12 Oct 2019, 15:58 PM

Next Week in Slovenia: 14 - 20 October, 2019

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The following schedule was prepared by the STA:

MONDAY, 14 October

        LJUBLJANA - President Borut Pahor will host a debate on Slovenia's vision of the EU's development, involving experts, government and parliament officials and MEPs.
        LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg - Foreign Minister Miro Cerar will take part in a session of the EU Foreign Affairs Council discussing relations with Turkey.
        BELGRADE, Serbia - National Assembly Speaker Dejan Židan is attending the Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union focusing on sustainable development and enhancement of international law.
        LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg - Agriculture Minister Aleksandra Pivec will take part in a meeting of EU ministers of agriculture.
        LJUBLJANA - The Peace Institute will hold a debate on migration and political responsibility.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Committee on Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Disabled will debate alleged maltreatment of the elderly in pension homes.
        LJUBLJANA - Environment and Spatial Planning Minister will set out amendments to the housing act.
        LJUBLJANA - A conference on micromobility organised by the European Commission to talk about electric bikes, scooters and drones; introductory address by Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc.
        BRDO PRI KRANJU - An international conference on occupational diseases and psychosocial risks on the job from the gender aspect.
        SORICA - A media presentation of the multinational military exercise Triglav Star 2019.
        MARIBOR - The 54th Maribor Theatre Festival, the country's largest, will get under way featuring a record 42 productions from Slovenia and abroad, until 27 Oct.

TUESDAY, 15 October
        LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg - Foreign Minister Miro Cerar will take part in a session of the EU General Affairs Council focusing on launch of accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania.
        VENICE, Italy - Defence Minister Karl Erjavec will take part in a defence ministerial of the Adriatic and Ionian Initiative.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Commission will be in session, discussing staffing at the intelligence agency SOVA, and budget documents for 2021 and 2020.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Health Committee will discuss treatment of rare diseases.
        WASHINGTON, US - The International Monetary Fund will release its latest global economic outlook, including forecasts for Slovenia.
        LJUBLJANA - The National and University Library will launch an exhibition marking the 200th anniversary of the death of Žiga Zois (1747-1819), a key Enlightenment figure in Slovenia.
        LJUBLJANA - The Statistics Office will release August pay data.
        PARIS, France - Primož Roglič will be one of the favourites to win Vélo d'Or as the French cycling magazine Vélo Magazine presents the road cycle racing award.

WEDNESDAY, 16 October
        LJUBLJANA - Day of National Security, a conference, with keynote addresses by Interior Minister Boštjan Poklukar and Defence Minister Karl Erjavec.
        LJUBLJANA - The budget documents for the coming two years will be discussed by the parliamentary committees on foreign policy and economy and by the public finance oversight commission.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Finance Committee will debate amendments to several tax laws.
        LJUBLJANA - A conference by the Employers' Association will discuss the impact of the higher minimum wage on collective bargaining agreements.
        FRANKFURT, Germany - Culture Minister Zoran Poznič will attend the opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair.
        LJUBLJANA - A photo exhibition by the National Geographic Slovenia themed (Un)Known will be launched, showcasing little known parts of Ljubljana.

THURSDAY, 17 October
        BRUSSELS, Belgium - PM Marjan Šarec will join other EU leaders for a two-day European Council meeting to discuss EU long-term budget, priorities for the next 5 years and Brexit, among other things.
        NICOSIA, Cyprus - Foreign Minister Miro Cerar will start an official two-day visit to Cyprus, accompanied by a business delegation.
        LJUBLJANA - The weekly government session.
        LJUBLJANA - The National Assembly will hold a special session on long-term care at the behest of the opposition Democrats (SDS).
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary inquiry into alleged wrongdoing at Bank Asset Management Company will interview central bank officials.
        LJUBLJANA - Budget documents for the coming two years will be discussed by the parliamentary commission for the Italian and Hungarian minorities.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Justice Committee will debate a report on courts' efficiency in 2018, among other things.
        LJUBLJANA - A panel debate on women in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics featuring US Ambassador Lynda Blanchard and Labour Minister Ksenija Klampfer.
        LJUBLJANA - A concert will mark World Day against Trafficking in Persons.
        LJUBLJANA - A press conference before IKEA starts building its Ljubljana store.
        PORTOROŽ - Golden Drum, an international two-day advertising festival, will get under way.
        TRBOVLJE - Speculum Artium, an international three-day festival of new media, will open.

