q2	2026	Delivery of 38 vehicles for emergency medical assistance.
190	E: Effective treatment of communicable and chronic diseases	Milestone	Award of a contract for the construction of Ljubljana Infectious Clinic	Communication of award				Q4	2023	Award of a contract for the construction of Ljubljana Infectious Clinic for the treatment of infectious disease. The clinic shall comply with requirements for nearly zero energy buildings.
191	E: Effective treatment of communicable and chronic diseases	Target	Delivery of linear accelerators for UKC Maribor		Number	0	4	Q2	2026	Delivery of four linear accelerators for UKC Maribor.
192	E: Effective treatment of communicable and chronic diseases	Milestone	Construction of the Ljubljana Infectious Clinic up to the third construction phase and some of the accompanying works from the fourth and fifth construction phases	Construction up to the third construction phase and some of the accompanying works from the fourth and fifth construction phases				Q2	2026	Construction of the Ljubljana Infectious Clinic up to the third construction phase which shall cover artisanal and installation works, as well as the supporting reinforced concrete (AB) structure of the entire building. The project shall also cover some of the accompanying works from the fourth and fifth construction phases.

O. COMPONENT 15: LONG-TERM CARE

This component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan addresses key challenges related to demographic trends and the mounting need for greater access to high quality long-term care services.

The objectives of the component are to introduce a new pillar of social security through the establishment of an integrated legal framework for high-quality, socially-fair and financially-sustainable long-term care; to increase accessibility and availability of services for beneficiaries of all ages; to strengthen development of community-based services and integration with healthcare services; to increase staffing capacity and to support the digitalisation of the system.

These investments and reforms shall address to the Country Specific Recommendations addressed to Slovenia in 2019 to “Adopt and implement reforms in healthcare and long-term care that ensure quality, accessibility and long-term fiscal sustainability.” (Country Specific Recommendation 1, 2019) and 2020 to “ensure the resilience of the health and long-term care system, including by providing the adequate supply of critical medical products and addressing the shortage of health workers” (Country Specific Recommendation 1, 2020).

O.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform A: Establishing a single system for long-term care

The objectives of the reform are to implement a new social security pillar focused on the specific needs of those requiring long-term care and ensuring equal access regardless of socio-economic status.

The reform consists of entry into force of a new law establishing an integrated long-term care system and compulsory long-term care insurance in Slovenia, including amendments to by-laws in the field of social security; and the establishment of a national model for the monitoring of the quality of treatment by long-term care providers.

O.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
196	A: Establishing a single system for long-term care	Milestone	National monitoring model for quality indicators for long-term care providers	A national monitoring model is adopted by the Ministry of Health				Q4	2021	Adoption of a national monitoring model for quality indicators for long-term care providers in institutions. It shall monitor quality of long-term care services at a national level. At least the following indicators shall be monitored: number of injuries, number of fall injuries, number of deviations when administering medicines, number of users with infection with multiple resistant micro-organisms.
197	A: Establishing a single system for long-term care	Milestone	Entry into force of the Long-term Care Act, including the provisions on compulsory long-term care insurance	Provision in the law indicating entry into force of the Long-term Care Act				Q4	2023	Long-Term Care Act shall establish long-term care as a new pillar of social security through the integration of social and health services. The Act shall set conditions for the provision of quality and safe long-term care services, including standards and norms for employees in the field of long-term care. It shall ensure that beneficiaries with comparable needs shall have access to equal rights, regardless of their social – economic or other personal characteristics, and the place where they want to benefit from the right to long-term care services. The Act shall ensure the financing of the long-term care system through diversified sources, including the state budget. The Act shall ensure a transition from predominantly budgetary funding to financing predominantly through compulsory long-term care insurance. It shall ensure that at least 30 % of the costs of long-term care services shall be financed by such insurance as of 1 January 2026. The Act shall provide mechanisms to ensure financial sustainability of the long-term care system. Contributions by users to the financing of the long-term care system can be introduced.
198	A: Establishing a single system for long-term care	Milestone	Entry into force of implementing acts and guidelines under the Long-Term Care Act	Provision in the law indicating entry into force of implementing acts and guidelines under the Long-Term Care Act				Q4	2023	The implementing acts shall set out the rules governing the implementation of the law, in particular the minimum technical conditions and the standards of residence in institutions, staffing conditions, conditions and standards relating to the education of the staff as well as the monitoring of demand for long-term care services and capacity of the long-term care providers according to the manner in which long-term care is provided. Indicators for monitoring the quality of services in the field of long-term care shall be set out in the guidelines adopted by the minister, as provided by the Long-Term Care Act.

O.3. Description of the reforms and investments for the loan

Investment C: Ensuring a safe living environment for dependent persons

The objective of the investment is to provide housing in order to meet the expected increase in demand for institutional care.

The investment provides for newly built institutional care facilities with a total capacity of 516 beds.

