30 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana Austrian Minister of the Economy and Labour Martin Bartenstein is to visit Slovenia at the invitation of Economics Minister Tea Petrin Bartenstein is also due to hold talks with Europe Minister Janez Potocnik and Labour Minister Vlado Dimovski. A statement to the press is scheduled for 12:00 AM.
30 Jan 2004 — Brdo pri Kranju Quadrilaterale - Meeting of the Prime Ministers of Croatia, Hungary, Italy and Slovenia Prime Minister Anton Rop is to host a meeting of counterparts from the Quadrilateral - a four nations partnership involving Slovenia, Croatia, Italy and Hungary. The political situation in the region and the future role of the partnership following the EU enlargement is to top the agenda of the talks attended by Croatian PM Ivo Sanader, Hungarian PM Peter Medgyessy and Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi. A number of bilateral talks are also scheduled. More information about the event PM Rop Hosts Lively Diplomatic Talks, Slovenia News, No 5, February 3, 2004
29 Jan 2004 — Brdo pri Kranju, Ljubljana President of the Canadian Senate is to conclude his visit President of the Canadian Senate Dan Hays is to conclude a two-day visit to Slovenia, meeting with several government officials and MPs.
29 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana Weekly cabinet session The government is expected to take a vote on the candidacy of Janez Potocnik for Slovenia's first European commissioner, after the Europe minister was put forward by the prime minister last week.
28 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana Speaker of the Canadian Senate Dan Hays is to arrive for a two-day visit He is scheduled to meet National Council President Janez Susnik, Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, Deputy Director of the Government Office for European Affairs Rado Genorio and Mayor of Ljubljana Danica Simsic. A press statement is to be given at 11.00 AM.
27 Jan 2004 — Brussels Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel is expected to meet NATO's new Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer The meeting is part of the new NATO chief's introductory meetings with representatives of the member states, the newcomers and NATO partner countries. Dr Rupel meets NATO Secretary General
27 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana European Ombudsman Nikiforos Diamandouros is to wrap up his two-day visit to Slovenia On his agenda are meetings with President Janez Drnovsek, PM Anton Rop and Constitutional Court President Dragica Wedam Lukic. He is to give a press conference at 2.30 PM. Prime Minister meets the European Ombudsman
27 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana PM of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker in Slovenia Prime Minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker is to arrive for a visit to Slovenia at 7 PM.
26 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana European Ombudsman Nikiforos Diamanduoros on a two-day visit to Slovenia Diamanduoros is due to meet Hanzek, National Assembly Speaker Borut Pahor and Europe Minister Janez Potocnik. Two lectures will follow in the afternoon. A meeting with opposition representatives is due for 6.45 PM.
26 Jan 2004 — Brdo pri Kranju, Ljubljana Transport Minister Jakob Presecnik is to host a meeting of his counterparts from the Quadrilateral - a four nation partnership involving Slovenia, Croatia, Italy and Hungary The meeting will focus on the progress in the construction of the fifth pan-European transport route from Barcelona to Kiev, which runs through all the countries of the Quadrilateral. A press conference is scheduled for 1.45 PM.
23 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana Neil Kinnock, the European Commission vice-president in charge of administrative reform, is to pay a visit to Slovenia as part of a tour of acceding countries He is scheduled to meet PM Anton Rop, FM Dimitrij Rupel, Europe Minister Janez Potocnik and his host, Interior Minister Rado Bohinc. Kinnock, Bohinc and Potocnik are to give a press conference at 2.15 PM Prime Minister holds talks with the Vice-president of the European Commission
23 Jan 2004 — Gorizia Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel is to meet the Slovenian minority in Italy Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel is to meet the heads of the two umbrella organisations of the Slovenian minority in Italy, Sergij Pahor and Rudi Pavsic, at 5 PM. He is also to attend an event titled "On the Threshold of a New Europe - Slovenia in the EU", at 6 PM.
22 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana Weekly cabinet session The government is to convene for a regular weekly session at 10 AM, whose agenda will include the bill on the cooperation between the parliament and the government on EU issues.
22 Jan - 23 Jan 2004 — Dublin Meeting of EU justice and home affairs ministers Justice Minister Ivan Bizjak is to attend a two-day meeting of EU justice and home affairs ministers.
21 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana Forum on the free flow of labour after Slovenia's EU accession A forum on the free flow of labour after Slovenia's EU accession is to be held by the Labour Ministry as part of the preparations for EU membership. Opening addresses are to be delivered by Labour Minister Vlado Dimovski and EU Ambassador Erwan Fouere.
20 Jan 2004 — Brussels Meeting of EU finance ministers Finance Minister Dusan Mramor is to attend a meeting of EU finance ministers, who are to be joined by counterparts from the acceding countries as observers.
