The Housing Fund of the Republic of Slovenia will purchase apartments that are currently occupied by tenants, most of whom are over 50 years old and who were or are still employed at the Velenje coal mine. The contract between the Housing Fund of the Republic of Slovenia and the [...]
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 [...]
Problems with digital signing of documents in the Digital Forms system – important instructions for applicants prepared by ARIS During the administrative review of the formal conditions of applications received for tenders, the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency is noticing an increased number of irregularities in the digital signing of [...]
Today, we attended a professional event at Terme Topolšica, where, together with Gov-is and the Savinjsko-Šaleška Chamber of Commerce, we explored the latest solutions in the field of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. In the first part, we learned how Microsoft Copilot can improve productivity and simplify daily business tasks, while [...]
Three screens with content on just transition in the SAŠA region In November 2025, the Development Agency, in cooperation with an external contractor, installed video screens in the municipalities of the narrower coal-mining area of the SAŠA region. These screens will serve as a communication channel for the content of [...]
The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS) has announced a public call STEP – Incentives for the Development and Production of Strategic Technologies for Europe, which is financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund. The call is part of the European STEP platform, a new mechanism [...]
An international analysis reveals how SAŠA, through a coordinated transition, strong institutions, and thoughtful development, can become one of Slovenia’s key regions of the future. Between 2024 and 2025, the OECD, in cooperation with the Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development, the European Commission, regional development agencies, and both Just [...]
Introduction: Purpose and Framework of the Study Between July and November 2025, the SAŠA Development Agency, in collaboration with the Department of Psychology at the University of Maribor, conducted a study focusing on the psychological aspects of the economic restructuring of Velenje Coal Mine and Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant. We [...]
The energy system as we have known it in recent decades is changing rapidly. Climate change, rising energy prices, and social inequality are challenges we are increasingly confronted with, and they are only exacerbated by centralized energy production, dependence on fossil fuels, and the passive role of consumers. One of [...]
The Government of the Republic of Slovenia has approved the second amendment to the European Cohesion Policy Programme 2021–2027, through which Slovenia is adapting to the new developmental and strategic priorities of the European Union and national needs. The key objective of the amendment is the more efficient use of [...]
New office in Velenje As of December 2025, the SAŠA Just Transition Centre has relocated its office in Velenje to a new location – the SAŠA Incubator at Šaleška cesta 2a. This places the Centre in an environment that fosters entrepreneurial ideas, innovation, and networking, which aligns with its mission: [...]
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