Event Archive for April 2006

27 Apr 2006 — Mt. Nanos
Resistance Day Celebrations to Take Place on Mount Nanos
A state ceremony is to begin at noon on Mount Nanos, SW, to remember the day when the anti-imperialist Liberation Front was established in 1941 in Ljubljana. National Assembly Speaker France Cukjati is to be the key-note speaker.

27 Apr - 28 Apr 2006 — Luxembourg
A two-day meeting of EU justice and interior affairs ministers
Justice Ministry State Secretary Robert Marolt is to attend a two-day meeting of EU justice and interior affairs ministers, who are to decide on a rise in Schengen visa prices and discuss the progress in setting up the 2nd-generation Schengen Information System.

27 Apr - 28 Apr 2006 — Sofia
FM Rupel is attending a two-day informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers
FM Dimitrij Rupel is to attend a two-day informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers which is to discuss a range of topical issues in addition to setting the political agenda of November's NATO summit.

26 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
A delegation of the Council of Europe's European Commission against Racism and Intolerance on a visit to Slovenia
A delegation of the Council of Europe's European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), which is on a visit in Slovenia, is to meet at 11 AM Interior Ministry State Secretary Zvonko Zinrajh. A statement for the press is scheduled for 1 PM.

26 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
Regular weekly government session
The government is to meet for its regular weekly session. One of the items on the agenda will be the country's preparations for the EU presidency in 2008. A press conference is scheduled for 1 PM.

25 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
PM Janez Jansa is to hold a press conference
PM Janez Jansa is to hold a press conference at 1 PM to mark the second anniversary of Slovenia's EU entry.

25 Apr - 26 Apr 2006 — Vienna
A delegation of the Justice Ministry on a two-day visit to Vienna
A delegation of the Justice Ministry, headed by the State Secretary Robert Marolt, is to travel on a two-day visit to Vienna at the invitation of Austrian Justice Minister Karin Gastinger.

25 Apr - 26 Apr 2006 — Vienna
Minister Bručan on an informal meeting of EU health ministers
Health Minister Andrej Brucan is to take part in an informal meeting of EU health ministers, which ends on Wednesday.

25 Apr 2006 — Luxembourg
Minister Lukačič on a meeting of EU agriculture ministers
Slovenia's Agriculture Minister Marija Lukacic is to attend a meeting of EU agriculture ministers, who are to discuss bird flu-related issues.

24 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
A Slovenian-French twining project
A Slovenian-French twining project designed to set up an educational centre for the judiciary is to be launched and then presented at a news conference at noon by Justice Minister Lovro Sturm and French Ambassador to Slovenia Dominique Gazuy.

24 Apr 2006 — Vienna
State Secretary Verlic is to meet his Austrian and Czech counterparts
Slovenian Transport Ministry State Secretary Peter Verlic is to meet his Austrian and Czech counterparts to discuss railway infrastructure priorities and the Slovenian cargo port of Koper.

21 Apr - 22 Apr 2006 — Boao
President Drnovšek is to attend the fifth annual Boao Forum for Asia 2006
President Janez Drnovsek is to meet Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang and China's Vice President Zeng Qinghong as part of his attendance of the Boao Forum for Asia 2006 on Saturday.

21 Apr - 25 Apr 2006 — Jakarta
FM Rupel is to set off on a tour of Asia
Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel is to set off on a tour of Asia, as part of which he is due to pay an official visit to Indonesia and take part in the OSCE conference with Asian partners in Bangkok next week.

21 Apr - 22 Apr 2006 — Graz
Informal two-day meeting of EU ministers responsible for competition
Higher Education Minister Jure Zupan and Economics Ministry State Secretary Andrijana Starina Kosem are to represent Slovenia at an informal two-day meeting of EU ministers responsible for competition. The agenda of the meeting includes the EU services directive and the EU research budget.

20 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
Regular weekly government session
The cabinet is to hold its weekly session at which it is scheduled to debate the takeovers bill and changes to the financial insurance act. A press conference is scheduled for after the session at 1 PM.

20 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
Parliament Opens its April session with Q&A time for PM Janša and members of his cabinet
The National Assembly is to begin its regular session with a Q&A for PM Janez Jansa and his ministers.

19 Apr 2006 — Nova Gorica
Gorisko Latest Stop for Cabinet
The cabinet is expected to tour Severno Primorsko region (north-west) as part of its tour of statistical regions to meet local politicians and business people. A news conference by PM Janez Jansa, Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk and Economics Minister Andrej Vizjak is scheduled for 2 PM.

