Schedule of Events for 12-17 June
Schedule of Events for 12-17 June
TUESDAY, 12 June
NOVO MESTO - Prime Minister Janez Jansa will pay a visit to Revoz, Slovenia's largest carmaker, ahead of the government tour of the Dolenjsko and Bela Krajina regions.
NOVO MESTO - Pharma company Krka will hold a news conference prior to opening on Wednesday its Sinteza 4 plant for manufacturing active MARIBOR - The Stajersko Chamber of Commerce and Industry will hold a press conference after the regional chamber holds its maiden session.
LJUBLJANA - The Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia is to speak to the press about its position towards wages policy in Slovenia.
LJUBLJANA - The Sovre Award for achievements in translation into Slovenian will be handed out.
LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg - EU justice and interior ministers, including Slovenia's Lovro Sturm and Dragutin Mate are to meet for a two-day meeting.
TALLINN, Estonia - Public Administration Minister Gregor Virant is to meet Estonian Economy Minister Juhan Parts.
LJUBLJANA - The Tour de Slovenia, the country's largest bicycle race, is to get underway.
WEDNESDAY, 13 June
SMARJESKE TOPLICE/METLIKA - The cabinet is to continue its second round of visits to the regions by visiting Dolenjsko and Bela krajina.
WASHINGTON, US - Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel is to embark on a three-day visit to the US.
LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Transport Committee is to debate the bill on railroad safety.
NOVO MESTO - Pharma company Krka is to open its Sinteza 4 plant for manufacturing active components.
LJUBLJANA - Human Rights Ombudsman Zdenka Cebasek-Travnik is to present her plan of activities to the National Council, the upper chamber.
NOVO MESTO - The Roma employment centre, a public institution, is to open.
LJUBLJANA - Winners of this year's Levstik awards for children's literature are to be unveiled at a news conference.
MARIBOR - A press conference is to present this year's Lent music festival.
THURSDAY, 14 June
BRUSSELS, Belgium - NATO defence ministers, including Slovenia's Karl Erjavec, are to meet for talks that are to last until Friday.
LJUBLJANA - The cabinet is to meet for its weekly session.
KRANJSKA GORA - The Institute for Macroeconomic Analyses and Development, the government think tank, is to hold an international conference on the implementation of national reforms in the light of the Lisbon Strategy.
LJUBLJANA - Postal company Posta Slovenije is to present its consolidated business results for 2006 and plans for 2007.
PORTOROZ - A two-day international conference on mediation is to start.
LJUBLJANA - Chamba Phuntsok, governor of the Tibet Autonomous Region, is to hold a lecture on the Chinese province.
CRNOMELJ - The 4-day Jurjevanje, the oldest folklore festival in Slovenia, is to be launched.
FRIDAY, 15 June
WARSAW, Poland - Slovenian Transport Minister Janez Bozic is to be at hand for a Eurasian conference on road transports.
LJUBLJANA - The coalition-initiated parliamentary inquiry commission is to meet behind closed doors at its maiden session. The body is tasked with reviewing Slovenian defence contracts made under previous governments.
PORTOROZ - The Slovenian Incoming Workshop (SIW) 2007, a business-tourism event, is to be launched.
STANJEL - The project "100 Years of Lojze Spacal" to celebrate the birth centenary of this acclaimed Slovenian painter and graphic artist will be launched in Spacal's home town of Stanjel.
SATURDAY, 16 June
NOVO MESTO - The Tour de Slovenia is to conclude.
BLED - The 52nd international rowing regatta will be held with finals coming on Saturday and Sunday.
LJUBLJANA - The traditional Museum Summer Night will give visitors a chance to visit the institutions free of charge.
SKOPJE, Macedonia - Slovenia will defend its five-goal lead over Macedonia in the return leg of the qualifier for the European Handball Championships.
SUNDAY, 17 June
No major events are scheduled.
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