The Culture Ministry has achieved everything that was set out in the coalition agreement, outgoing Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti told the press on Friday in what was a report on the ministry's achievements during the 2004-2008 term.
The minister underscored numerous new cultural laws, an increased financial support for artists and a number of investments into cultural real estate, including renovations of the Sneznik castle, the Russian Chapel at the Vrsic mountain pass, and the rebuilding of the WWII hospital Franja after devastating floods last autumn.
Simoniti is especially proud of the public broadcaster act, which he said was similar to those in other EU countries. The law earmarked more time for Slovenian music and it exempts the poorest from paying the subscription fees, Simoniti said.
The Directorate for Art set up 15 multi-media centres across the country and started to support young artists with scholarships, Simoniti said. The same body also boosted the promotion of Slovenian music and increased the funding of visual projects by 100%, said the minister.
During this term, Slovenia started to promote its art abroad, but also co-financed on average 30 local projects a year.
State Secretary Jelka Pirkovic, underlined the act on the Lipica stud farm, according to which the farm was divided into a public institute and a business company, while also a make-over of the the farm has also been provided for.
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