{"id":5800,"date":"2025-12-15T10:41:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T09:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/een.si\/?p=4488"},"modified":"2025-12-15T10:41:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T09:41:28","slug":"tradicionalno-srecanje-mrez-in-kontaktnih-tock-evropske-komisije-v-sloveniji-2025-vec-kot-20-mrez-enoten-cilj-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/tradicionalno-srecanje-mrez-in-kontaktnih-tock-evropske-komisije-v-sloveniji-2025-vec-kot-20-mrez-enoten-cilj-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional meeting of European Commission networks and contact points in Slovenia 2025: more than 20 networks \u2013 one unified goal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5800\" class=\"elementor elementor-5800 elementor-4488\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8230cdc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8230cdc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a96a17b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a96a17b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d74fafe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d74fafe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae6611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cae6611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Predstavni\u0161tvo Evropske komisije v Sloveniji<\/strong> je v ponedeljek, <strong>8. decembra 2025<\/strong>, v Konferen\u010dni dvorani Rim (Hi\u0161a EU, Dunajska 20, Ljubljana) organiziralo tradicionalno letno sre\u010danje <strong>mre\u017e in kontaktnih to\u010dk Evropske komisije<\/strong>, ki delujejo v Sloveniji. Dogodek je tudi letos zdru\u017eil predstavnike ve\u010d kot <strong>20 evropskih mre\u017e<\/strong>, ki vsakodnevno pomagajo dr\u017eavljanom, podjetjem, raziskovalcem, \u0161tudentom in institucijam pri razumevanju ter uresni\u010devanju prilo\u017enosti, ki jih ponuja Evropska unija.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Program overview and strategic highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The meeting began with an introductory speech by <strong>Dr. Jerneja Jug Jer\u0161e<\/strong>, Head of the European Commission Representation in Slovenia. In her address, she emphasized the <strong>key importance of cooperation between Slovenian partners and European institutions<\/strong>, as connection, knowledge exchange, and coordinated action are what enable the effective implementation of European initiatives at the national level. The attendees were then addressed by <strong>Barbara Jermol Marcin\u010dak<\/strong>, Deputy Head of the Representation, who presented the <strong>EU budget proposal for the 2028\u20132034 period<\/strong> \u2013 a framework that will significantly influence future European programs and support mechanisms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f08cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3f08cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a54d3d0 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a54d3d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a945e82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a945e82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251208_090913-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251208_090913-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251208_090913-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251208_090913-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251208_090913-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251208_090913-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5dd6a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5dd6a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251208_091526-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4505\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251208_091526-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251208_091526-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251208_091526-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251208_091526-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251208_091526-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b533e58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b533e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The meeting also offered practical content. <strong>Mag. Nastja Mulej<\/strong>, a licensed master trainer of de Bono&#8217;s thinking tools, conducted an interactive lecture titled <strong>What is more effective than debating and arguing?<\/strong>, where she presented the <strong>Six Thinking Hats<\/strong> method, useful in project management, team collaboration, and communication.<\/p>\n<p>The afternoon session was dedicated to <strong>updates on individual networks and programs<\/strong>, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>activities of the <strong>National Europass Centre<\/strong> in 2025,<\/li>\n<li>presentation of the <strong>LIFE<\/strong> program and plans for 2026,<\/li>\n<li>an overview of the <strong>new period, partnerships, and services of the Enterprise Europe Network<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>presentation of <strong>SPOT \u2013 Slovenian Business Point<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>a brief presentation of <strong>Horizon Europe<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>news within <strong>Erasmus+<\/strong> (European Youth Week and the Role Model Network),<\/li>\n<li>key projects of the <strong>Europe Thinks<\/strong> initiative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As always, the event also provided an opportunity for <strong>networking<\/strong>, exchanging best practices, and strengthening cooperation between stakeholders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3259d18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3259d18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5257aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5257aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsAppova-datoteka-Slika-2025-12-08-ob-13.15.45_ca79b936-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4515\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsAppova-datoteka-Slika-2025-12-08-ob-13.15.45_ca79b936-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsAppova-datoteka-Slika-2025-12-08-ob-13.15.45_ca79b936-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsAppova-datoteka-Slika-2025-12-08-ob-13.15.45_ca79b936-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsAppova-datoteka-Slika-2025-12-08-ob-13.15.45_ca79b936-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsAppova-datoteka-Slika-2025-12-08-ob-13.15.45_ca79b936.