20 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation in Slovenia The visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation started its second week of regular annual consultations with representatives of Slovenian governmental and non-governmental organisations.
19 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana Latvian Foreign Minister Sandra Kalniete is to arrive for a one-day visit to Ljubljana She is to discuss with her Slovenian counterpart Dimitrij Rupel bilateral cooperation and EU issues. The foreign ministers are to give a press conference at 11.05 AM. Kalniete is also scheduled to meet Prime Minister Anton Rop and Parliament Speaker Borut Pahor. Prime Minister in talks with Latvian Foreign Minister Dr Rupel meets with Latvian Foreign Minister
19 Jan - 20 Jan 2004 — London Transport Minister Jakob Presecnik is to start a two-day visit to Great Britain He is to meet British Transport Minister David Jamieson and officials of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
19 Jan 2004 — Luxembourg Justice Minister Ivan Bizjak is to pay a visit to the Court of Justice of the European Communities His agenda includes meetings with the Court's President Vassilios Skouris and President of the Court of First Instance Bo Vesterdorf.
16 Jan - 17 Jan 2004 — Galway Informal meeting of the EU council on employment and social affairs A two-day informal meeting of the EU council on employment and social affairs is scheduled to take place. Minister of Labour, Family and Social Affairs Vlado Dimovski is due to attend.
16 Jan 2004 — Zagreb Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel is to hold a working meeting with his Croatian counterpart Miomir Zuzul in the afternoon No major breakthrough is expected at the first bilateral ministerial meeting after the appointment of the new Croatian cabinet, but both sides have expressed willingness to defuse bilateral tensions that reached boiling point last year when Croatia declared a protective fisheries and ecological zone in the Adriatic. Foreign Minister Rupel pays working visit to Croatia
15 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana Regular weekly cabinet session The government is set to hold its regular weekly session (to begin at 10 AM, press conference expected to take place at 2 PM) at which it is expected to debate a draft version of an anti-corruption resolution, among other things.
14 Jan 2004 — Berlin Finance Minister Dusan Mramor today in Berlin Finance Minister Dusan Mramor is scheduled to meet with his German counterpart Hans Eichl for talks that are to focus on tax and health reforms currently undertaken in both countries.
13 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana Hungarian Minister for National Cultural Heritage Istvan Hiller is to meet with Culture Minister Andreja Rihter on the second day of his visit He is also to confer the Hungarian award "Pro Cultura Hungarica" on Joze Hradil, the translator from Hungarian of the novel "Burnt-down Candles".
12 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana Agriculture Ministry is to host agricultural attaches from EU member states in Slovenia The Agriculture Ministry Franci But is to host agricultural attaches from EU member states in Slovenia as well as representatives of the EU delegation, Russia, the United States, Switzerland, Romania and Hungary.
12 Jan - 13 Jan 2004 — Dublin Two-day meeting of political directors from EU members and acceding countries State Secretary at the Foreign Ministry Andrej Logar is to attend a two-day meeting of political directors from EU members and acceding countries.
12 Jan - 14 Jan 2004 — Tel Aviv Information Society Minister Pavel Gantar in Israel Information Society Minister is heading a delegation on a two-day visit to Israel, on the invitation of Ehmud Olmert, the Israeli minister for telecommunications. Gantar is to meet prominent Israeli politicians and is to be received by Israeli President Moshe Katsav.
10 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana Two-day conference on strengthening the social dialogue in enlarged Europe will conclude on Saturday Over 200 participants from 17 European countries are discussing the social dialogue as a mechanism for management, changing and achieving the goals of the Lisbon Strategy of the EU. Attention will also be given to how the social dialogue can efficiently contribute to the European social model in the enlarged Union. The conference will conclude on Saturday.
9 Jan 2004 — Washington Europe Minister Janez Potocnik is to begin a ten-day visit to the U.S. Europe Minister Janez Potocnik is to begin a ten-day visit to the U.S. at the invitation of the U.S. State Department as part of a top foreign state officials programme.
9 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana Two-day conference on the strengthening of the social dialogue in the enlarged Europe A two-day conference on the strengthening of the social dialogue in the enlarged Europe is to open, organised by the European Commission and the Slovenian Labour Ministry. A press conference is to take place at 11 AM with the participation of Labour Minister Vlado Dimovski and Odile Quintin, the director general of Employment and Social Affairs General Directorate at the European Commission.
8 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana Slovak Agriculture Minister Zsolt Simon is to arrive for a working visit Topping the agenda of his talks with Slovenian Agriculture Minister Franci But will be the upcoming EU enlargement, mainly from the aspect of agriculture, and the reform of the common agriculture policy.
8 Jan 2004 — Ljubljana Regular weekly cabinet session The government is to hold its weekly session, discussing among other issues an analysis of the effects of state aids allocated in the 2000-2002 period.