📋 Tender Overview
Fifty years ago, on 10 November 1975, agreements (the Treaty and the Agreement on the Promotion of Economic Cooperation) between the then Yugoslavia and Italy, known as the Osimo Agreements, were signed in the Italian town of Osimo. The agreements are among the most important diplomatic achievements in the post-war period between the two countries and represent a lasting milestone in the regulation of bilateral relations.Their validity in mutual relations was confirmed by Slovenia and Italy on 31 July 1992 by an exchange of notes, whereby both countries committed themselves to respecting the agreements, which are still considered one of the foundations of international legal relations between the Republic of Slovenia and the Italian Republic today. The Osimo Agreements, concluded shortly after the adoption of the so-called Helsinki Final Act, followed the principles of overcoming divisions and peaceful coexistence between states, defined in the act. In addition to the final regulation of the state border, they were of key importance and the basis for regulating the issues of the two national communities - Slovenian in Italy and Italian in Slovenia. They gave impetus to the strengthening of economic contacts and enabled the first joint infrastructure projects, which contributed to the development of border areas, cultural exchange and deepening contacts between people. In the past decades, Slovenia and Italy have gradually built mutual trust and overcome obstacles for the benefit of both nations, national communities and the population on both sides of the border. Today, the two countries are developing successful projects in the economic, scientific, cultural and other fields that enrich both societies. The most beautiful expression of the level achieved in relations between the two countries since the conclusion of the Osimo Agreements is this year's first cross-border European Capital of Culture, jointly conceived and implemented by Nova Gorica and Gorizia. We are rightly proud of the project in both countries.
