Prime Minister Golob: Slovenia will accept all the more favorable solutions proposed by other EU members to help the economy
He emphasized that Slovenia will accept all the more favorable solutions proposed by other EU members to mitigate energy price increases for the economy, if such solutions are given the green light by the European Commission. This would prevent Slovenian companies from doing business in more difficult conditions than their competition.
“The ministers have reached an agreement, the regulatory framework at the EU level is known, which means that prices have fallen to the expected level, as predicted,” the Prime Minister said after the meeting at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He expressed his satisfaction that – also due to the recently adopted law on intervention measures to help the economy during the energy crisis – the prices and offers of Slovenian energy suppliers are also expected: “This does not mean that they are low, but given the circumstances they are in line with expectations and in accordance with the government regulation, predictable for the future period.”
The national aid framework for companies brings the maximum state aid allowed under EU legislation. “If the European Commission approves another, more favorable scheme, Slovenia will follow it,” added the Prime Minister. According to him, when preparing legislative solutions, they started from “the EU framework, as we do not want to create a precedent for other member states to look for their own national solutions”.
Thus, according to the first calculations, energy prices for medium-sized companies, together with subsidies, would amount to approximately 200 euros per megawatt hour, said the Prime Minister. “We are getting close to the goal, but at the same time we hope that this price will also fall in the next few days,” he concluded.
While the dialogue with representatives of the economy will continue, the prime minister expects a clear and comprehensible framework with easily feasible solutions that will not cause unrest in the economy.