Minister, Mayors Discuss Korosko Development Aid Legislation

Slovenj Gradec, 25 August - Local Government and Regional Policy Minister Henrik Gjerkes visited on Wednesday the Korosko region after nearly a thousand people lost their jobs as car seat covers maker Prevent went bankrupt. Korosko mayors demanded an intervention act, while the minister said that a systemic act would be a better solution.

Slovenj Gradec
Local Government and Regional Policy Minister Henrik Gjerkes (centre), Andrej Horvat of the PM's office (left) and Slovenj Gradec Mayor Matjaz Zanoskar (right) talk to the press about a meeting on state aid to the region.
Photo: Andreja Sersen Dobaj/STA

Slovenj Gradec
Local Government and Regional Policy Minister Henrik Gjerkes (centre), Andrej Horvat of the PM's office (left) and Slovenj Gradec Mayor Matjaz Zanoskar (right) talk to the press about a meeting on state aid to the region.
Photo: Andreja Sersen Dobaj/STA

Slovenj Gradec
Local Government and Regional Policy Minister Henrik Gjerkes (right) and Andrej Horvat of the PM's office (left) talk about their talks with Korosko mayors about state aid to the region.
Photo: Andreja Sersen Dobaj/STA

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