Ministry of Employment and the Economy

The Ministry of Employment and the Economy (MEE) is responsible for the operating environment underpinning entrepreneurship and innovation activities, securing the functioning of the labour market and workers’ employability, as well as for regional development within the global economy. The Ministry was established in 2008, from the former Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Labour and the unit responsible for regional development within the Ministry of the Interior.

The sphere of authority of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy includes:

employment, unemployment and public employment service, working environment issues, collective agreements and arbitration of labour disputes;
development of regions;
industrial policy;
energy policy and integration of the national preparation and implementation of climate policy;
innovation and technology policy, internationalization and technical safety of enterprises;
functionality of markets, promotion of competition and consumer policy