Schedule of Events for Monday, 24 November

LJUBLJANA - A Canadian government delegation headed by Assistant Deputy Minister for Europe Paul Dubois at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade is to pay a visit to Slovenia as part of its tour of EU accession countries. Their agenda includes a meeting with Europe Minister Janez Potocnik and the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between the Slovenian Export Corporation and the Export Development Canada. (STA)

BARCELONA, Spain - President Janez Drnovsek is to pay a two-day visit to Spain, during which he will receive the Ramon Trias Fargas award and attend a luncheon given by the Spanish royal couple.

LJUBLJANA - An EU veterinary inspection team is to start a three-day visit to Slovenia to examine the veterinary services at Obrezje, an international border crossing with Croatia. (STA)

LJUBLJANA - Secretary General of the Austrian Foreign Ministry Johannes Kyrley is to visit Slovenia. He is to meet Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel at 2.30 PM.

LJUBLJANA - Chief-of-Staff of the Greek Armed Forces Georgios Antonakopulos is to arrive for a three-day visit.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Finance Minister Dusan Mramor is to attend a meeting of the EU finance ministers, who are to carry out the final reading of the 2004 budget.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Slovenian Culture Minister Andreja Rihter is to join her counterparts from the EU and the acceding countries in discussions on the future cultural cooperation.

LJUBLJANA - The parliament is to begin its regular November session at 2 PM with the usual questions' round for the PM and his cabinet. There are as many as 40 items on the session's agenda. (STA)

BLED - The 18th traditional conference of the Slovenian agricultural counseling service on the future in the EU is to open at 10 AM. The two-day event will open with addresses by Agriculture Minister Franci But and President of the Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry Peter Vrisk.

LJUBLJANA - Regional Development Minister Zdenka Kovac and Jordan Berginc, who heads the project on the development of opportunities to strengthen the inclusion of Slovenians from abroad to provide a balanced development of Slovenian regions, are to present the project to the press at 10 AM.

RADENCI - The 13th Statistics Days are to open.

LJUBLJANA - The basketball club Union Olimpija is to give a press conference ahead of the fourth round of the Euroleague.

LJUBLJANA - Press review. (STA)

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