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Slovenian Business and Research Association
SBRA
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The Slovenian Business and Research
Association (SBRA), established on May 12, 1999,
is an international non-profit organisation
connecting business and research communities in
Slovenia with the EU institutions and other
public and private bodies at EU level.
Members of SBRA, both from the private and
public sector, represent a wide-spectrum of
Slovenian interests, particularly from the
fields of business and research.
SBRA puts primary focus on issues common to all
its members, such as competitiveness defined by
the Lisbon Agenda. Besides directly representing
the interests of its members, at a more general
level, SBRA also represents the interests of
Slovenian businesses, SMEs and crafts, as well
as farmers and their cooperatives. This is done
via their membership in the Chamber of Commerce
and Industry of Slovenia, Chamber of Crafts of
Slovenia and the Cooperative Union of Slovenia
who are current SBRA members.
SBRA has been created with the purpose to:
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encourage cooperation between Slovenia, the
European Union and its Member States in the
domains of business and research
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support members of the association in their
smooth integration into the Union and
facilitate their full participation in
Community programmes and initiatives
SBRA’s core activities include:
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Informing its members on economic
developments and trends in the research and
development sphere in the European Union and
on new European legislation.
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Research and consultancy – involves analyses
of pertinent issues, on-demand preparation
of larger briefs, alerts and advise to
members on specific topics
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Partner Search – informing members on
relevant EU programs and projects in which
they could partake and searching for
potential partners
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Training – preparing workshops and study
trips for its members
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Representing members' interests and lobbying
for them in EU institutions and in European
associations
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Promotional events, publishing reports and
organizing conferences
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Networking and participation in European
projects
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Encourage co-operation in the domains of
business and research between Slovenia, the
European Union and its Member States
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Republic of Slovenia
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Slovenia covers 20,273 square kilometres
stretching between the Alps, the Adriatic and
the Pannonian Plain. In spite of its
geographically small size, it is a convergence
point of a range of different landscapes: Alpine
and Mediterranean, Pannonian and Dinaric, each
of which has its own characteristics and unique
features. At the heart of Europe, between
Austria to the north, Italy to the west, Hungary
to the east and Croatia to the south, Slovenia
has always been a crossroads of trans-European
routes. The port of Koper is one of the most
important Central European gateways to the
world. The still developing railway links, which
from 1857 connected Vienna and Trieste, now link
the Danube region with the Mediterranean. Roads
running from the north-east to the south-west
perform a similar function, whilst those running
from the north-west to the south-east link
Central Europe with the Balkans. Historical
tradition and strong economic ties with Europe
and the world, together with its geographical
location, provide Slovenia with great potential
for development.
Slovenia has a population of 1,964,036. The
official language is Slovenian. There are also
two national communities of Italians and
Hungarians. Italian and Hungarian are, in
addition to Slovenian, official languages in
these two ethnically mixed areas. On average,
the population density is 96.9 people per square
kilometre (census 2002), which is much lower
than in the majority of other European states
(460 in the Netherlands, 240 in Great Britain,
195 in Italy). People have mainly settled the
river valleys and transport routes, where long
ago Slovenian towns began to emerge, whilst the
mountainous and forested areas remain
unpopulated. Approximately 34% of the population
live in towns with more than 10,000 inhabitants,
whilst the rest live in nearly six thousand
smaller towns and villages.
Some short facts:
Area: 20,273 km2
Length of borders: 1,382 km;
with Austria: 330 km; with Italy: 280 km;
with Hungary: 102 km;
with Croatia: 670 km
Length of coastline: 46.6 km
Population: 1,964,036 (2002 census)
Population density: 96.9 inh. per km2
Nationalities (2002 census):
Slovenian 1,631,363; Italian 2,258;
Hungarian 6,243; others: 324,172
Language: Slovenian; in nationally mixed
areas also Italian and Hungarian
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NEWS |
8th-9th June 2009
EREF -
European Regional Economic Forum
(Slovenia)
"Human Capital Development and
International Migrations Management for a
more Competitive"
www.eref.si
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