FRIDAY, 18 October
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Finance Committee will prepare budget documents for 2020 and 2021 for the plenary session of parliament.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary EU Affairs Committee will debate a report on the implementation of European cohesion policy by the end of June 2019.
        LJUBLJANA - A committee in support of Catalan leaders imprisoned in Spain will be established.
        LJUBLJANA - The Statistics Office will release the latest general government surplus and public debt estimates.
        LJUBLJANA - An exhibition of select unrealised projects for Ljubljana by architect Jože Plečnik.
        VIPAVA - The University of Nova Gorica will hold a scientific conference to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci.
        ORMOŽ - The Grossmann Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Comics Festival will get under way, until 20 Oct.

SATURDAY, 19 October
LJUBLJANA - Ljubljana will hold a chocolate festival.

SUNDAY, 20 October
No major events are scheduled.

06 Oct 2019, 11:45 AM

Next Week in Slovenia: 7 - 13 October, 2019

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The follow schedule was prepared by the STA:

MONDAY, 7 October
        LJUBLJANA - The National Assembly will convene a special session at which the government will present budget documents for 2020 and 2021 before debate starts at the level of committees.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary inquiry into alleged abuse at the Bank Assets Management Company will interview several officials as witnesses.
        LJUBLJANA - A Slovenia-Jordan business forum will be held as part of a visit by a 22-strong Jordanian business delegation.
        LJUBLJANA - The women's section of the Slovenian PEN centre will give out the Mira Prize.

TUESDAY, 8 October
        LJUBLJANA - Prime Minister Marjan Šarec will join a session of the Economic and Social Council in a bid to restore social dialogue.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Finance Committee will debate amendments to the property appraisal act, amendments to the fiscal balance act, and a bill on Swiss franc loans.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Justice Committee will debate amendments to the integrity and prevention of corruption act.
        HALOZE - The Slovenian Rural Parliament will start a two-day session at which 250 participants from Slovenia and other EU countries will debate challenges of farming and the countryside.
        LJUBLJANA - The Month of Design will get under way with Design Expo, until 8 Nov.

WEDNESDAY, 9 October
        LJUBLJANA - Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok will pay a visit to Slovenia.
        MARIBOR - A ceremony will be held as a new rotation of Slovenian troops leaves for Kosovo to serve in the international K-for mission there.
        GENEVA, Switzerland - Day of Slovenian Industry at the headquarters of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Privileges and Credentials Commission will debate amendments to the deputies act.
        LJUBLJANA - A ceremony will mark the 130th anniversary of health insurance in Slovenia.

THURSDAY, 10 October
        SKOPJE, North Macedonia - Prime Minister Marjan Šarec will meet his counterpart Zoran Zaev and Speaker Talat Xhaferi on his first visit to North Macedonia.
        CELJE - An international conference on inclusion of Roma and migrants in schools.
        LJUBLJANA - The Statistics Office will release foreign trade and industrial output data for August.
        PORTOROŽ - A ceremony will mark the 50th anniversary of the Marine Biology Station Piran.
        LJUBLJANA - A new production of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute will open at SNG Opera Ljubljana.
        SKOPJE, North Macedonia - Slovenia will take on North Macedonia in the qualifying for for the UEFA Euro 2020.

FRIDAY, 11 October
        ATHENS, Greece - President Borut Pahor will take part in a two-day meeting with the heads of state of 12 other EU countries as part of the initiative dubbed the Arraiolos meeting. He will also take part in the Athens Democracy Forum organised by the New York Times.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Finance Committee will debate the impact of Adria Airways's privatisation at the request of the opposition Left.
        LJUBLJANA - MEPs Irena Joveva, Milan Zver, Milan Brglez and Ljudmila Novak will meet representatives of youth organisations at EU House.
        LJUBLJANA - An exhibition will open on Miroslav Cerar, a two-time Olympic gymnastics champion, on his 80th birthday.

SATURDAY, 12 October
GORNJA RADGONA - A ceremony will mark the 50th anniversary of the bridge linking Gornja Radgona in Slovenia and Bad Radkersburg in Austria, to be attended by Foreign Minister Miro Cerar and Governor of the Austrian State of Styria Hermann Schützenhöfer.

SUNDAY, 13 October
LJUBLJANA - European Art Cinema Day will be held in more than 700 cinemas in 39 countries, including Slovenia.
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia will play Austria in the qualifications for the UEFA Euro 2020.

