Serving the investor, which is the king for us, without being servile!

Vladimir Prebelič, Mayor of Kočevje, and Manfred Stern, Yaskawa

To put things in perspective: 4000 robots are expected to be produced in the initial stage before scaling up to 6000, when the plant will reach full capacity; between 170 and 200 new jobs are going to be created; and 5.8 million euros will be coming from the state budget. The Slovenia Times went to talk with the city's major, Vladimir Prebilič, a professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ljubljana, who can be easily considered the main driving force behind this success story.

 What is the secret of this success story for Kočevje?

A good investment climate is about improving outcomes for society as a whole. At the city council, we do not work on our differences, but rather on our common interests and goals. So, it does not matter where you are from, but rather who you are. As a result, in the city we now have for different...

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