Schedule of Events for Monday, 16 August

Ljubljana, 15 August - Below is a schedule of events for Monday, 16 August:

SLOVENSKE KONJICE/CANKOVA - Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Milan Pogacnik, is to visit Slovenske Konjice and Cankovo, municipalities in NE Slovenia that were hit hard by a hail storm last week. He is to speak to the press at noon.

LJUBLJANA - The Youth Party (SMS) is scheduled to talk to the press at noon to outline its view of the interpellation motion filed against the government by SDS and NSi.

LJUBLJANA - The opposition New Slovenia (NSi) is to hold a press conference at 11:30 AM to talk about unresolved issues in agriculture.

LJUBLJANA - Press review. (STA)

SLOVENIAN APPEARANCES AT THE ATHENS GAMES:

- Shooting       * 3 PM, men, 10m air rifle

- Team Handball  * 1:30 PM, Slovenia vs Croatia

- Swimming       * 6:50 PM, women's 200 m freestyle
                   9 AM, women's 200 m medley, qualifying

- Tennis         * 5 PM - 7 PM Katarina Srebotnik vs Maria Sanchez Lorenzo (ESP)
                 * 5 PM - 7 PM Matevzic/Pisnik vs Yan/Zheng (CHN)

- Judo           * 3:40 PM, men, -73 kg

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8:30 AM to 3:30 PM: Sebastijan Macek
3:30 PM to 10:00 PM: Vlasta Horvat

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