29 Sep 2019, 11:23 AM

Next Week in Slovenia: 30 Sept to 6 Oct, 2019

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The following schedule was prepared by the STA:

MONDAY, 30 September
        LJUBLJANA - Coalition partners will meet to discuss major legislative issues, including the abolition of supplementary health insurance, and indexation of pensions.
        LJUBLJANA - The government will meet for a session to discuss the national budgets for 2020 and 2021 as well as reports by state institutions on the financial state of troubled flag carrier Adria Airways.
        LJUBLJANA - The deadline expires until which airline Adria Airways' owners were given by the management to present a restructuring plan to avoid receivership.
        BLED - The Slovenian-Croatian commission overseeing the management of waste from the jointly owned Krško Nuclear Power Station will be in session.
        PARIS, France - President Borut Pahor will attend a memorial service for the late French president, Jacques Chirac.
        LJUBLJANA - Public Administration Minister Rudi Medved will meet Republika Srpska Administration and Local Government Minister Lejla Rešić.
        LJUBLJANA - The Statistics Office will release the latest general government debt and deficit figures and inflation data for September.

TUESDAY, 1 October
        LJUBLJANA - Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn will pay an official visit to meet his counterpart Miro Cerar, President Borut Pahor and Speaker Dejan Židan.
        LJUBLJANA - Questions for the prime minister will be on the agenda as the National Assembly's monthly plenary wraps up.
        NOVO MESTO - Pharmaceutical company Krka will launch a new R&D centre.
        LJUBLJANA - The Third Age Festival will start, coinciding with the International Day of Older Persons.
        LJUBLJANA - An international conference on challenges in the field of public administration faced by Western Balkan countries; until 2 October.
        KRŠKO - The Krško Nuclear Power Station will be shut down for a month for scheduled maintenance.
        RIMSKE TOPLICE - Slovenian municipalities will hold their annual congress; until 2 October.
        LJUBLJANA - The 25th City of Women, a festival of contemporary art focussing on women, will open, running until 13 October.
        LJUBLJANA - A retrospective of film director France Štiglic (1919-1993) will get under way at the Slovenian Cinematheque; until 10 November.

WEDNESDAY, 2 October
        BRUSSELS, Belgium - Slovenia's European Commissioner-designate Janez Lenarčič will be quizzed by the European Parliament's Development Committee.
        izatLJUBLJANA - The deadline expires until which airline Adria Airways should present a financial restructuring plan to the Civil Aviation Agency.
        LJUBLJANA - The launch of Slovenia Business Bridge, an international investment conference. Prime Minister Marjan Šarec, Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek and Finance Minister Andrej Bertoncelj will be on hand.
        WARSAW, Poland - Foreign Ministry State Secretary Dobran Božič will take part in the Warsaw Security Forum.
        LJUBLJANA - Public Administration Minister Rudi Medved and his Montenegro counterpart Suzana Pribilović will a sign a cooperation memorandum.
        BUDAPEST, Hungary - Agriculture Ministry State Secretary Damjan Stononik will attend a ministerial conference on forestation; until 3 October.
        izatPIRAN - The annual Festival of European and Mediterranean Film will open, running until 5 October.

THURSDAY, 3 October
        izatPRAGUE, Czech Republic - President Borut Pahor will attend a summit of the Visegrad Group plus Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia.
        izatPRAGUE, Czech Republic - Agriculture Minister Aleksandra Pivec will attend a two-day ministerial of the Visegrad Group and several other EU countries.
        LJUBLJANA - Regular weekly session.
        LJUBLJANA - The Unemployment Service will publish registered unemployment data for September.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Health Committee will debate amendments to the medicines act.
        LJUBLJANA - Several municipalities will organise an international conference on the management of migration flows in conjunction with ISCOMET, a private non-profit specialising in ethnic studies.
        KLAGENFURT, Austria - Minister for Slovenians Abroad Peter Jožef Česnik and Carinthia Governor Peter Kaiser will take part in a debate on the centenary of the treaty of St Germaine.

FRIDAY, 4 October
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary EU Affairs Committee will debate draft priorities of Slovenia's EU presidency in 2021.
        LJUBLJANA - The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) will host a Slovenian-Japanese business forum.
        LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg - Environment Minister Simon Zajc will attend a session of the EU's Environment Council dedicated to the bloc's long-term low-carbon strategy.

SATURDAY, 5 October
No major events scheduled.

SUNDAY, 6 October
No major events scheduled.

