Schedule of Events for 23 - 28 October
Schedule of Events for 23 - 28 October
TUESDAY, 23 October
LJUBLJANA - Parliament is to debate on second reading a bill regulating cooperation with EU member states in criminal matters, among other things.
BERN, Switzerland - Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel is to pay an official visit to Switzerland.
LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee is to debate documents labelled as confidential.
LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg - Agriculture, Forestry and Food Minister Iztok Jarc is to pay a two-day official visit to Luxembourg.
LISBON, Portugal - Transport Minister Radovan Zerjav is to take part in a ministerial on motorways of the seas and logistics.
LJUBLJANA - A press conference is to be held as part of a conference at the conclusion of the Equal 2004 - 2006 programme.
LJUBLJANA - A press conference ahead of the 18th Ljubljana International Film Festival.
SLOVENJ GRADEC - A peace festival ahead of the United Nations Day, observed on 24 October.
LJUBLJANA - The 6th Naked Stage improv festival is to get under way.
WEDNESDAY, 24 October
LJUBLJANA - Parliament is to begin the second reading of the government-sponsored motions dealing with the formation and funding of provinces and provincial elections.
BELGRADE, Serbia - Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel is to visit Serbia.
NOORDWIJK, Netherlands - Defence Minister Karl Erjavec is to take part in a two-day NATO ministerial.
LISBON, Portugal - Education and Sport Minister Milan Zver is to attend a European conference on doping.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Environment Ministry State Secretary Mitja Bricelj is to participate in an international conference on climate change and energy policy.
LJUBLJANA - The Economic and Social Council is to debate the impact of inflation on the economic situation and social conditions in the country.
LJUBLJANA - The Slovenian Tourist Board is to present the CBR 2008 tourism fair in Bavaria, where Slovenia is featured as a partner country.
LJUBLJANA - A press conference at the opening of a new shopping centre, called Supernova.
MARIBOR - Awards are to be handed out at the conclusion of the 42th Borstnik Meeting, the most high-profile theatre festival in Slovenia.
LJUBLJANA - A ceremony is to mark the United Nations Day.
THURSDAY, 25 October
LJUBLJANA - Parliament is to take a vote on new members of the Constitutional Court, among other things.
PRISTINA, Serbia - Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel is to visit Kosovo.
LJUBLJANA - The government is to hold a regular weekly session.
LISBON, Portugal - An informal meeting of EU ministers responsible for sport, to be attended by Slovenia's Milan Zver.
LJUBLJANA - Health Minister Zofija Mazej Kukovic is to be on hand for the inauguration of the new premises of the Ljubljana Oncology Institute.
BRDO PRI KRANJU - Public Administration Minister Gregor Virant is to take part in a two-day conference of executives and experts aimed at crafting better regulations.
SEZANA - The ministers of transport, the environment and economy, the mayor of Sezana and the CEO of the sole Slovenian commercial port operator Luka Koper are to sign a letter of intent for the construction of a European distribution centre in Sezana.
SLOVENJ GRADEC - A conference is to discuss the "third development axis", a key north-south expressway running from the Austrian to the Croatian border.
LJUBLJANA - The Biennial of Slovenian Independent Illustration is to get under way.
LJUBLJANA - The Slovenian Hunting Association is to hold a press conference on its centenary.
FRIDAY, 26 October
LJUBLJANA - Parliament is expected to take a vote on motions dealing with primary school and the organisation and financing of education, which are part of the government-sponsored education reform.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Interior Minister Dragutin Mate is to take part in a two-day meeting of countries that are about to join the Schengen passport-free area.
LJUBLJANA - The body representing Slovenian ethnic minorities in the neighbouring countries is to hold the first assembly, to be attended by Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel.
VENICE, Italy - Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Iztok Jarc is to take part in a two-day informal meeting with his counterparts from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Romania.
POSTOJNA - Defence Minister Karl Erjavec is to attend a ceremony marking the departure of the last member of the Yugoslav People's Army from Slovenia following the 1991 war of independence.
LJUBLJANA - The Environment and Spatial Planning Ministry is to review the results of its work this year at a press conference.
CASCAIS, Portugal - Public Administration Ministry State Secretary Roman Rep is to take part in a meeting of the EU Troika (Germany, Portugal, Slovenia) officials responsible for the European Public Administration Network (EUPAN).
MARIBOR - The launch of an exhibition of photographs by Basel-based artist Beat Presser, who has collaborated closely with the German filmmaker Werner Herzog.
SATURDAY, 27 October
No major events are scheduled.
SUNDAY, 28 October
MARIBOR - RTV Slovenija, the public broadcaster, is to give out the Jezek Award, named after the most acclaimed Slovenian satirist Frane Milcinski (1914-1988).
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