Minister nominee wants to substantially increase culture budget

Ljubljana, 5 September - Dejan Prešiček was interviewed as the culture minister nominee by the relevant parliamentary committee on Wednesday, singling out as his priority a gradual increase in budget funds for culture to at least 0.5% of GDP by 2020, which he finds essential for addressing numerous issues in the field of culture.

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Dejan Prešiček, the nominee for culture minister, heard by the parliamentary committee.
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Culture Minister Dejan Prešiček
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Dejan Prešiček, the nominee for culture minister, heard by the parliamentary committee.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Dejan Prešiček, the nominee for culture minister, heard by the parliamentary committee.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Dejan Prešiček, the nominee for culture minister, heard by the parliamentary committee.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Dejan Prešiček, the nominee for culture minister, heard by the parliamentary committee.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Dejan Prešiček, the nominee for culture minister, heard by the parliamentary committee.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Dejan Prešiček (centre), the nominee for culture minister, heard by the parliamentary committee.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Dejan Prešiček (centre), the nominee for culture minister, heard by the parliamentary committee.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Dejan Prešiček (right), the nominee for culture minister, heard by the parliamentary committee.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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