22 Sep 2019, 10:52 AM

Next Week in Slovenia: 23 - 29 September, 2019

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The following schedule was prepared by the STA:

MONDAY, 23 September
        NEW YORK, US - Prime Minister Marjan Šarec will join world leaders for the 74th session of the UN General Assembly. He will be in New York until 27 September. Health Minister Aleš Šabeder will attend a debate on access to health services.
        LJUBLJANA - The National Assembly will start its regular plenary for September questions time with ministers.
        HELSINKI, Finland - Agriculture Minister Aleksandra Pivec will take part in an informal session of EU agriculture ministers discussing soil carbon sequestration; until 24 Sep.
        KOPER - The coalition Social Democrats (SD) will host a debate on the future of social democracy.
        KOČEVJE - Days of Gottschee Culture will be launched with President Borut Pahor delivering the keynote; until 29 Sep.
        LJUBLJANA - A quarter-finals match of the Men's European Volleyball Championship will be played in Stožice Arena.

TUESDAY, 24 September
        LJUBLJANA - The National Assembly will resume session to debate a bill on recourse for creditors wiped out in the 2013 bank bailout, among other legislative proposals.
        JESENICE - Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek will address an event marking 150 years of industrial steel production in Slovenia.
        LJUBLJANA - The start of the Slovenian Festival of Science; until 26 September.
        LJUBLJANA - The Faculty of Arts will celebrate its centenary with a high-profile ceremony to be addressed by President Borut Pahor, Dean Roman Kuhar and Ljubljana University Chancellor Igor Papič.
        VRHNIKA - The presentation of a UNESCO recognition of Slovenia's efforts for preserving the underwater cultural heritage of the Ljubljanica river.
        LJUBLJANA - AmCham Slovenia will hold a special event to present its new president Sašo Berger.
        LJUBLJANA - The Statistics Office will release business sentiment data for September.
        LJUBLJANA - The executive committee of UEFA, European football's governing body, will be in session. An exhibition match will be held on the sidelines of the event.
        LJUBLJANA - The start of the Sonica festival of contemporary electronic music; until 28 September.

WEDNESDAY, 25 September
        LJUBLJANA - The National Assembly will debate amendments to the copyright act and amendments to legislation on social transfers.
        LJUBLJANA - Retailer Mercator is expected to release its interim financial report.
        BRDO PRI KRANJU - The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) will hand out awards for best innovations at the national level as part of Innovation Day.
        LJUBLJANA - The winner of the Rožanec Prize for best essay collection will be declared.
        LJUBLJANA - The closing event of Falling Walls Lab Ljubljana 2019.

THURSDAY, 26 September
        LJUBLJANA - The National Assembly will debate the national defence security strategy.
        PODGORICA, Montenegro - Defence Minister Karl Erjavec will start an official two-day visit to Montenegro.
        LJUBLJANA - Weekly government session.
        KRŠKO - The management of the Krško Nuclear Power Plant will speak to the press before a scheduled maintenance shutdown.
        PORTOROŽ - The Manager Association will hold its annual congress and confer the Manager of the Year award.
        DIVAČA - A press conference at the conclusion of a training programme for astronauts from five international space agencies in Slovenian caves.
        LJUBLJANA - A semi-finals match of the Men's European Volleyball Championship will be played in Stožice Arena.

FRIDAY, 27 September
        LJUBLJANA - A climate strike will be held in several cities.
        LJUBLJANA - New Constitutional Court Judge Rok Čeferin will start his term to replace Judge Etelka Korpič-Horvat.
        PORTOROŽ - The Russian Agency for Development of Small and Medium Business will host an Italian-Russian-Slovenian business forum.
        LJUBLJANA - Public Administration Minister Rudi Medved will address Days of Slovenian Administration.
        LJUBLJANA - A series of events will be held around the country on European Researchers' Night.
        LJUBLJANA - A debate on the digital future of the Slovenian language will be held.

SATURDAY, 28 September
        SLOVENSKA BISTRICA - A meeting of hauliers, to be attended by National Assembly Speaker Dejan Židan, Infrastructure Minister Alenka Bratušek and Interior Minister Boštjan Poklukar.
        METLIKA - A ceremony will commemorate the liberation of more than 100 Allied prisoners-of-war by the Slovenian Partisan resistance movement in 1944.
        LJUBLJANA - Days of European Heritage and Cultural Heritage Week will get under way, running until 12 Oct.
        KOPER - An international two-day festival of sweet deserts and sweets will start.

