STA Coverage on Friday, 18 October

LJUBLJANA - Slovenia's largest insurance company, Zavarovalnica Triglav is to present to the press the supervisory board's decisions related to the Agency for Insurance Supervision's demand that two of Triglav executives be dismissed and the company's operating license revoked.

BRUSSELS - Slovenian Agriculture Minister Franci But is to hold a working meeting with European Agriculture Commissioner Franz Fischler and head of the Enlargement Directorate General Eneko Landaburu.

BEIRUT - On behalf of PM Janez Drnovsek, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel is to attend the 9th summit of the Francophonie on Friday and Saturday.

LJUBLJANA - After Slovenian Incoming Workshop (SIW) - the largest tourist forum in the country - kicked off on Thursday, the majority of its events will take place on Friday. The event is hosting participants from over 20 countries until Monday.

BLED - IEDC Bled Business School is to host an annual forum on innovation which is expected to be attended by a large number of Slovenian and foreign businessmen and economists. President of Slovenia Milan Kucan will be the key-note speaker, touching on challenges for Slovenia as well as Central adn Eastern Europe in the area of innovation.

MARIBOR - The 37th festival of Slovenian theatre - Borstnik Meeting - is to begin at the Maribor National Theatre. This highest-profile Slovenian theatre festival is to close on 30 October with an award-winning ceremony.

KOPER - The Golden Drum advertising festival is to wrap up with an award-winning ceremony.

LJUBLJANA - Press review.

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