O.4. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for the loan

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
203	C: Ensuring a safe living environment for dependent persons	Milestone	Award of grants for construction of new institutional care facilities	Communication of award				Q2	2023	Selected projects shall ensure that new institutional care facilities shall be in the form of smaller, stand-alone housing units aimed at long -term care users in need of basic, social and medical care adapted to their needs, ensuring the quality and safe treatment of persons with a high degree of dependence. New buildings shall comply with requirements for nearly zero energy buildings.
204	C: Ensuring a safe living environment for dependent persons	Target	Beds in newly built institutional care facilities		Number	0	516	Q2	2026	Newly built institutional care facilities with a total capacity of 516 beds.

P. COMPONENT 16: AFFORDABLE HOUSING

This component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan addresses the shortage of public rental housing in Slovenia. Access to adequate housing is particularly difficult for young people and young families, the socially disadvantaged and other marginalized groups.

This objectives of this component are to establish the conditions for increasing the stock of public rental housing with a reform of the housing policy and related investments in new rental apartments and acquisition and renovation of existing empty apartments. This shall reduce housing costs for the target groups, including of socially deprived individuals and families.

These investments and reforms shall address the Country Specific Recommendations addressed to Slovenia in 2020 to “provide adequate income replacement and social protection.” (Country Specific Recommendation 2, 2020).

P.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

This component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan does not include reforms and investments under non-repayable financial support.

P.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

This component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan does not include reforms and investments under non-repayable financial support.

P.3. Description of the reforms and investments for the loan

Reform A: Strengthening the stock of public rental housing

The objective of the reform is to increase the number of public rental housing in Slovenia primarily for socially disadvantaged and marginalised groups.

The reform consists in the entry into force of amendments to the Housing Act which shall harmonise the level of non-profit rent by public housing funds and allow additional borrowing by such funds. These amendments are expected to ensure the long-term financial stability of public housing funds in Slovenia.

The amendments shall also establish a public rental service with the objective of acquiring and renovating existing privately owned empty apartments for the purpose of affordable housing.

Overall, the reform is expected to facilitate the construction of at least 480 additional dwellings.

Investment B: Provision of public rental housing

The objective of the investment is to reduce the deficit of public rental housing in Slovenia.

The investment consists of new public housing rental apartments.

P.4. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for the loan

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
205	A: Strengthening the stock of public rental housing	Milestone	Entry into force of amendments to the Housing Act	Provision in the law indicating entry into force of amendments to the Housing Act				Q4	2021	The amendments to the Housing Act are expected to promote an effective and balanced approach to housing provision. They shall include an update of the level of non-for-profit rent while minimising the impact on tenants at social risk; the possibility for further borrowing by public housing funds, and the possibility for activating existing but unoccupied housing stock for use as public rental housing.
207	B: Provision of public rental housing	Milestone	Award of grants for the provision of public rental housing	Communication of awards				Q2	2022	The selected projects shall ensure the construction of new dwellings with an average surface area expected to be between 47 and 58 m². All dwellings shall be used solely for the purpose public rental housing. New buildings shall comply with requirements for nearly zero-energy buildings.
208	B: Provision of public rental housing	Target	Public housing rental apartments		Number	0	480	Q4	2024	480 new public housing rental apartments shall be made available for use.

R. COMPONENT 17: REPowerEU

The objective of the REPowerEU component of the Slovenian recovery and resilience plan is to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels, in particular from Russia, and accelerate the green transition across key sectors of the economy. Investments in the decarbonisation of the industry and in the electricity distribution network, coupled with a reform to facilitate the faster deployment of renewables across various spatial areas (e.g., mining sites, roadsides, water surfaces, rooftops), are expected to contribute to the increase of the share of renewables in the energy mix. Furthermore, an investment in charging infrastructure and zero-emission vehicles is expected to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector.

Of the four investments, three have a cross-border or multi-country dimension. The two largest investments with a cross-border or multi-country dimension concern the decarbonisation of industry through measures, such as energy efficiency and electrification, and the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure and zero-emission vehicles, thus contributing to reducing the demand for imported fossil fuels. Similarly, an investment in the upgrade and expansion of the electricity distribution grid also has a cross-border dimension, as it aims to enable the grid connection of a higher share of renewables.

R.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform A: Scaled-up measure: Reform of the promotion of renewable energy sources in Slovenia

The objective of this reform is to facilitate the accelerated deployment of renewable energy installations for the production of electricity through the scale-up of the existing reform A of Component 1. The scaled-up reform shall remove regulatory barriers to the deployment of renewable energy installations (solar PV and wind) in certain areas, such as roadsides, water surfaces, and rooftops. Furthermore, the reform shall also define the competencies and procedures for overriding public interest.