SUNDAY, 29 September
No major events scheduled.

14 Sep 2019, 16:04 PM

Next Week in Slovenia: 16 - 22 September, 2019

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This summary has been prepared by the STA:

MONDAY, 16 September
        LJUBLJANA - Indian President Ram Nath Kovind will start an official visit at the invitation of Slovenia's Borut Pahor.
        BRUSSELS, Belgium - Foreign Ministry State Secretary will attend a session of the EU's General Affairs Council.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary inquiry into alleged abuse at the Bank Assets Management Company will set the course of action.
        LJUBLJANA - A conference on smart cities organised by several research institutions and local-government associations.
        LJUBLJANA - The European Mobility Week will start, with 78 municipalities participating with activities to reduce road traffic.
        LJUBLJANA - The Statistics Office will release July pay data.

TUESDAY, 17 September
        LJUBLJANA - The Economic and Social Council will debate the budget bills for 2020 and 2021.
        LJUBLJANA - Cypriot Parliament Speaker Demetris Syllouris will pay a visit.
        LJUBLJANA - The Public Administration Ministry will present a package of proposed changes to the public sector pay system.
        KRANJ - The management of Gorenjska Banka will speak about the bank's performance and business plans.
        PORTOROŽ - The Metod Badjura Award for lifetime achievement will be conferred as the Festival of Slovenian Film gets under way.
        RAVNE NA KOROŠKEM - The Festival of Slovenian Jazz will open with a concert by Gal Furlan.
        MARIBOR - An exhibition on Poland's suffering during WWII will open at the Museum of National Liberation.

WEDNESDAY, 18 September
        BERN, Switzerland - President Borut Pahor will start a two-day official visit to Switzerland.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee will be in session.
        LJUBLJANA - Jorge Domecq, chief executive of the European Defence Agency, will meet Defence Minister Karl Erjavec during a working visit to Slovenia.
        LJUBLJANA - Stolpersteine, concrete blocs with brass plates bearing the names of Holocaust victims, will be installed at several locations in Ljubljana as part of European Days of Jewish Culture.
        KOPER - The Ironman 70.3 Slovenian Istria, taking place on 22 September, will be presented to the press.

THURSDAY, 19 September
        LJUBLJANA - Weekly government session.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Home Policy Committee will resume a debate on how Slovenia is protecting the Schengen border.
        KOPER - The parliamentary commission for the Italian and Hungarian minorities will debate bilingual services provided by administrative bodies in bilingual areas.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary subcommittee on Roma will discuss representation of the Romany communities on local councils.
        MURSKA SOBOTA - The Večernica Prize for best children's book will be conferred.
        LJUBLJANA - The Forum of Slavic Cultures will host an international conference of the European Museum Academy.

FRIDAY, 20 September
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Commission for Slovenians Abroad will debate progress in the repatriation of ethnic Slovenians from Argentina.
        LJUBLJANA - The EU Affairs Committee will discuss EU Council's recommendations on Slovenia's National Reform Programme and Stability Programme.
        LJUBLJANA - President Borut Pahor will host yet another in a series of debates on changes to electoral law.
        TRIESTE, Italy - Slofest, a cultural festival of the Slovenian minority in Italy; until 22 September.
        LJUBLJANA - The Statistics Office will release the September consumer confidence index.

SATURDAY, 21 September
        LJUBLJANA - The coalition Modern Centre Party (SMC) is expected to elect Zdravko Počivalšek to succeed Miro Cerar as party leader as it meets for a congress.
        MIREN - A meeting for peace will mark International Day of Peace, with MEP Tanja Fajon (S&D/SD) delivering the keynote.
        IVANČNA GORICA - Catholic youths will convene an annual event that is the largest gathering of its kind in Slovenia.

SUNDAY, 22 September
PORTOROŽ - Former internees, political prisoners and stolen children will hold their annual meeting. President Borut Pahor and Minister for Slovenians Abroad Peter Jožef Česnik will deliver addresses.
KOPER/IZOLA/PIRAN - The Ironman 70.3 Slovenian Istria.

