Schedule of Events for Monday, 9 January

LJUBLJANA - The social partners - the government, employers and trade unions - are to begin talks on a new social agreement for the 2006-2009 period. A press conference by Labour Minister Janez Drobnic is scheduled for 1 PM.

LJUBLJANA - Opposition Social Democrats (SD) are to stage a press conference at noon, where leader Borut Pahor and former Labour Minister Vlado Dimovski will present their views on social agreement talks, a bill on chambers of commerce, and other topical issues.

LJUBLJANA - Health Minister Andrej Brucan and State Secretary at the Health Ministry Dorjan Marusic are to talk about the implemented activities and plans for 2006. At 2 PM.

BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro - A delegation from the city of Nova Gorica (W), headed by Mayor Marko Brulc, is to hold talks with Belgrade Mayor Nenad Bogdanovic on maintaining the grave of Slovenian aviation pioneer Edvard Rusjan, who is buried in Belgrade. The delegations are scheduled to visit the grave at 10 AM.

LJUBLJANA - Representatives of the Renault Nissan Slovenija company are to talk to the press at noon.

LJUBLJANA - Press review. (STA)

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8:30 AM to 3:30 PM: Eva Horvat
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