Cerar will be accompanied by Finance Minister Dušan Mramor, who is to meet his counterpart Wolfgang Schäuble.

The biggest EU economy is Slovenia's most important trade partner. Around a fifth of Slovenia's exports are sold to Germany and trade exceeded EUR 8.6bn last year. Germany is also one of biggest investors in Slovenia.

Moreover, German companies are interested in taking part in Slovenia's privatisation process; especially in the field of telecommunications, infrastructure and insurance.