The Savinjsko-Šaleška Region Development Agency announces that the Savinjsko-Šaleška Coal Mining Region has achieved an exceptional result in the public call for proposals to promote investments for economic restructuring in the Zasavje and Savinja -Šaleška coal regions under the Just Transition Fund for the period 2025–2028. A total of 21 [...]
We hereby inform applicants to the Public Call for Proposals to Promote Investments for Economic Restructuring in the Zasavje and Savinjsko-Šaleška Coal Mining Regions under the Just Transition Fund for the period 2025 – 2028, are hereby notified that on Friday, August 7, 2026, the SPIRIT Agency sent applicants its [...]
The Just Transition Fund has allocated 5 million EUR for the “Purchase of Velenje Coal Mine Apartments” project. The beneficiary is the Housing Fund of the Republic of Slovenia, which will use the aforementioned EU funds and its own contribution of 0.88 million EUR to purchase 110 apartments from the [...]
At a time when the SAŠA region is facing the most far-reaching structural changes in its history, the development of transformational competencies is becoming a key factor for a successful transition to a new economic reality. That is why the SAŠA Just Transition Centre, operating within the SAŠA Development Agency, [...]
The SAŠA Just Transition Centre will continue its activities this fall to strengthen knowledge and skills in the field of sustainable spatial planning for renewable energy sources. Following the exceptionally positive response from last year’s participants, we are once again organizing a comprehensive training program designed for municipalities, spatial planners, [...]
DA SAŠA, under which JTC SAŠA operates, is organizing a Development Conference for the Savinjsko-Šaleška Region titled “A New Direction Forward.” On June 18, 2026, in the Logarska Valley, we will come together to seek out opportunities, ideas, and concrete steps for the continued sustainable development of our region. The [...]
Absenteeism as a Development Challenge for the Region The SAŠA Development Agency, under which the SAŠA Just Transition Centre operates, held the first of two interconnected professional workshops titled “Best Practices for Managing Absenteeism” on April 21, 2026 , in the lecture hall of the Paka Hotel in Velenje . [...]
The SAŠA Development Agency and the SAŠA Just Transition Centre invite you to two interconnected interactive workshops titled “Best Practices for Managing Absenteeism,” which will take place: Tuesday, April 21, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Workshop A) Friday, June 5, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Workshop [...]
We are once again organizing a comprehensive, free training program titled “Just Transition Project Manager” that leads to a certificate, where you will acquire the key skills needed to successfully secure EU funding in a practical and easy-to-understand way. During the training, you’ll get concrete answers to the most common [...]
In April and May, we are organizing a series of lectures and workshops titled “Circularity in the Household: Small Habits for Big Changes.” These address the necessary changes in residents’ lifestyles to achieve climate neutrality, adapt to climate change, and mitigate its negative effects. After all, every single individual plays [...]
POLICY PAPER: ACTIVATION OF BROWNFIELDS Business Metropole Ruhr (BMR), the regional development agency of Germany’s Ruhr region, in cooperation with the Savinja–Šalek Regional Development Agency and eleven other European partner regions, has published a strategic document on the future promotion of abandoned industrial and commercial areas in the European Union. [...]
Initiative of the National Institute of Chemistry coming to the SAŠA region The National Institute of Chemistry, Laboratory for Research of Biomass Biorefining, which will operate within the Velenje Technology Park – Techub, is seeking to establish cooperation with companies from the region in joint applications to national and European [...]