Schedule of Events
TUESDAY, 14 June
LONDON, Great Britain - FM Dimitrij Rupel is scheduled to meet Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and as OSCE chairman discuss the role of the this security organisation in central Asia at Chatham House.
BLED - The 71st annual International PEN Congress is to get under way with a reception for participants.
LJUBLJANA - The Slovenian Science Foundation in association of the Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office in Ljubljana is to hold the 4th Noordung Forum themed "Citizens and the Lisbon Strategy". LJUBLJANA - Slovenia's Red Cross is to hold a conference on blood donation upon World Blood Donor Day.
WEDNESDAY, 15 June
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - OSCE chairman and Slovenia FM Dimitrij Rupel is to deliver an address at the George C. Marshall Centre for European Security Studies.
LJUBLJANA - Regular weekly government session.
LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary foreign policy committee is to hold a session a part of which will be held behind closed doors.
LJUBLJANA - A press conference by Human Rights Ombudsman Matjaz Hanzek.
BLED - The opening ceremony for the 71st International PEN Congress, to be followed by the first of the round-table debates, themed "Tower of Babel - a Curse or a Blessing?".
LJUBLJANA - The Chamber of Commerce is to hold a press conference to discuss the impact of legislation on the economy's competitive ability.
LJUBLJANA - Ljubljanske mlekarne, Slovenia's leading dairy, is to talk about its plans at a press conference.
THURSDAY, 16 June
BRUSSELS, Belgium - EU leaders will met for a summit to find a way out of the crisis in the aftermath of the double "no" vote on the constitution. They will also attempt to reach an agreement on the EU's budget framework for the 2007-2013 period. The meeting, which is expected to last for two-days, is to be attended by Prime Minister Janez Jansa and Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel. Ahead of the summit, Jansa is due to take part in the meeting of leaders from the ranks of the European People's Party (EPP).
LJUBLJANA - The government commission on religious communities is to debate outstanding issues between the state and the Evangelic Lutheran Church.
LJUBLJANA - The European Pool against Organised Crime is to convene a two-day meeting. Opening address by State Prosecutor General Barbara Brezigar and Justice Ministry State secretary Robert Marolt. LJUBLJANA - The Chamber of Commerce Tourism and Catering Association is to hold a session to debate the Sunday closure of shops in tourist centres, camping sites and marinas.
LJUBLJANA - The Association of Employers organises a seminar on the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy in Slovenia.
LJUBLJANA - Minister of Health Andrej Brucan is to speak to the press about the construction of a new children's hospital in Ljubljana. LJUBLJANA - The RTV Slovenija Council is to hold a session to debate repeating a call for applications to fill the post of new director general of the public broadcaster. Other items, such as audited operations report, are also on the agenda.
KAMNISKA BISTRICA - A ceremony to commemorate WWII victims from Montenegro.
CELJE - An exhibition of Japanese contemporary art is to open at the Gallery of Contemporary Art.
FRIDAY, 17 June
LJUBLJANA - Serbia-Montenegro Defence Minister Prvoslav Davinic is to pay an official visit.
LJUBLJANA - The National Council is to hold a session to present its position on the government-proposed bill that would strip the president of the upper chamber of his salary. At half-term, the councillors are also expected to elect new leadership of the Council.
LJUBLJANA - The Bavarian-Slovenian Association is to hold a ceremony to mark its 10th anniversary.
ROGLA - Justice Minister Lovro Sturm is to take part in Days of Slovenian Judiciary.
BRDO PRI KRANJU - The Ministry of Justice organises a panel and training on pending denationalisation cases for civil servants working on denationalisation procedures.
RIBNO PRI BLEDU - the Ljubljana-based NGO Peace Institute is to hold a two-day seminar on the role of NGOs in combating discrimination.
SATURDAY, 18 June
LJUBLJANA - The association of students from Bosnia-Herzegovina BH4 and Bosniak association Biser will organise a charity concert for Srebrenica children and a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.
BREZJE - The 37th annual pilgrimage of the sick, disabled and elderly to Brezje, Slovenia's best-known pilgrimage site.
LJUBLJANA - Ljubljana museums and galleries will be open free of charge well into the night as part of the "Summer Museum Night" event.
SUNDAY, 19 June
IG - The Civil Protection and Disaster Relief Administration, in association with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, organises a course on civilian and military coordination in humanitarian operations, to be attended by officials from various countries and international organisations (until 24 June).
BLED - Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel is to host a reception for International PEN Congress participants.
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