Both Virant and Uroševič said more would be known in the days to come. The sides have agreed not to reveal the details of the negotiations to the public during talks.

The PSS had announced the stepping up of its work-to-rule strike for Friday, but then decided to suspend the move to see what the talks with the government will bring. However, Uroševič said they could still step up the strike any time they saw signs of failure to understand their position.

The union has been demanding since January the honouring of pay agreements dating back to 2012, which they claim are not being implemented, as well as a 10% pay rise.