Schedule of Events for Tuesday, 23 January

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission is expected to present an annual assessment of the stability and convergence programmes for the first group of countries, The assessment is expected to include Slovenia.

LJUBLJANA - A delegation of the Czech Deputy Chamber Foreign Policy Committee is to meet Speaker of Parliament France Cukjati (10 AM) and members of the Foreign Policy Committee, headed by chairman Jozef Jerovsek (10:15 AM).

LJUBLJANA - Human Rights Ombudsman Matjaz Hanzek is to address topical issues at a press conference scheduled for 10 AM.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Education and Sport Minister Milan Zver is to wrap up his visit to Copenhagen, where he is attending an informal meeting of OECD ministers responsible for vocational training.

LJUBLJANA - Speaker of Parliament France Cukjati is to receive Belgian Ambassador Jean-Louis Mignot at 11 AM.

LJUBLJANA - The Health Insurance Institute is to give a first estimate of its financial operations in 2006 at a press conference scheduled for noon.

LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Environment and Spatial Planning Committee is to convene at 1 PM to debate Slovenia's position on the planned construction of two gas terminals in the Gulf of Trieste.

LJUBLJANA - An exhibition of Italian prints from the 16th and 17th centuries is to open at the Cankarjev dom gallery at 8 PM. (PHOTO)

LJUBLJANA - Marathon swimmer Martin Strel is to speak to the press at 1 PM before embarking on his latest venture, the swim down the 6,571 kilometre-long Amazon on 1 February. (STA/PHOTO)

VELENJE - The majority of the world's best table tennis players are to arrive in Velenje for the US$ 100,000 2006 Slovenian Open ProTour tournament.

LJUBLJANA - Press review. (STA)

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