The reform shall be implemented with the entry into force of the Act on deployment of installations for the production of electricity from renewable energy and the adoption of a Decree laying down detailed rules for siting of photovoltaic installations.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 30 June 2024.

Investment C: Strengthening the electricity distribution network (medium- and low-voltage network)

The objective of this investment is to upgrade the medium-voltage and low-voltage electricity distribution network and to enable the connection of renewables.

The investment consists in the construction of at least a 227 kilometers long medium-voltage network and in an at least 806 kilometers long low-voltage network.

Investment D: Energy efficiency and decarbonisation of the economy

The objective of this investment is to support the decarbonisation of the economy.

The investment consists in co-financing of electricity storage systems.

Investment E: Scaled-up measure: Promoting alternative fuels infrastructure in transport

The objective of this investment is to accelerate the development of a market for alternative fuels in transport and increase the uptake of zero-emission vehicles in Slovenia.

The investment consists in the delivery of hydrogen and electric buses, as well as the co-financing of zero-emission vehicles; and the registration of recharging points for zero-emission vehicles.

R.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name	Qualitative indicators (for milestones)	Quantitative indicators (for targets)			Indicative timeline for completion		Description of each milestone and target
					Unit of measure	Baseline	Goal	Quarter	Year
210	A: Reform of the promotion of renewable energy sources in Slovenia (scaled-up)	Milestone	Entry into force of the Act on the deployment of installations for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources	Provision in Act indicating the entry into force				Q4	2023	The Act shall remove regulatory barriers to the deployment of renewable energy installations (solar PV and wind) in certain areas, such as roadsides, water surfaces, and rooftops. Furthermore, the Act shall define the competencies and procedures for overriding public interest.
211	A: Reform of the promotion of renewable energy sources in Slovenia (scaled-up)	Milestone	Adoption of a Decree laying down detailed rules for the siting of photovoltaic installations	Provision in the decree indicating the entry into force				Q2	2024	The Decree shall detail the rules for the siting of photovoltaic installations in areas such as rooftops, water surfaces, and roadsides.
214	C: Strengthening the electricity distribution network (medium-voltage network)	Milestone	Launching of a call for proposals for new or upgraded medium-voltage distribution network	Publication of call for proposals				Q2	2024	The call for proposals for the construction of new or upgraded medium-voltage electricity distribution network is published. The investment shall promote the digitalisation of the network by covering new control systems and sensor technologies that enable interactive and intelligent monitoring, measurement, quality control or management of energy generation, transmission, distribution or consumption within the distribution network. The eligibility criteria shall ensure compliance with the ‘do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).
215	C: Strengthening the electricity distribution network (medium-voltage network)	Target	Length of distribution network		km	0	227	Q2	2026	At least 227 km of medium-voltage distribution network shall be constructed.
215bis	C: Strengthening the electricity distribution network (medium-voltage network and low-voltage network)	Target	Length of distribution network (low-voltage)		km	0	806	Q2	2026	At least 806 km of new low voltage distribution network shall be constructed.
216	D: Energy efficiency and decarbonisation of the economy	Milestone	Launch of support scheme for energy efficiency and decarbonisation of the economy	Publication of a call for proposals				Q2	2024	Publication of a call for proposals for energy efficiency and decarbonisation of the economy. The conditions of the scheme shall be in line with the measure description. The eligibility criteria shall ensure compliance with the ‘do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).
217	D: Energy efficiency and decarbonisation of the economy	Target	Number of electricity storage systems co-financed		Number	0	56	Q2	2026	Co-financing decisions by the contracting authority for at least 56 electricity storage systems.
218	E: Promoting the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in transport (scaled-up)	Milestone	Publication of a call for proposals for the deployment of recharging or refuelling infrastructure	Publication of a call for proposals				Q2	2024	Call for proposals for the deployment of recharging and refuelling infrastructure published. The conditions shall be in line with the measure description.
219	E: Promoting alternative fuels infrastructure in transport (scaled-up)	Target	Registered recharging points for zero emissions vehicles		Number	0	484	Q2	2026	484 recharging points for zero-emissions vehicles shall be registered in the national register of publicly accessible charging points for electric vehicles.
220	E: Promoting alternative fuels infrastructure in transport (scaled-up)	Target	Delivered electric and hydrogen buses		Number	0	5	Q2	2026	Delivery of 2 hydrogen buses and 3 electric buses.
221	E: Promoting alternative fuels infrastructure in transport (scaled-up)	Target	Co-financing zero-emission vehicles		Number	0	7 925	Q2	2026	Co-financing decisions by the contracting authority for 7 925 zero-emission vehicles shall be issued.

2. Estimated total cost of the recovery and resilience plan

The estimated total cost of the recovery and resilience plan of Slovenia is EUR 2 082 352 849.

