Schedule of Events for Tuesday, 27 September

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina - The OSCE chairman-in-office, FM Dimitrij Rupel, is to visit Bosnia-Herzegovina to meet the members of the Bosnia-Herzegovina presidency, FM Mladen Ivanic, high representative of the international community Paddy Ashdown and EU Ambassador Michael Humphreys. (STA)

BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro - Economics Minister Andrej Vizjak is to meet his Serbian counterpart Predrag Bubalo, Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Services Bojan Dimitrijevic and the Serbia-Montenegro Minister of Foreign Economic Relations Predrag Ivanovic on the final day of his visit to Belgrade. (STA)

LJUBLJANA - Mihela Zupancic, the new head of the Representation Office of the European Commission in Slovenia, is to outline her plans as she assumes the post; at 11 AM. (STA)

LJUBLJANA - Parliament is to resume the September session at 10 AM. The agenda includes second readings of amendments to the acts on administrative fees, public administration, foreigners and the company register. (STA)

STRASBOURG, France - Marcel Koprol, the head of the Government Office for European Affairs (SVEZ), is to take part in the Europa Forum, an event organised by German broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk entitled "Europe at a Crossroads - Prospects for European Integration."

LJUBLJANA - Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti is to host a press conference at noon to present procedures to be carried out in order to implement the act on public broadcaster RTV Slovenija.

LJUBLJANA - The supervisory board of the Chamber of Trade (OZS) is to convene at 11 AM to discuss the proposals for the 2006-2009 social agreement and the tax reform proposal put forward by the Finance Ministry.

LJUBLJANA - The bank Bawag banka is to present the press the performance and business plans of Bawag banka in Slovenia; at 11 AM.

LJUBLJANA - The Public Health Institute is to host a consultation on vaccination against meningocephalitis for children; at 5 PM.

LJUBLJANA - The Slovenian Biomass Association (SLOBIOM), the Environment Ministry and the National Council are to stage a conference on the use of biomass; starts at 8:30 AM.

LJUBLJANA - The environmental organisation DOPPS - BirdLife Slovenia and Birdlife International are to hold a conference on the challenges of Natura 2000 project for agriculture, forestry, rural development and biotic diversity in Slovenia; at 9 AM.

LJUBLJANA - World Tourism Day.

LJUBLJANA - Press review. (STA)

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