The Government Office for European Affairs (GOEA) is the central body of Slovenia's Government engaged in coordination of European affairs. Its key objective is to effectively promote Slovenian interests in the European Union. It is also instrumental in Slovenia's endeavours to participate in the policy-making within the EU institutions. With the deepening of the European integrations, many domestic affairs are connected with the European policies.

The Office's staff also includes many experts in European affairs who gained their experience in Slovenia's accession negotiations with the European Union.

As the central Government body in charge of coordination of European affairs, the Office cooperates with line ministries and other Government offices, Slovenian representative bodies abroad, the working bodies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia and with the services of the EU institutions and bodies.

After the completion of the preparations for Slovenia's accession to the EU, The Office has been carrying out numerous tasks regarding the coordination of European affairs. These include coordination of participation of Slovenia as a Member State and its representatives in the work of the EU institutions and bodies. It also supervises the preparation of materials on European affairs (other than the Common Foreign and Security Policy) and participates in the parliamentary debate on such matters. It coordinates the implementation of applicable agreements with the EU and the participation of Slovenia as regards technical assistance provided by the EU to third countries.

Before the Government Office for European Affairs was established in December 1997, the tasks relating to European affairs had been carried out by the Office for European Affairs within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Office's field of work is governed by the Ordinance on organization and field of work of the Government Office for European Affairs (Uradni list RS No 84/1997) and the Ordinance amending the Ordinance on organization and field of work of the Government Office for European Affairs (Uradni list RS No 21/2003).

Head of Government Office for European Affairs

State Secretary for European Affairs

Organisation Structure

Who's who in Office

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