The estimated total costs of the REPowerEU chapter is EUR 122 170 000. In particular, the estimated total costs of the measures referred to in Article 21c(3), point (a) of Regulation (EU) 2023/435 is EUR 0 whilst the costs of the other measures in the REPowerEU chapter is EUR 122 170 000.

SECTION 2: FINANCIAL SUPPORT

1.Financial contribution

The instalments referred to in Article 2(2) shall be organised in the following manner:

1.1.First Instalment (non-repayable support):

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name

83	D: Cross border and multi-country projects - European Common Data Infrastructure and Services	Milestone	Launch of the call for expression of interest in a new project on next generation cloud
85	E: Cross border and multi-country projects - Low-Power Processors and Semiconductor Chips	Milestone	Finalisation of the list of potential participants to the common project.
171	A: Removing administrative barriers	Milestone	Entry into force of the Debureaucratisation Act
77	A: Digital transformation of the economy (business and industry)	Milestone	Adoption of a strategy for the digital transformation of enterprises
90	A: Strengthening the governance of the digital transformation of public administration	Milestone	State Administration Informatics Development Council established and operational
124	A: Strengthening capital markets	Milestone	Entry into force of the Act on forms of alternative investment funds
126	B: A more productive economy for the digital and green transition	Milestone	Entry into force of amendments to the Investment Promotion Act with the aim of promoting the green transition
149	A: Strengthening the sustainable development of tourism	Milestone	Entry into force of a Decree on Development Incentives for Tourism
174	C: Creating systemic conditions for investment growth	Milestone	Entry into force of the amendment to the Public Procurement Act
178	C: Creating systemic conditions for investment growth	Milestone	Alignment of Slovenia’s public procurement databases with the European Commission’s database and transmission of the data necessary for the full publication of public procurement indicators in the Single Market Scoreboard
181	D: Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan – control and audit systems	Milestone	National Decree describing the procedure for carrying out audits and controls in compliance with applicable Union and national legislation and the Guidelines of the Coordinating Body adopted by the Government; establishment of the Office for the Implementation of the recovery and resilience plan and upgraded repository system for audit and controls: information for monitoring implementation of RRF
196	A: Establishing a single system for long-term care	Milestone	National monitoring model for quality indicators for long-term care providers
		Instalment Amount	EUR 57 064 305

1.2.Second Instalment (non-repayable support):

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name

1	A: Reform of the promotion of renewable energy sources in Slovenia	Milestone	Entry into force of the Act on the Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Energy Sources
54	A: Reform of the organisation of public passenger transport	Milestone	Entry into force of the Act establishing an integrated public passenger transport operator
63	B: Reform of the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure	Milestone	Entry into force of an Act on Alternative Fuels in Transport
71	A: Establishing a framework for sustainable and green transformation	Milestone	One-stop shop for the circular economy is operational
78	A: Digital transformation of the economy (business and industry)	Milestone	Guidelines for innovative public procurement
80	B: Industrial/business digital transformation programme	Milestone	Award of contracts for projects for the digital transformation of enterprises
81	B: Industrial/business digital transformation agenda	Target	Consortia of companies with produced digital strategy
91	B: Creating an environment for the use of e-services by public administration	Milestone	Secure national e-identity documents
94	F: Transition to Gigabit Society	Milestone	Adoption of a Broadband Plan 2021-2025
110	A: Operation and management of the RDI system	Milestone	Entry into force of the Act on Research, Development and Innovation Activities
111	A: Operation and management of the RDI system	Milestone	Joint Programme Committee established and operational
125	A: Strengthening capital markets	Milestone	Adoption of a capital market development strategy
127	B: A more productive economy for the digital and green transition	Milestone	Entry into force of Implementing Regulation of the Investment Promotion Act
128	C: Support for decarbonisation, productivity, and competitiveness of companies	Milestone	Award of grants for projects to support regional development
133	D: Providing innovative ecosystems of economic and business infrastructure	Milestone	Award of grants for innovative business infrastructure ecosystems
160	F: Pilot projects for higher education reform for a green and resilient transition	Milestone	Completed selection of pilot projects for the renewal of the higher education process
172	A: Removing administrative barriers	Milestone	Entry into force of the Second Debureaucratisation Act
176	C: Creating systemic conditions for investment growth	Milestone	Completed technical assistance to support the implementation of public procurement reforms.
180	C: Creating systemic conditions for investment growth	Milestone	Entry into force of amendments to the Construction Act and the Spatial Planning Act
		Instalment Amount	EUR 147 498 852

1.3.Third Instalment (non-repayable support):

