Proposal for the Act on the Amendments and Supplements to the Act on Employment, Self-employment and Work of Foreigners
11.11.2024

Proposal for the Act on the Amendments and Supplements to the Act on Employment, Self-employment and Work of Foreigners

Employment in Slovenia
business in Slovenia, corporate, employment, labour

The Government of Slovenia has put out a Proposal for the Act on the Amendments and Supplements to the Act on Employment, Self-employment and Work of Foreigners, which, in accordance with Directive (EU) 2021/1883 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2021 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals […]

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Overview of the current changes introduced by the Act on Measures to Optimise Certain Procedures at Administrative Units in the Republic of Slovenia (ZUOPUE)
01.10.2024

Overview of the current changes introduced by the Act on Measures to Optimise Certain Procedures at Administrative Units...

NEWS
business in Slovenia, employment, Legislation, life in Slovenia

For some time now, Slovenia has been struggling with lengthy procedures at administrative units – both for Slovenians and for foreigners. In order to make the work at administrative units faster and more efficient, the Act on Measures to Optimise Certain Procedures at Administrative Units (ZUOPUE) entered into force on 25 July 2025. The Act […]

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Grants for the purchase of electric vehicles for legal entities in the Republic of Slovenia.
05.09.2024

Grants for the purchase of electric vehicles for legal entities in the Republic of Slovenia.

NEWS
business in Slovenia, life in Slovenia, Living in Slovenia, Slovenia

In the framework of the EU Recovery and Resilience Plan, a public call for proposals was published in the Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia on 30 August 2024, under which the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy, as the lead authority and implementer of the measure, and Borzen, as the outsourced technical […]

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Start of Slovenian language courses at survival level for foreigners.
25.07.2024

Start of Slovenian language courses at survival level for foreigners.

Life in Slovenia
life in Slovenia, Living in Slovenia, Slovenia

Language schools across Slovenia are bustling hubs these days. The language institute Didaktum (Jezikovni inštitut Didaktum) is running a Slovenian language programme at survival level in 40 locations across Slovenia. The programme has been available to eligible persons since the entry into force of the 2023 amendment to the Foreigners Act of Republic of Slovenia, […]

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Government is proposing changes to the law on short-term renting of apartments to tourists on platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.
19.05.2024

Government is proposing changes to the law on short-term renting of apartments to tourists on platforms such as Airbnb a...

BLOG
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The draft of the new hospitality bill will be put out for public consultation on Monday by the Ministry of Economy, and we have  obtained the starting points, which were prepared just before the May 2024 holidays. As per sources: there may be some changes, but given the proximity, there should not be anything substantial. […]

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Slovenian Enterprise Fund calls for EUR 66 million in guarantees to secure bank loans for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Slovenia.
12.05.2024

Slovenian Enterprise Fund calls for EUR 66 million in guarantees to secure bank loans for micro, small and medium-sized ...

Business
business in Slovenia, corporate, investment, Work in Slovenia

Slovenian Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises will again this year be able to obtain bank loans more easily, more quickly and more cheaply to implement more technologically complex and/or less complex projects, with a focus on supporting projects in the fields of digitisation, green and circular economy, with the help of guarantees from the Slovenian […]

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How can companies in Slovenia that are tax residents of Slovenia reduce the advance tax on profits that you pay during the year to the Tax Office?
30.04.2024

How can companies in Slovenia that are tax residents of Slovenia reduce the advance tax on profits that you pay during t...

Business
business in Slovenia, corporate, life in Slovenia, taxation on Slovenia

This year, companies pay a higher rate of corporate profit tax, find out below how you can reduce your advance payment of this tax. You have recently had to file your tax returns, which means that your next instalment of corporate profit tax or business rates will be different from what it was before you […]

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Social security contributions for the self-employed increased from February 2024.
24.04.2024

Social security contributions for the self-employed increased from February 2024.

Business
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As a self-employed person, you pay your own social security contributions. You have to pay them by the 20th of the month for the previous month. What are the current amounts? The bureaucracy of paying your contributions is usually taken care of by an accountant, but you can also take care of your contributions using […]

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Exciting Investment News from Slovenia!
21.04.2024

Exciting Investment News from Slovenia!

Business
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Top Pharma Investment: Novartis and Sandoz lead as the top foreign investors in Slovenia, strengthening its position as a prime destination for pharma industries. Get ready as Sandoz ramps up with a whopping €400 million investment in a new biosimilar drug production facility in Lendava. Meanwhile, Novartis continues to expand, pouring €245 million last year […]

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Payment of holiday allowance – in Slovenian language: regres, to employees in the Republic of Slovenia.
19.04.2024

Payment of holiday allowance – in Slovenian language: regres, to employees in the Republic of Slovenia.

Business
business in Slovenia, corporate, employment, labour

Under Slovenian labour law, employers are obliged to pay their employees a so-called “regress” – holiday allowance – every year. Holiday allowance is a one-off payment to an employee, which is historically derived from Slovenian legislation and is primarily intended as a payment to enable the employee to afford to take a holiday. Holiday allowance […]

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