Calendar of events for 16 - 21 October
Calendar of events for 16 - 21 October
TUESDAY, 16 October
LJUBLJANA - An early vote for president begins for those who will be absent from their place of residence on the election day.
LJUBLJANA - The cabinet is to hold a regular weekly session.
LJUBLJANA - Parliamentary committees on economy and environment and the Commission for Slovenians Abroad are to debate the 2008 and 2009 budget motions.
LJUBLJANA - Speaker of Parliament France Cukjati is to accept a petition against censorship and political pressure on journalists.
LJUBLJANA - A press conference upon the release of the 2007 World Investment Report.
ROME, Italy - Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel is to address an Italy-Latin America conference.
PARIS, France - Public Administration Ministry State Secretary Roman Rep is to take part in the 36th session of the public governance committee as part of the OECD.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The acting head of the Government Communication Office, Anze Logar, is to take part in a panel on Lisbon Strategy and Slovenian EU presidency, organised by the Stockholm Network of London.
LJUBLJANA - The Ministry of Labour, the Family and Social Affairs is to outline a bill designed to prevent domestic violence.
SOSTANJ - Defence Minister Karl Erjavec is to attend the inauguration of a plant that will be assembling parts for the Patria eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers for the Slovenian army.
PTUJ - Interior Minister Dragutin Mate is to take part in a round-table debate on Slovenia's accession to the Schengen passport-free zone.
LJUBLJANA - The ministers for the environment and agriculture, Janez Podobnik and Iztok Jarc, are to sign Countdown 2010, a declaration for biodiversity, with the head of the World Preservation Union, Tamas Marghescu.
LJUBLJANA - Chief-of-Staff of the Macedonian Armed Forces, Lt.-Gen. Miroslav Stojanovski is to arrive for a three-day visit.
LJUBLJANA - The Slovenian association of the European Breast Cancer Coalition Europa Donna is to mark its 10th anniversary with a press conference.
LJUBLJANA - Srecko Prijatelj of the opposition National Party (SNS) is to unveil a criminal complaint against the state-run KAD and SOD funds over the sale of a state stake in a shipping company.
WEDNESDAY, 17 October
LENDAVA, Slovenia/SZENTGOTTHARD, Hungary - The governments of Slovenia and Hungary are to come together for a working meeting.
LJUBLJANA - Several parliamentary bodies are to debate the 2008 and 2009 budget motions, among them those responsible for home affairs, public administration, regional development and health.
LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Commission for Slovenians Abroad is to debate the issues affecting the Slovenian ethnic minority Austria.
LJUBLJANA - A round-table debate is to discuss Slovenia's housing policy.
BRNIK - Adria Airways, the flag carrier, is to present a flight simulator and a flight school.
BRNIK - Airport operator Aerodrom Ljubljana and DHL, best known for parcel delivery, are to unveil a new DHL logistics centre at Joze Pucnik Ljubljana Airport.
LJUBLJANA - The French Institute is to mark its 40th anniversary.
LJUBLJANA - The first Slovenian International Flamenco Festival is to get under way at Ljubljana Castle.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik is to open an exhibition on "Macrolab", a ten-year project by multimedia artist Marko Peljhan.
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands - Slovenia are to play the Netherlands in a Group G Euro 2008 qualifier.
THURSDAY, 18 October
LISBON, Portugal - Prime Minister Janez Jansa and Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel are to begin their attendance at a two-day informal meeting of EU heads of state or government.
LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Credentials and Privileges Commission is to take a stand on the president's nominees for constitutional judges.
LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Budget Oversight Commission is to debate a report on the implementation of the 2007 budget, among other things, while several other parliamentary bodies are to debate 2008 and 2009 budget motions.
LJUBLJANA - The Medical Chamber is to hold an assembly.
LJUBLJANA - An exhibition on Pankrti, the legendary punk rock band, is to open at the Museum of Recent History.
TRIESTE, Italy - A Slovenian Slavonic congress is to get under way, themed "Living the Border".
FRIDAY, 19 October
LISBON, Portugal - Prime Minister Janez Jansa and Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel are to conclude their attendance at a two-day informal meeting of EU heads of state or government.
LJUBLJANA - The election black-out is to set in at midnight, to be in force until the polls close in the Sunday presidential vote.
LJUBLJANA - The 2008 and 2009 budget motions are to be debated by the parliamentary committees in charge of EU affairs and agriculture and the commissions on national minorities and intelligence oversight.
LJUBLJANA/KOBARID - Italian Defence Minister Arturo Parisi is to pay an official visit here.
LJUBLJANA - Finnish Minister of Trade and Industry Reijo Mauri Matias Pekkarine is to pay a working visit here.
BRNIK - Interior Minister Dragutin Mate is to be on hand for the launch of a new helicopter to be used for the surveillance of the Schengen border.
PARIS, France - Education and Sport Minister Milan Zver is to attend the 34th session of the General Conference of UNESCO, and meet French Education Minister Xavier Darcos.
MURSKA SOBOTA - Environment and Spatial Planning Minister Janez Podobnik is to be on hand for the signing of an agreement establishing a national consortium of energy agencies.
NOVO MESTO - The Slovenian Medical Association is to hold an annual assembly.
SATURDAY, 20 October
WASHINGTON, US - Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk is to head the Slovenian delegation at the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (until 22 October).
KOBARID - A ceremony commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Kobarid, the final stage of the Isonzo Front (1815-1817).
RIBNICA - Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel is to address a ceremony upon the awarding of scholarships by the Stanislav Skrabec Foundation, named after a 19th century philologist.
NOVA GORICA - This year's main national disaster relief exercise is to be held.
LITIJA - The first Metod and Milka Badjura Festival of amateur film.
SUNDAY, 21 October
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia is to hold a presidential election
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