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name

2	A: Reform of the promotion of renewable energy sources in Slovenia	Milestone	A single point to support investors in obtaining approvals for the installation and connection of generating installations to renewable energy sources is operational
4	D: Energy efficient restructuring of district heating systems with the use of renewable sources	Milestone	Launching a call for proposals for renewable energy sources in district heating systems
6	F: Strengthening the electricity distribution network (transformer stations)	Milestone	Opening of a call for proposals for electricity transformer stations
21	B: Sustainable renovation of buildings	Milestone	Opening of a call for proposals for the implementation of individual upgrades of technical building systems
22	B: Sustainable renovation of buildings	Milestone	Opening of a public invitation for energy and sustainable renovation of publicly owned buildings of high administrative and social importance
23	B: Sustainable renovation of buildings	Milestone	Opening of a call for proposals for energy and sustainable renovation of publicly owned residential buildings.
36	C: Restoring and mitigating the effects of climate change and climate-related disasters on resilient forest biodiversity	Milestone	Entry into force of amendments to rules on conditions for entry in the register of suppliers and other obligations of suppliers and on the requirements concerning the marketing of forest reproductive material
38	H: Urban waste water discharge and treatment projects	Milestone	Award of grants for urban waste water discharge and treatment projects
42	I: Drinking water supply and savings projects	Milestone	Award of grants for drinking water supply projects
57	C: Increasing railway infrastructure capacity	Milestone	Award of contracts for upgrading railway sections
58	C: Increasing railway infrastructure capacity	Milestone	Award of contracts to upgrade the Grosuplje and Domžale railway stations
69	A: Establishing a framework for sustainable and green transformation	Milestone	Entry into force of amendments on extended producer responsibility and recovery of waste
93	C: Modernising administrative processes for successful digital transformation	Milestone	Removal of legal and administrative obstacles to the provision of e-services
100	I. Digitalisation of internal security	Target	Users of the new Police Digital Radio Network (TETRA)
144	D: Faster entry of young people into the labour market	Target	Number of additional young people in subsidised employment on the basis of an open-ended contract
150	B: Sustainable development of Slovenia’s tourist accommodation offer to raise the added value of tourism	Milestone	Award of grants for increasing the energy efficiency of tourist accommodation
154	D: Sustainable restoration and revitalisation of cultural heritage and public cultural infrastructure	Milestone	Award of grants for renovation of cultural heritage sites
		Instalment Amount	EUR 156 822 253

1.4.Fourth Instalment (non-repayable support):

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name

19	A: Reform of planning and financing of energy renovation of buildings in the public sector	Milestone	Entry into force of a ban on the use of fossil fuels for heating in new buildings
129	C: Support for decarbonisation, productivity, and competitiveness of companies	Milestone	Award of grants for projects to promote investment
137	A: Structural measures to strengthen the resilience of the labour market	Milestone	Draft amendments to pension legislation for consultation
164	H: Greening education infrastructure in Slovenia	Milestone	Completed selection of investment projects in greening education infrastructure
179	C: Creating systemic conditions for investment growth	Milestone	Public Procurement Academy is operational
		Instalment Amount	EUR 163 730 733

1.5.Fifth Instalment (non-repayable support):

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name

8	C: Energy efficiency in the economy	Milestone	Action Plan for the management of energy efficiency in the economy
29	A: Strengthening preparedness and response in the event of climate-driven disasters	Milestone	Entry into force of a resolution on the national programme of protection against natural and other disasters
55	A: Reform of the organisation of public passenger transport	Milestone	A public passenger transport management company is operational
70	A: Establishing a framework for sustainable and green transformation	Milestone	Developing and applying of a green budgetary planning methodology
107	J: Digitalisation of education and science	Target	Additional 100 Gbps backbone optical connections
138	A: Structural measures to strengthen the resilience of the labour market	Milestone	Legislative proposal for comprehensive amendments to the Pension and Disability Insurance Act transmitted to the National Assembly
182	A: Healthcare System Reform	Milestone	Establishment of an independent body to monitor and control quality in the healthcare system
190	E: Effective treatment of communicable and chronic diseases	Milestone	Award of a contract for the construction of Ljubljana Infectious Clinic
197	A: Establishing a single system for long-term care	Milestone	Entry into force of the Long-term Care Act, including the provisions on compulsory long-term care insurance
198	A: Establishing a single system for long-term care	Milestone	Entry into force of implementing acts and guidelines under the Long-Term Care Act
210	A: Reform of the promotion of renewable energy sources in Slovenia (scaled-up)	Milestone	Entry into force of the Act on the deployment of installations for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources
		Instalment Amount	EUR 232 175 896

1.6.Sixth Instalment (non-repayable support):

