PM Appeals to Reason in Wage Talks

Ljubljana, 24 October - Prime Minister Janez Jansa on Wednesday urged employers and trade unions in the private sector to think of Slovenia's macroeconomic situation when negotiating on a rise and to try to meet at a "sensible, rational point".

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa (right) and Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk at a session of the Economic and Social Council. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa (right) and Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk at a session of the Economic and Social Council.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana From left to right: Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk, Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Labour Minister Marjeta Cotman and Public Administration Minister Gregor Virant at a session the Economic and Social Council. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
From left to right: Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk, Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Labour Minister Marjeta Cotman and Public Administration Minister Gregor Virant at a session the Economic and Social Council.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, vlada. Minister za gospodarstvo Andrej Vizjak, minister za finance Andrej Bajuk, minister za razvoj Žiga Turk, predsednik vlade Janez Janša, ministrica za delo, družino in socialne zadeve Marjeta Cotman in minister za javno upravo Gregor Virant na seji ekonomsko socialnega sveta. Foto: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana, vlada.
Minister za gospodarstvo Andrej Vizjak, minister za finance Andrej Bajuk, minister za razvoj Žiga Turk, predsednik vlade Janez Janša, ministrica za delo, družino in socialne zadeve Marjeta Cotman in minister za javno upravo Gregor Virant na seji ekonomsko socialnega sveta.
Foto: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk (left), Prime Minister Janez Jansa (centre) and Labour Minister Marjeta Cotman at a session of the Economic and Social Council. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk (left), Prime Minister Janez Jansa (centre) and Labour Minister Marjeta Cotman at a session of the Economic and Social Council.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa (right) and Labour Minister Marjeta Cotman arriving at a session of the Economic and Social Council. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa (right) and Labour Minister Marjeta Cotman arriving at a session of the Economic and Social Council.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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