19 Apr 2006 — Boao
President Drnovsek is to attend the fifth annual Boao Forum for Asia 2006
President Janez Drnovsek is to travel to China to attend the fifth annual Boao Forum for Asia 2006.

19 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
Minister Zver is to meet his counterpart from Croatia
Education and Sports Minister Milan Zver is scheduled to meet Croatia's Minister of Science, Education and Sports Dragan Primorac.

18 Apr 2006 — Idrija
Govt to Visit Region of Severno Primorsko
The government is set to visit Severno Primorsko, the northern part of the western region of Primorsko, on Wednesday. As an introduction to the visit, however, several ministers are to make a stopover in the town of Idrija as early as today.

18 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
Signing of the Development Partnership pact
All parliamentary parties bar the opposition Liberal Democrats (LDS) are to sign at noon a Development Partnership pact put forward by Prime Minister Janez Jansa to secure a broad political consensus on structural reforms.

18 Apr - 19 Apr 2006 — St. Poelten
Conference on subsidiarity in 2006
A two-day conference on subsidiarity in 2006 organised as part of the Austrian EU presidency will be attended by Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel and Speaker of the National Assembly France Cukjati.

13 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
Regular weekly government session
The government is to meet for its weekly session to discuss among other pieces of legislation changes to the insurance act and to the act on the enforcement of penal sentences. A press conference scheduled for 2 PM.

12 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
Justice Minister Lovro Sturm is to be taking part in a panel organised by the Ljubljana Faculty of Law on crime in Slovenia
The meeting gets underway at 9 AM.

12 Apr - 14 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
Delegation of the Macedonian Environment Ministry in Slovenia
A delegation of the Macedonian Environment Ministry, headed by State Secretary Lindita Sakiri Atanasova, is to begin a multi-day visit to Slovenia. A press conference is scheduled for 11 AM.

10 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
Press conference about the visit of the joint government-trade union delegation to Scandinavian countries
The government's Development Office is to hold a press conference at noon to talk about the visit of the joint government-trade union delegation to Scandinavian countries, which took place between 3 and 7 April. State Secretary at the Development Office Andrej Horvat, the head of the delegation, is also to attend.

10 Apr - 11 Apr 2006 — Skopje
Agriculture Minister Lukacic on a two-day official visit in Macedonia
Agriculture Minister Marija Lukacic is to travel to Skopje on a two-day official visit on the invitation of her Macedonian counterpart Sadula Duraku.

10 Apr - 12 Apr 2006 — Portorož
Three-day international meeting on district energy
A three-day international meeting on district energy is to get underway, organised by the Slovenian District Energy Association (SDDE) and the Institute for District Energy. Environment and Spatial Planning Minister Janez Podobnik and Economics Minister Andrej Vizjak are also to attend.

10 Apr 2006 — Luxembourg
Regular monthly session of the EU foreign ministers
The EU foreign ministers, including Slovenia's Dimitrij Rupel, are to hold a regular monthly session.

7 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
PM Jansa is to meet parliamentary parties which have shown an interest in signing the agreement on partnership and development
PM Janez Jansa is to meet at 3 PM the parliamentary parties which have shown an interest in signing the agreement on partnership and development, to discuss the contents of the deal. Parliament Speaker France Cukjati is also to attend.

7 Apr 2006 — Portorož
A Manager Association-organised meeting is to conclude with a panel on the novelties in 2007 tax policy and the euro changeover
Finance Ministry State Secretary Andrej Sircelj, acting director of the Tax Administration Ivan Simic and Bozo Jasovic of the Bank of Slovenia to attend.

7 Apr - 9 Apr 2006 — Vienna
A two-day informal meeting of EU finance ministers is to be attended by Slovenia's Andrej Bajuk
The ministers are expected to discuss the controversial subject of protectionism, the economic and budgetary situation and uniform base for corporate income tax.

7 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
Debate on the Lisbon Strategy and the implementation of reforms in Slovenia
The parliamentary EU and economic affairs committees are to jointly discuss at 10 AM the Lisbon Strategy and the implementation of reforms in Slovenia. PM Janez Jansa, European Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik and Janez Sustersic of the Institute for Macroeconomic Analysis and Development are to attend.

6 Apr 2006 — Zagreb
Minister Vizjak attends the Crans Montana Forum-
Attending the Crans Montana Forum, Slovenian Economics Minister Andrej Vizjak is to take part in a panel on tourism as a common good of SE Europe, and meet his Croatian counterpart Branko Vukelic.