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name

59	C: Increasing railway infrastructure capacity	Target	Upgraded railway stations
72	B: Integrated strategic project to decarbonise Slovenia through the transition to a circular economy	Milestone	Award of grants for support to companies in the transition to a circular economy
82	B: Industrial/business digital transformation agenda	Target	Consortia supported with completed comprehensive digital transformation
86	E: Cross border and multi-country projects - Low-Power Processors and Semiconductor Chips	Target	Number of projects started
92	D: Establishment of a Competence Centre - Human Resources centre and increasing skills of staff in the public administration	Milestone	A competence centre - human resources centre established and operational
106	J: Digitalisation of education and science	Target	Additional education institutions with optical connections above 1 Gbps
135	A: Structural measures to strengthen the resilience of the labour market	Milestone	Entry into force of the Act establishing a “crisis” short-time work scheme
136	A: Structural measures to strengthen the resilience of the labour market	Milestone	Entry into force of amendments to the Labour Market Regulation Act
157	E: The comprehensive transformation of green and digital education	Target	Professionals and managers having completed training in digital and sustainable development competences
173	B: Modern and resilient public sector	Milestone	Entry into force of a law regulating the pay system in the public sector
185	C: Digital transformation of healthcare	Milestone	Award of contract for a national telemedicine system
211	A: Reform of the promotion of renewable energy sources in Slovenia (scaled-up)	Milestone	Adoption of a Decree laying down detailed rules for the siting of photovoltaic installations
214	C: Strengthening the electricity distribution network (medium-voltage network)	Milestone	Launching of a call for tender for new or upgraded medium-voltage distribution network
216	D: Energy efficiency and decarbonisation of the economy	Milestone	Launch of support scheme for energy efficiency and decarbonisation of the economy
218	E: Promoting the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in transport (scaled-up)	Milestone	Publication of a call for proposals for the deployment of recharging or refuelling infrastructure
		Instalment Amount	EUR 230 620 992

1.7.Seventh Instalment (non-repayable support):

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name

3	A: Reform of the promotion of renewable energy sources in Slovenia	Milestone	Entry into force of legal act(s)
30	E: Social and economic resilience to climate-related disasters in the Republic of Slovenia	Target	Constructed centre for the training of civil protection and disaster relief units to respond to wildfires
32	F: Reducing flood risks	Milestone	Award of contracts for flood protection projects
39	H: Urban waste water discharge and treatment projects	Target	Number of constructed new waste water systems or reconstructed existing waste water systems
43	I: Drinking water supply and savings projects	Target	Number of constructed new drinking water supply systems or reconstructed existing drinking water supply systems
60	C: Increasing railway infrastructure capacity	Target	Length of reconstructed railway lines
74	C: Increasing wood processing to accelerate the transition to a climate-neutral society	Milestone	Grant decisions for projects supporting wood processing
75	C: Increasing wood processing to accelerate the transition to a climate-neutral society	Target	Number of projects supporting wood processing
95	E: Ensuring cybersecurity	Milestone	Legislation enhancing cooperation regarding national cybersecurity
139	A: Structural measures to strengthen the resilience of the labour market	Milestone	Entry into force of pension reform legislation
143	C: Introducing more flexible working methods adapted to the needs of persons with disabilities in sheltered enterprises and employment centres	Target	Grants for projects supporting more flexible working arrangements for persons with disabilities
145	D: Faster entry of young people into the labour market	Target	Financial incentives for employers to hire young people on open-ended contracts.
175	C: Creating systemic conditions for investment growth	Target	Indicator of no calls for bids
177	C: Creating systemic conditions for investment growth	Milestone	Analysis of public procurement reforms
183	A: Healthcare System Reform	Milestone	Entry into force of legislation
186	C: Digital transformation of healthcare	Target	Health institutions using the central storage of images
		Instalment Amount	EUR 266 842 191

1.8.Eight Instalment (non-repayable support):

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name

5	D: Energy efficient restructuring of district heating systems with the use of renewable sources	Target	Installed renewable energy capacity in district heating systems
26	B: Sustainable renovation of buildings	Target	Upgrades of technical building systems
37	G: Centre for seeds, nurseries and forest protection	Target	Constructed centre for seeds, nurseries and forest protection
40	H: Urban waste water discharge and treatment projects	Target	Number of constructed new waste water systems or reconstructed existing waste water systems
44	I: Drinking water supply and savings projects	Target	Number of constructed new drinking water supply systems or reconstructed existing drinking water supply systems
73	B: Integrated strategic project to decarbonise Slovenia through the transition to a circular economy	Target	Number of projects or activities to support companies in the transition to a circular economy
97	G: Modernising the digital environment of public administration	Milestone	E-Legislation platform
101	I. Digitalisation of internal security	Milestone	Applications in the police cloud
102	K: Green Slovenian location framework	Target	Connected spatial and environmental information solutions
140	A: Structural measures to strengthen the resilience of the labour market	Milestone	Adoption of the Guidelines for the implementation of active labour market policy 2026-2030
148	A: Strengthening the sustainable development of tourism	Milestone	Analytical tool for tourism indicators
153	C: Sustainable development of public and shared tourism infrastructure and natural attractions in tourist destinations	Target	Projects in public tourism infrastructure
156	A: Renovating the education system for the green and digital transitions	Milestone	Revised curricula for early childhood education and care, primary and secondary schools
184	B: Strengthening the competence of health personnel to ensure quality of care	Target	Delivery of vehicles for palliative care teams
187	C: Digital transformation of healthcare	Milestone	New telemedicine functionalities available for use to patients and doctors
		Instalment Amount	EUR 89 526 623

