Schedule of Events for Friday, 27 August

SALZBURG, Austria - Finance Minister Dusan Mramor is to join his counterparts from Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia in discussing the EU's next budget and several other EU-related topics.

LJUBLJANA - The company Renault Nissan Slovenija is to meet the press upon the change in company leadership at 9 AM.

PORTOROZ - Tourism and energy company Istrabenz is to present its semi-annual business results and decisions of the AGM at 2:30 PM.

LJUBLJANA - The June List - a nonpartisan movement associated with similar movements in Denmark and Sweden - is to present its candidates for the October general election at a news conference at 11 AM.

LJUBLJANA - New Slovenia (NSi) president Andrej Bajuk is to speak to the press at 11 AM to present "fresh faces" that will be on the party's slate for the general election.

LJUBLJANA - The opposition People's Party (SLS) is to outline some of its economy priorities for the next four years at 11:30 AM.

LJUBLJANA - The coalition United List of Social Democrats (ZLSD) is to hold a news conference at 1 PM ahead of Tuesday's parliamentary session on the work of the government in the 2000-2004 period.

KRANJ - The opposition People's Party (SLS) is to hold a round table at 5 PM on demographic and family issues.

LJUBLJANA - Press review. (STA)

SLOVENIAN APPEARANCES AT THE ATHENS GAMES:

- Track and Field        * 8:50 PM, women's 10,000 metres

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