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-376b3f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"376b3f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3476395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3476395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>European Commission networks in Slovenia: more than 20 support structures<\/strong><\/p><p>More than 20 European networks, contact points, and information centers operate in Slovenia, providing support to individuals, institutions, and companies alike. These networks can be divided into several thematic clusters:<\/p><ol><li><strong>EUROPE DIRECT information networks<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>These networks are intended to bring the EU closer to citizens and include:<\/p><ul><li><strong>EUROPE DIRECT informacijske to\u010dke<\/strong>,<\/li><li><strong>Evropske dokumentacijske centre<\/strong> (najstarej\u0161a mre\u017ea, vzpostavljena \u017ee leta 1963),<\/li><li><strong>TEAM EUROPE DIRECT<\/strong> \u2013 skupina neodvisnih strokovnjakov.<\/li><\/ul><p>The youngest network joining the EU information family is the <strong>EU municipal councilors network<\/strong>, which operates at the level of local communities.<\/p><p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p><ol start=\"2\"><li><strong>Networks related to the labor market<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>These networks offer support for mobility, employment, and the recognition of qualifications:<\/p><ul><li><strong>EURES<\/strong> \u2013 evropska mre\u017ea za mobilnost delavcev,<\/li><li><strong>Europass<\/strong>,<\/li><li><strong>Euroguidance Slovenija<\/strong>,<\/li><li><strong>Kontaktna to\u010dka za vzajemno priznavanje poklicnih kvalifikacij<\/strong>,<\/li><li><strong>Kontaktna to\u010dka za enako obravnavo delavcev EU<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><p>Networks in the field of education are also indirectly related to the labor market:<\/p><ul><li><strong>ENIC\u2013NARIC<\/strong>,<\/li><li><strong>Nacionalna kontaktna to\u010dka za SOK\u2013EOK<\/strong> (Slovensko in Evropsko ogrodje kvalifikacij).<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p><ol start=\"3\"><li><strong>Specialized business and support networks<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>Important support structures for companies and entrepreneurs are:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)<\/strong> \u2013 najve\u010dja svetovna mre\u017ea za internacionalizacijo in podporo MSP,<\/li><li><strong>Erasmus za mlade podjetnike<\/strong>,<\/li><li><strong>Evropski potro\u0161ni\u0161ki center<\/strong>,<\/li><li><strong>Euraxess<\/strong> \u2013 podpora mobilnosti raziskovalcev<\/li><li><strong>SOLVIT <\/strong>\u2013 brezpla\u010dni sistem neformalnega re\u0161evanja sporov na podro\u010dju notranjega trga EU,<\/li><li><strong>Tvoja Evropa<\/strong><em> \u2013<\/em>brezpla\u010dna storitev svetovanja o pravicah EU za vse dr\u017eavljane in podjetja, ki jo zagotavlja mre\u017ea pravnih strokovnjakov.<\/li><\/ul><ol start=\"4\"><li><strong>Contact points for European programs<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>Each contact point offers comprehensive support for participation in a specific program:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Obzorje Evropa<\/strong>,<\/li><li><strong>LIFE<\/strong>,<\/li><li><strong>CERV<\/strong> (Dr\u017eavljani, enakost, pravice in vrednote),<\/li><li><strong>Erasmus+<\/strong>,<\/li><li><strong>Ustvarjalna Evropa<\/strong>,<\/li><li><strong>national contact point for the New European Bauhaus,<\/strong><\/li><li>other European programs.<\/li><\/ul><p>Together, they form a support environment that enables Slovenia to effectively utilize European funds, establish international partnerships, and strengthen the innovation and business environment.<\/p><p><strong>The importance of networking: the power of networks for the future<\/strong><\/p><p>The traditional annual meeting of European Commission networks confirms how important <strong>cooperation, knowledge exchange, and coordination of activities<\/strong> are. Through their services, the networks contribute directly to economic development, labor mobility, research progress, support for young people, and better informing citizens about the functioning of the EU.<\/p><p>In 2026, European programs will enter the key years of the current financial framework, so the coordinated operation of the networks will be crucial in ensuring successful fund absorption and effective support for users.<\/p><p>List of current EU networks: <a href=\"https:\/\/european-union.europa.eu\/contact-eu\/meet-us_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/european-union.europa.eu\/contact-eu\/meet-us_en<\/a><\/p><p>Author: Edina Babnik<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Predstavni\u0161tvo Evropske komisije v Sloveniji je v ponedeljek, 8. decembra 2025, v Konferen\u010dni dvorani Rim (Hi\u0161a EU, Dunajska 20, Ljubljana) organiziralo tradicionalno letno sre\u010danje mre\u017e in kontaktnih to\u010dk Evropske komisije, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4519,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eu"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}