1.9.Ninth Instalment (non-repayable support):

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name

7	F: Strengthening the electricity distribution network (transformer stations)	Target	Number of new electricity transformer stations constructed
7bis	F: Strengthening the electricity distribution network (transformer stations and low-voltage network)	Target	Length of distribution network (low-voltage network) constructed
25	B: Sustainable renovation of buildings	Target	Renovations of buildings
31	E: Social and economic resilience to climate-related disasters in the Republic of Slovenia	Target	Participants trained in responding to wildfires
35	F: Reducing flood risks	Target	Constructed flood protection infrastructure
35bis	F: Reducing flood risks	Target	Establishment of a central information system for water monitoring
41	H: Urban waste water discharge and treatment projects	Target	Number of constructed new waste water systems or reconstructed existing waste water systems
45	I: Drinking water supply and savings projects	Target	Number of constructed new drinking water supply systems or reconstructed existing drinking water supply systems
62	D: Digitalisation of road infrastructure	Target	Roads covered by a traffic control and management system
65	E: Promoting alternative fuels infrastructure in transport	Target	Registration of charging points for zero-emission vehicles in the national register of charging points
76	C: Increasing wood processing to accelerate the transition to a climate-neutral society	Target	Number of projects supporting wood processing
84	D: Cross border and multi-country projects - European Common Data Infrastructure and Services	Target	Reports on data processing solutions
96	G: Modernising the digital environment of public administration	Target	Disbursement of EUR 2 000 000
98	G: Modernising the digital environment of public administration	Target	Number of certificates of participation issued for training activities in digital skills for the public sector
99	H: Gigabit infrastructure	Target	Households with enabled broadband access
104	L: Digitalisation in the field of agriculture, or food, or forestry	Target	Number of e-services, or e-solutions, or IT infrastructure, or equipment related to the field of agriculture, or food, or forestry
105	N: Digitalisation in the field of justice	Target	Number of IT systems, or e-services, or e-solutions, or IT infrastructure, or equipment related to the field of justice
108	J: Digitalisation of education and science	Target	Number of IT applications related to the field of education
109	M: Digitalisation in the field of culture	Target	Number of e-services, or e-solutions, or IT infrastructure, or equipment related to the field of culture
109bis	O: Voluntary contribution to the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking for AI Gigafactories or equivalent AI infrastructure	Milestone	Signature of the Contribution Agreement between Slovenia and the EuroHPC JU and disbursement of the voluntary contribution to the EuroHPC JU
115	B: Financing of research and innovation projects in the field of green or digital transition	Target	Delivery of projects in the field of the green or digital transition
118	B: Financing of research and innovation projects in the field of green or digital transition	Target	Delivery of projects in the field of the green transition
119	C: Support for the international mobility and the (re-)integration of Slovenian researchers	Target	Contracts supporting researchers
122	D: RDI demonstration and pilot projects in the field of the green transition	Target	Delivery of RDI demonstration or pilot projects
130	C: Support for decarbonisation, productivity, and competitiveness of companies	Target	Number of projects supporting companies for their investment in fixed tangible or intangible assets
132	C: Support for decarbonisation, productivity, and competitiveness of companies	Target	Number of projects supporting companies investing in less developed regions or border problem areas
134	D: Providing innovative ecosystems of economic and business infrastructure	Target	Development, upgrade or extension of areas designated for economic and business use
151	B: Sustainable development of Slovenia’s tourist accommodation offer to raise the added value of tourism	Target	Projects in tourism accommodations
155	D: Sustainable restoration and revitalisation of cultural heritage and public cultural infrastructure	Target	Renovated cultural heritage sites
158a	E: The comprehensive transformation of green and digital education	Target	Projects for the digital, sustainable development and financial literacy competences of learners
158c	E: The comprehensive transformation of green and digital education	Target	Non-formal education training programmes in financial literacy for adults
159	B: Reform of higher education for a green and resilient transition	Target	Revised higher education study programmes
161	F: Pilot projects for higher education reform for a green and resilient transition	Target	Pilot projects for the renewal of higher education for a green and/or digital transition
162	C: Modernisation of secondary vocational and vocational education training, including apprenticeships (VET)	Target	Revised vocational education training programmes favourably reviewed by the ministry responsible for education
163	G: Strengthening cooperation between the education system and the labour market	Target	Projects for the training of mentors
166	H: Greening education infrastructure in Slovenia	Target	New or renovated educational facilities
184bis	B: Strengthening the competence of health personnel to ensure quality of care	Target	Trainings provided on palliative care, geriatric conditions, mental health and musculoskeletal pain conditions
188	D: Accessibility of the health system	Target	Construction of a heliport
189	D: Accessibility of the health system	Target	Delivery of vehicles for emergency medical assistance
191	E: Effective treatment of communicable and chronic diseases	Target	Delivery of linear accelerators for UKC Maribor
192	E: Effective treatment of communicable and chronic diseases	Milestone	Construction of the Ljubljana Infectious Clinic up to the third construction phase and some of the accompanying works from the fourth and fifth construction phases
215	C: Strengthening the electricity distribution network (medium-voltage network)	Target	Length of distribution network
215bis	C: Strengthening the electricity distribution network (medium-voltage network and low-voltage network)	Target	Length of distribution network (low-voltage)
217	D: Energy efficiency and decarbonisation of the economy	Target	Number of electricity storage systems co-financed
219	E: Promoting alternative fuels infrastructure in transport (scaled-up)	Target	Registered recharging points for zero emissions vehicles
220	E: Promoting alternative fuels infrastructure in transport (scaled-up)	Target	Delivered electric and hydrogen buses
221	E: Promoting alternative fuels infrastructure in transport(scaled-up)	Target	Co-financed zero-emission vehicles
		Instalment Amount	EUR 268 666 495

