Calendar of Events for 24 - 29 June

Calendar of Events for 24 - 29 June

TUESDAY, 24 June
LJUBLJANA - The National Assembly will resume session to fast-track a bill that would give pensioners with lowest income a one-off lump sum extra to their pensions.
LJUBLJANA - The National Assembly will hold a festive session to mark National Day, to be attended by Slovenian President Danilo Tuerk.
LJUBLJANA - The main state ceremony to mark National Day, with Slovenian President Danilo Tuerk as the key-note speaker.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Prime Minister Janez Jansa, the president of the European Council, will address the plenary session of the European Parliament to present the conclusions of the latest EU summit.
BERLIN, Germany - Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel will attend, on behalf of the EU, a conference in support of Palestinian civil security and the rule of law.
LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Commission is expected to pass a report for 2007, labelled as "top secret".
LJUBLJANA - Slovenian President Danilo Tuerk and Defence Minister Karl Erjavec will lay a wreath at an independence war memorial.
LJUBLJANA - Public Administration Minister Gregor Virant and wireless operator Mobitel will present a new service called call centre.
LJUBLJANA - Austria's Wiener Boerse will address a press conference after acquiring a majority stake in the company that operates the Ljubljana Stock Exchange.
LJUBLJANA - Ljubljana Archbishop Alojz Uran will celebrate a holly mass on the eve of National Day.

WEDNESDAY, 25 June
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia celebrates National Day, a bank holiday in memory of the declaration of independence in 1991.
LJUBLJANA - The management board of the European Food Safety Authority will be in session.
CERKNO - The Franja WW II hospital will reopen after renovation in the aftermath of the 2007 flash floods.

THURSDAY, 26 June
LJUBLJANA - The National Assembly will debate a national health plan for 2008-2013, amendments to the copyright act, the takeovers act and the companies act.
KHANTY-MANSIYSK, Russia - A two-day EU-Russia summit gets under way.
KYOTO, Japan - Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel will represent the EU at the two-day meeting of G8 foreign ministers.
LJUBLJANA - A regular government session.
PORTOROZ - A ceremony at the conclusion of the 18-month trio presidency of the EU (Germany, Portugal, Slovenia) in the European security and defence policy.
MONACO, Monaco - Higher Education Ministry State Secretary Dusan Lesjak will take part in the Crans Montana forum.
LIPICA - The International Equestrian Federation Cup in show jumping gets unedr way (until 29 June).

FRIDAY, 27 June
LJUBLJANA - The National Assembly will take a vote on a bill introducing tolls for heavy goods vehicles on all roads, as well as amendments to insurance and financial instruments acts, an act on development programmes in higher education and science 2010-2014 and a law temporarily banning the growing of genetically modified organisms.
MARIBOR - Slovenian President Danilo Tuerk will open the Lent Festival, the biggest in Slovenia.
KRANJSKA GORA - The Slovenian basketball team will play a friendly against Croatia ahead of the qualifications for the Olympics.

SATURDAY, 28 June
SENCUR - Slovenia will play a friendly with Croatia ahead of the basketball qualifications for the Olympics.

SUNDAY, 29 June
PARIS, France - The Slovenian Army Orchestra will perform a concert at the conclusion of Slovenia's EU presidency spell, to be attended by Defence Minister Karl Erjavec.
TACEN - The Kayak/Canoe Slalom World Cup finals.

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