Slovenian Minister Anže Logar and former Minister Luka Mesec agreed that the free transfer of the company Progros to tax advisor Rok Snežič is a mockery of unpaid workers and state institutions.
In July 2026, Slovenia was shaken by a political scandal in which Resni.ca party member Boris Mijič transferred his insolvent company Progros to tax advisor Rok Snežič for free. Snežič then renamed it Klukec and registered camel breeding as its main activity. The company owes workers at least ten thousand euros and the state at least thirty thousand euros.
The unusual coincidence of this case is that political opponents publicly agreed on it. Minister of Economy, Work and Sport and President of the Democrats Anže Logar posted on X that he rarely agrees with Luka Mesec, but this time he does. "With the free transfer of the company Progros to Rok Snežič and the involvement of camels, which have already been popular here once, it's really an extremely poor sense of humor," Logar wrote. Mesec, listed as co-coordinator of Levica and former Minister of Labor, earlier described the whole case as mockery of damaged workers and a bad comedy.
Logar did not stop at the assessment of poor sense of humor. In the continuation of his post, he clearly formulated the seriousness of the situation: "At its core, it's a mockery of unpaid workers. Also a mockery of state institutions, indicating the failure of the rule of law." The minister warned that people are losing trust in the state this way, and the path to restoring that trust will be challenging and lengthy.
The case has an additional dimension that makes it politically more complex. According to information from RTV Slovenija, the company Klukec could, via Snežič, become the property of Mesec, who is claiming several thousand euros of assets from him through a lawsuit. It is precisely this circumstance that has further complicated the picture and raised questions about whether the entire move was designed with the intention of avoiding obligations to workers and the state.
The Ministry of Labor of the Republic of Slovenia, in a special statement, condemned any circumvention of legislation and ethically questionable behavior. "If a contract is concluded between a worker and a company, the contractual provisions must be fulfilled. It is a question of the rule of law that must apply equally to everyone," the ministry stated, as reported by RTV Slovenija. The ministry also announced a review of whether sectoral legislation needs to be revised towards greater legal security for workers in cases of attempts to circumvent labor legislation.
The ministry called on the Labor Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia, which has previously conducted inspections at the company Progros and imposed sanctions, to carry out its work effectively, as well as other institutions responsible for identifying and sanctioning prohibited business practices. At the same time, the ministry emphasized that it must not take positions on ongoing proceedings to ensure the independence of the process. Logar also emphasized the broader political context in his post, stating that an uncompromising fight against corruption and abuses is a prerequisite for the functioning of state institutions, and called on the opposition to take a more constructive stance in the coming period.