6 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
The bureau of the signatories of the Barcelona Convention is to start a two-day meeting
The implementation of the Mediterranean Strategy of Sustainable Development, adopted in Portoroz last year, is to top the agenda.

6 Apr 2006 — Celje
PM Janez Jansa is to attend a 2 PM ceremony held a day prior to the opening of the 23th Car Show Slovenia
A series of news conferences by car importers to be held.

6 Apr 2006 — Portorož
Meeting of the Manager Association will be attended by Finance Minister Bajuk and Governor of Italy's Friuli-Venezia Giulia Illy
Positioning on the global market is to be discussed at a Manager Association-organised meeting, which will be attended by Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk and Governor of Italy's Friuli-Venezia Giulia Riccardo Illy at 3:30 PM. The Young Manager of the Year and the Women Manager-Friendly Company awards to be given out at 8 PM.

6 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
Regular weekly government session
The cabinet is expected to meet at its regular weekly session. The agenda includes a bill designed to speed up court proceedings and reduce court backlogs, and the spring economic forecast of the government's Institute for Macroeconomic Analysis and Development (IMAD). A press conference is scheduled for 2 PM.

5 Apr 2006 — Zagreb
President Drnovšek is to attend the 2nd international Crans Montana Forum
The 2nd international Crans Montana Forum is to get underway in Croatia's capital, to be attended also by Slovenian President Janez Drnovsek as one of the keynote speakers in the evening. Economics Minister Andrej Vizjak to attend on Thursday.

5 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
PM Janša is to meet the government task force in charge of preparaing Slovenia's presidency of the EU
The government task force in charge of preparing Slovenia for its stint as EU president in the first half of 2008, headed by PM Janez Jansa, is to meet at 11 AM to assess Slovenian preparations.

5 Apr 2006 — Lyon
Interior Minister Mate and Director General of the Slovenian Police Romsek in Lyon today to visit Interpol headquarters
Interior Minister Dragutin Mate and Director General of the Slovenian Police Joze Romsek are to pay a visit Interpol headquarters.

4 Apr 2006 — Gor. Radgona
Minister Podobnik attends the 19th International Building and Building Materials Fair
The 19th International Building and Building Materials Fair is to get underway at noon, with the attendance of Environment and Spatial Planning Minister Janez Podobnik.

4 Apr - 5 Apr 2006 — Sofia, Bucharest
Minister Erjavec on a two-day official visit to Romania
Defence Minister Karl Erjavec is to begin a two-day official visit to Romania, where he is to meet his counterpart Teodor Atanasiu. He is to wrap up an official visit to Romania with meeting with the Romanina PM Calin Popescu Tariceanu and President Traian Basescu.

4 Apr 2006 — Vienna
Minister Simoniti on an unofficial visit to Vienna
Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti is to meet Austria's State Secretary for Art and Media Franz Morak during an unofficial visit to Vienna. He is to attend the opening of an Andrej Jemec exhibition at the Palais Porcia at 6 PM.

4 Apr 2006 — Ljubljana
FM Dimitrij Rupel is to address students attending a diplomatic seminar of AEGEE Ljubljana
Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel is to address students attending a diplomatic seminar of AEGEE Ljubljana, the Ljubljana branch of the European student's forum. The lecture, entitled "The Future of Diplomacy" is scheduled for 9 AM

3 Apr - 4 Apr 2006 — Belo Horizonte
Bajuk at the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank
Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk is scheduled to attend a two-day annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank.

3 Apr 2006 — Felsoszoelnoek
Meeting of the Slovenia-Hungary minority commission
A meeting of the Slovenia-Hungary minority commission is to be attended by State Secretary for Slovenians Abroad Zorko Pelikan and Hungarian State Secretary for Minorities at the prime minister's office Vilmos Szabo.

3 Apr 2006 — Sofia
Minister Erjavec in Bulgaria
Defence Minister Karl Erjavec is expected for a working visit in Bulgaria, where he will meet his counterpart Vesselin Vitanov Bliznakov. An exchange of opinions regarding the experiences of NATO membership, bilateral cooperation and participation in international peacekeeping operations are expected to top the agenda.

3 Apr 2006 — Brdo pri Kranju
Conference on the judicial system in Austria
The Justice Ministry is to stage a conference on the judicial system in Austria, with Slovenian Justice Minister Lovro Sturm and the head of Austria's Klagenfurt Provincial Court Reinhard Schmoliner scheduled to issue a press statement at 10:30 AM.