2.Loan

The instalments referred to in Article 3(2) shall be organised in the following manner:

2.1.First Instalment (loan support):

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name

13	B: Reform of electricity supply to promote renewable energy sources	Milestone	Entry into force of the Electricity Supply Act
17	F: Further strengthening the electricity distribution network	Milestone	Opening of a call for proposals for a new low-voltage distribution network
46	B: Strengthening prevention to increase flood safety	Milestone	Entry into force of a new Flood Risk Management Plan
50	H: Further urban waste water discharge and treatment projects	Milestone	Award of grants for urban waste water discharge and treatment projects
52	I: Further drinking water supply and savings projects	Milestone	Award of grants for projects for the supply of drinking water
167	D: Strategy for greening education and research infrastructure in Slovenia	Milestone	Adoption of the Strategy for Greening Education and Research Infrastructures
205	Strengthening the stock of public rental housing	Milestone	Entry into force of amendments to the Housing Act
207	Provision of public rental housing	Milestone	Award of grants for the provision of public rental housing
		Instalment Amount	EUR 310 091 602

2.2.Second Instalment (loan support):

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name

67ter	F: Reform on further deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure	Milestone	Entry into force of the Act on infrastructure for alternative fuels and promotion of the transition to alternative fuels in transport
168	H: Further greening education infrastructure in Slovenia	Milestone	Completed selection of investment projects in greening education infrastructure
203	C: Ensuring a safe living environment for dependent persons	Milestone	Award of grants for construction of new institutional care facilities
		Instalment Amount	EUR 116 127 827

2.3.Third Instalment (loan support):

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name

49	D: Increasing the efficiency of the operation of public environmental protection services	Milestone	Entry into force of the legislative act(s) and regulation(s) for the implementation of public environmental protection services
		Instalment Amount	EUR 39 564 351

2.4.Fourth Instalment (loan support):

Seq. No.	Related Measure (Reform or Investment)	Milestone / Target	Name

16	E: Production of electricity from renewable energy sources	Target	Installed renewable energy capacity
27bis	B: Continuation of sustainable renovation of buildings	Target	Renovations of buildings
27ter	B: Continuation of sustainable renovation of buildings	Target	Upgrades of technical building systems
33	F: Reducing flood risks and reducing the risk to other climate-related disasters	Target	Constructed or established infrastructure to minimize landslide threats
48	F: Further reducing flood risks and reducing the risk to other climate-related disasters	Target	Constructed flood protection infrastructure
48bis	F: Further reducing flood risks and reducing the risk to other climate-related disasters	Milestone	Assessment of the flood hazard in river basins of the Republic of Slovenia
51	H: Further urban waste water discharge and treatment projects	Target	Number of constructed new waste water systems or reconstructed existing waste water systems
53	I: Further drinking water supply and savings projects	Target	Number of constructed new drinking water supply systems or reconstructed existing drinking water supply systems
68	C: Further increasing railway infrastructure capacity	Milestone	Renovated Railway Stations Ljubljana (phase A Dunajska overpass) and Nova Gorica
109ter	O: Further voluntary contribution to the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking for AI Gigafactories or equivalent AI infrastructure	Milestone	Signature of the Contribution Agreement between Slovenia and the EuroHPC JU and disbursement of the voluntary contribution to the EuroHPC JU
170	H: Further greening education infrastructure in Slovenia	Target	New or renovated educational facilities
204	C: Ensuring a safe living environment for dependent persons	Target	Beds in newly built institutional care facilities
208	B: Provision of public rental housing	Target	Public housing rental apartments
		Instalment Amount	EUR 3 053 069

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