Prime Minister Janez Jansa has welcomed the agreement on the EU's 2007-2013 budget framework that was reached late on Tuesday, saying it was good for Slovenia.
Slovenia's net position will not change, as the proposal does not envisage cuts on cohesion funds, Jansa was quoted as saying by his office on Wednesday. The deal was reached in talks between the European Commission, the EU Council and the European Parliament, but it still needs to be formally confirmed by the Parliament and the Council.
Jansa said the deal was in line with the conclusions of the December summit of the EU in terms of the division of cohesion funds.
This means four times more cohesion funds that Slovenia has available in the current budget period, the PM's office pointed out.
Even though the budget may not be ideal for development, it is a realistic compromise in the given situation, allowing the implementation of EU policies and the full integration of the newcomers, the office said.
The Government Office for European Affairs (SVEZ) also hailed the agreement, since it preserves Slovenia's status as a net recipient of budget funds.
Katja Rejec Longar, the deputy head of the SVEZ, said Slovenia would get up to two billion euros more than it would pay into the budget over the seven-year period.
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