Schedule of Events for Wednesday, 14 February

LJUBLJANA - Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel and Interior Minister Dragutin Mate are to sign a contract with printing company Cetis on the production of biometric passports; at noon. (STA)

LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary economy committee is to examine the companies bill (9 AM), while the committee for finance and monetary policy is to examine the bill on the securities market and amendments to the income tax act (2 PM).

PTUJ - The National Council, the upper chamber of parliament, is to scrutinise the bill on business chambers and the bill on public law and order at a session which starts at noon. Both bills are currently in parliament procedure.

LJUBLJANA - Austrian Ambassador to Slovenia Valentin Inzko is to deliver a lecture on Austria's EU presidency at 5 PM.

KOPER - Trading company Emona Obala, which asked the Constitutional Court to examine the conformity with the Constitution of provisions on Sunday opening hours of stores, is to talk about the court's decision at 10 AM.

NOVA GORICA - Holding slovenske elektrarne, Slovenia's biggest power producer, is to sign a loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) at noon. The funds will be used for the construction of the Avce hydro station.

LJUBLJANA - Prime Minister Janez Jansa is to host a meeting with inspectors to discuss the work of inspection services following the recent tragedy in which three girls were trampled to death in front of a popular nightclub near Ljubljana; at 10 AM.

LJUBLJANA - Press review. (STA)

SLOVENIAN APPEARANCES AT THE TURIN GAMES

- Alpine Skiing: women's downhill (noon)

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