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Delivering Structural Reforms through the Recovery and Resilience Facility: Case Studies from Slovenia

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Identification
Discussion Paper 255
Publication date
23 July 2026
Authors
Roberto Sigismondo | Iris Larmi | Peeter Soidla | Zenon Kontolemis | Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs
Country
Slovenia

Description

This discussion paper includes three case studies discussing how the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility acted as a catalyst to deliver structural reforms in Slovenia.

Highlights

  • We analyse how the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) acted as a catalyst to deliver structural reforms in Slovenia.
  • We examine three specific case studies: pension reform, long-term care reform, and public sector wage reform.
  • The RRF's performance-based funding and the bundling of investments with legislative reforms provided crucial political momentum to accelerate implementation.
  • The newly adopted reforms successfully establish a unified long-term care system, modernise public sector and safeguard long-term fiscal sustainability against rapid population ageing.

Information and identifiers

Discussion Paper 255. July 2026. Brussels. PDF. 40pp. Tab. Graph. Bibliogr. Free.

KC-01-26-055-EN-N (online)
ISBN 978-92-68-40203-0 (online)  
ISSN 2443-8022 (online)
doi:10.2765/4698536 (online) 

JEL classification: E61, E62, E65, H11, H51, H55, J14, J26, J45.

Disclaimer

European Economy Discussion Papers are written by the staff of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, or by experts working in association with them, to inform discussion on economic policy and to stimulate debate. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author(s) and should not be considered as representative of the European Commission’s official position.

Delivering Structural Reforms through the Recovery and Resilience Facility: Case Studies from Slovenia

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Delivering Structural Reforms through the Recovery and Resilience Facility: Case Studies from Slovenia