Foreign Investors Urge Labour Reform, Withdrawal of State From Economy

Ljubljana, 20 September - Slovenia is a country which can offer good strategic location, right infrastructure, innovative spirit and a well-educated workforce. But what it lacks is reforms of its labour market and the withdrawal of state from the economy, stressed participants of the opening panel of the FDI Summit 2012 in Ljubljana on Thursday.

Ljubljana Gregor Benčina, boss of wood processing firm Jelovica, participates in the panel "What Does Slovenia Do Well and How Can the Skills be Used for the Future?" at the annual FDI Summit. Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

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Gregor Benčina, boss of wood processing firm Jelovica, participates in the panel "What Does Slovenia Do Well and How Can the Skills be Used for the Future?" at the annual FDI Summit.
Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

Ljubljana Saša Bavec, CEO of Knauf Insulation, participates in the panel "What Does Slovenia Do Well and How Can the Skills be Used for the Future?" at the annual FDI Summit. Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

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Saša Bavec, CEO of Knauf Insulation, participates in the panel "What Does Slovenia Do Well and How Can the Skills be Used for the Future?" at the annual FDI Summit.
Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

Ljubljana Janusz Miluch, General Manager of Lafarge Cement, participates in the panel "What Does Slovenia Do Well and How Can the Skills be Used for the Future?" at the annual FDI Summit. Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

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Janusz Miluch, General Manager of Lafarge Cement, participates in the panel "What Does Slovenia Do Well and How Can the Skills be Used for the Future?" at the annual FDI Summit.
Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

Ljubljana Rudolf Klötscher, Executive Vice President Eastern Europe, BSH Bosch and Siemens Home Appliance Group, participates in the panel "Slovenia as Seen From a Critical Distance" at the annual FDI Summit. Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

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Rudolf Klötscher, Executive Vice President Eastern Europe, BSH Bosch and Siemens Home Appliance Group, participates in the panel "Slovenia as Seen From a Critical
Distance" at the annual FDI Summit.
Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

Ljubljana Thierry Villard, Managing Director, Goodyear Dunlop Central & South East Europe, participates in the panel "Slovenia as Seen From a Critical Distance" at the annual FDI Summit. Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

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Thierry Villard, Managing Director, Goodyear Dunlop Central & South East Europe, participates in the panel "Slovenia as Seen From a Critical
Distance" at the annual FDI Summit.
Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

Ljubljana Rudolf Klötscher, Executive Vice President Eastern Europe, BSH Bosch and Siemens Home Appliance Group, participates in the panel "Slovenia as Seen From a Critical Distance" at the annual FDI Summit. Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

Ljubljana
Rudolf Klötscher, Executive Vice President Eastern Europe, BSH Bosch and Siemens Home Appliance Group, participates in the panel "Slovenia as Seen From a Critical
Distance" at the annual FDI Summit.
Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

Ljubljana Dusan Mramor, dean of the Faculty of Economics and former finance minister, delivers the keynote at the FDI Summit. Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

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Dusan Mramor, dean of the Faculty of Economics and former finance minister, delivers the keynote at the FDI Summit.
Photo: Tina Kosec/STA

Ljubljana, EF. Odprtje konference FDI Summit 2012, na kateri so med drugim spregovorili o razmerah na področju tujih naložb v Sloveniji. Foto: Tina Kosec/STA

Ljubljana, EF.
Odprtje konference FDI Summit 2012, na kateri so med drugim spregovorili o razmerah na področju tujih naložb v Sloveniji.
Foto: Tina Kosec/STA

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