"We are looking at different options and so far we have maintained internal ownership with our own share pool, but we see that it will be more difficult if the state does not help and we will be all the more exposed," said Primož Kokalj, who is convinced that employee ownership, which rewards the people who created the story, is the right way to go and will continue to do so in the future.

 "Our transition is not yet complete, but it would certainly be greatly accelerated by the passage of this law. It would provide guidelines and we would not have to plough the ice in this area" - Peter Kosin, Inea 

Andraž Grahek, Financial Analyst and Managing Partner at Capital Genetics, says that in Slovenia, we also need such solutions for the long-term longevity of companies and job protection. The ageing population and the consequent decline in the working population call for a closer link between labour and capital, he added.

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