Schedule of Events for Monday, 6 September
Ljubljana, 5 September - Below is a schedule of events for Monday, 6 September:
BRDO PRI KRANJU/LJUBLJANA - Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen is to arrive for a working visit to Slovenia. He is scheduled to meet PM Anton Rop, President Janez Drnovsek and Parliament Speaker Feri Horvat. The two prime ministers, who are to speak to the press at 11:30 AM, are also to participate in a panel debate about the importance of cooperation among EU states for a more efficient Europe at 4 PM. (STA)
NOORDWIJK, The Netherlands - Agriculture Minister Milan Pogacnik is to attend an informal meeting of EU agriculture ministers.
BLED - A panel debate about the consequences of EU enlargement on the European animal breeding is to be held at 2 PM within the 55th congress of the European Association for Animal Production (EAAP).
KOPER - ERM II and its effect on the Slovenian monetary policy is to be discussed at a meeting of businessmen from the coastal region and central bank governor Mitja Gaspari at 5 PM.
LJUBLJANA - Foreign Minister Ivo Vajgl is to meet representatives of the Slovenian minority living in Austria at 11:30 AM. The minority is also to be received by President Janez Drnovsek at 12:30 PM.
LJUBLJANA - The Agency for Radioactive Waste is to hold its first regular annual meeting and a debate about radioactive waste management at 1 PM.
LJUBLJANA - The Government Office for Religious Communities is to hold a closed-door meeting attended by representatives of religious communities in Slovenia at which Europe Minister Milan M. Cvikl is to speak about Slovenia's priorities in the EU in 2004.
LJUBLJANA - A press conference is to be held at 11 AM before the beginning of the 19th international writers' meeting Vilenica, which will be held between 6 and 12 September. (STA)
LJUBLJANA - Press review. (STA)
2004 GENERAL ELECTION
RADOVLJICA - The opposition New Slovenia is to hold an election convention at 6 PM to present its candidates in the general election.
LJUBLJANA - The council of the opposition Youth Party is to hold a session at 5 PM to confirm candidates in the general election.
IZOLA - The coalition United List of Social Democrats (ZLSD) is to present its candidates in Izola at 11 AM.
KRANJ - The non-parliamentary June List is to file its list of candidate in the Kranj election unit at 9 AM.
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