Schedule of Events for Friday, 5 May

LJUBLJANA - The parliament's EU Affairs Committee is to hold a closed-door session to look into Slovenia's positions for the 8 May Economic and Financial Affairs Council session and the 7-8 May session of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council; at 8:30 AM.

LJUBLJANA - The Statistics Office is to unveil a comparison of consumer prices in the EU and Slovenia in 2005 at a press conference scheduled for 10:30 AM.

LJUBLJANA - STA will release a backgrounder ahead of Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel's visit to Israel, the Palestinian authorities, Saudi Arabia and Egypt (6-9 May).

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Education Minister Milan Zver is to take part in a conference of education ministers from the Council of Europe members.

MARIBOR - Pandur.Theatres, the production company of acclaimed theatre director Tomaz Pandur, will put up its latest show, "Tesla Electric Company", at the Maribor National Drama Theatre at 8 PM. Reruns are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.

LJUBLJANA - Press review. (STA)

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