MPs Pass Companies Loan Guarantee Plan in Revote

Ljubljana, 21 April - The National Assembly on Tuesday passed the government-sponsored bill to provide EUR 1.2bn in loan guarantees to Slovenian companies in a revote held after the National Council had vetoed the bill because it fails to provide loan guarantees to cooperatives.

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left) answers questions at the plenary of the National Assembly. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left) answers questions at the plenary of the National Assembly.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor answers questions at the plenary of the National Assembly. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor answers questions at the plenary of the National Assembly.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor answers questions at the plenary of the National Assembly. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor answers questions at the plenary of the National Assembly.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor answers questions at the plenary of the National Assembly. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor answers questions at the plenary of the National Assembly.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana LibDems deputies Anton Anderlic and Borut Sajovic and Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) deputy Vasja Klavora at the plenary of the National Assembly with questions to Prime Minister Borut Pahor. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
LibDems deputies Anton Anderlic and Borut Sajovic and Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) deputy Vasja Klavora at the plenary of the National Assembly with questions to Prime Minister Borut Pahor.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor (front row left) and Government Secretary-General Milan M. Cvikl (front row right) at the plenary of the National Assembly. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (front row left) and Government Secretary-General Milan M. Cvikl (front row right) at the plenary of the National Assembly.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor answers questions at the plenary of the National Assembly. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor answers questions at the plenary of the National Assembly.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor (centre) and Government Secretary-General Milan M. Cvikl (right) at the plenary of the National Assembly. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (centre) and Government Secretary-General Milan M. Cvikl (right) at the plenary of the National Assembly.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Democrats (SDS) deputy Andrej Vizjak (pictured) poses a question to Prime Minister Borut Pahor at the plenary of the National Assembly. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Democrats (SDS) deputy Andrej Vizjak (pictured) poses a question to Prime Minister Borut Pahor at the plenary of the National Assembly.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor at the plenary of the National Assembly. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor at the plenary of the National Assembly.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor arriving at the plenary of the National Assembly. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor arriving at the plenary of the National Assembly.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor and Government Secretary-General Milan M. Cvikl (centre, front row) and Education Minister Igor Luksic (centre, second row) at the plenary of the National Assembly. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor and Government Secretary-General Milan M. Cvikl (centre, front row) and Education Minister Igor Luksic (centre, second row) at the plenary of the National Assembly.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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