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Prime Minister Bratušek on the occasion of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of Kranj Retirement: Home “We need more cooperation and solidarity”
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Alenka Bratušek today attended the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of Kranj Retirement Home where, in her address, the Prime Minister congratulated the management on the occasion of this important anniversary and commended them for their efforts put into the intensive and demanding renovation of the retirement home.
Prime Minister Bratušek said she believed that the faces of people living in Kranj Retirement Home showed great satisfaction, whereas the renovation itself would further contribute to a better quality of life in the Retirement Home. She added that the greatest responsibility for the wellbeing of the inhabitants of the retirement home was taken by the employees since we the people could make other people’s life easier and nicer.
In this respect, the Prime Minister called attention to the measures to be prepared by the Government and emphasised that in the last five months, some difficult issues had to be solved, with some more waiting to be prepared. She pointed out that in doing so, the Government had never thought of reducing pensions and that she herself would make every effort to prevent that the burden of the crisis was borne only by the pensioners. By way of conclusion, the Prime Minister stressed that we needed more cooperation and solidarity. She said: “If ever solidarity was important in the society, it is now. It is important that we combine forces and show our capabilities to support the issues that might be painful in order to improve our situation.”