The resolutions of the EU summit regarding economic growth, employment and energy policy pose several new challenges to Slovenia, PM Janez Jansa told journalists after the talks, but indicated that only energy policy would require adaptations. "We will not have to change anything at the national level regarding growth and employment, as some of the national goals are already more ambitious...However certain adaptations will be required in energy policy, and this is a challenge," Jansa said on Friday.
According to him, Slovenia will have to make significant efforts to achieve two of the energy goals: raising the share of renewable sources to 15% by 2015 and aiming for energy savings of 20% by 2020. However, in countries that are serious about it, compliance with these goals should not be a problem, Jansa said.
Jansa said the EU has set itself "quite ambitious goals" at the summit, including the increase of the share of GDP allocated for R&D to 3% by 2010 in promoting economic activities. The summit moreover called for setting up "one-stop-shop" procedures that would allow the establishment of companies in one week by 2007.
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