07 Sep 2019, 16:35 PM

Next Week in Slovenia: 9 - 15 September, 2019

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The following schedule was prepared by the STA:

MONDAY, 9 September

        BRDO PRI KRANJU - Senior coalition officials are scheduled to meet to debate the budget bills for 2020 and 2021.
        LJUBLJANA - Latvian Parliamentary Speaker Inara Murniece will start a two-day official visit.
        LJUBLJANA - President Borut Pahor will host the latest in a series of talks with party leaders and constitutional jurists on changes to electoral law.
        PORTOROŽ - The start of Nuclear Energy for New Europe, an international conference; until 12 September.
        LJUBLJANA - The Slovenian national football team will play Israel in the qualifying for the Euro 2020.
        LJUBLJANA - The Statistics Office will release foreign trade data for July.

TUESDAY, 10 September
        MOSCOW, Russia - Prime Minister Marjan Šarec will start a two-day visit to Russia. He is scheduled to meet with counterpart Dmitry Medvedev and unveil a monument to Slovenians victims of both world wars on Russian soil.
        BRUSSELS, Belgium - As the new European Commission is presented, it will be announced which portfolio Slovenia's commissioner-designate Janez Lenarčič will get.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Economy Committee will debate the bill on recourse for junior creditors wiped out in the 2013 bank bailout.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Infrastructure Committee will debate amendments to the housing act.
        LJUBLJANA - The international literary festival Vilenica will get under way.
        LJUBLJANA - Cankarjev Dom will present the highlights of its new season.
        LJUBLJANA - The programme of the Festival of Slovenian Film (17-22 September) will be presented.
        CELJE - The opening of the International Trade Fair (MOS).
        LJUBLJANA - The Statistics Office will release industrial output data for July.
        MOJSTRANA - Mine victims from Bosnia-Herzegovina will climb Mount Triglav to raise awareness about the danger of mines.

WEDNESDAY, 11 September
        LJUBLJANA - Montenegrin Economy Minister Dragica Sekulić will pay an official visit.
        LJUBLJANA - Yang Chuantang, one of the vice chairmen of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, will start a multi-day visit at the invitation of National Council President Alojz Kovšca.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Defence Committee will debate the draft of the new National Security Strategy.

THURSDAY, 12 September
        LJUBLJANA - Weekly government session.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Defence Committee will debate arms purchases at the request of the Left.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Economy Committee will debate amendments to the copyright act.
        BRNIK - A new logistics centre operated by Cargo-partner will be launched.
        LJUBLJANA - The Men's European Volleyball Championship will start, with Group C being hosted by Slovenia.

FRIDAY, 13 September
        LJUBLJANA - Finland's EU presidency priorities will be presented at a joint session of the parliamentary EU and foreign policy committees.
        LJUBLJANA - Slovenian MEPs will speak to the press about current EU issues and challenges.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Commission for the Oversight of Intelligence and Security Services will examine a report on border arbitration compiled by intelligence services.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Justice Committee will examine the annual report of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption.
        LJUBLJANA - NATO chiefs-of-staff will get together for a conference; until 15 September.
        PIVKA - The Park of Military History will host the annual Festival of Military History; until 15 September.

SATURDAY, 14 September
        LJUBLJANA - The opposition New Slovenia (NSi) will hold a conference to adopt a new platform in its attempt to shift to the centre.
        LIPICA - The international literary festival Vilenica will wrap up with an award ceremony.
        AJDOVŠČINA - Prime Minister Marjan Šarec will be keynote speaker at a ceremony marking the reunification with Primorska region.
        IZOLA - Diplomats will gather for the traditional annual Diplomatic Regatta.

SUNDAY, 15 September
        LJUBLJANA - Indian President Ram Nath Kovind will start a multi-day official visit to Slovenia.
        RATEČE - Mayors from Slovenia, Austria and Italy will meet in the three-border area.
        BOHINJ - Cow Ball, an ethnographic event marking the end of the grazing season at high-altitude pastures.

31 Aug 2019, 18:20 PM

Next Week in Slovenia: 2 - 8 September, 2019

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The following summary was prepared by the STA

MONDAY, 2 September

        BLED - The start of the two-day Bled Strategic Forum. Sources of stability and instability will be explored.
        LJUBLJANA - Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid will pay an official visit.
        LJUBLJANA - The start of the school year for roughly 264,000 primary and secondary school students.

TUESDAY, 3 September
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Commission for Oversight of Intelligence and Security Services will debate the impact of illegal migrations on organised crime and the activities of foreign intelligence services in Slovenia.
        LJUBLJANA - A parliamentary inquiry investigating the discontinued child heart surgery project will interview former and current directors of the Medical Chamber.
        BLED - The 6th high-level symposium of think tanks from China and Central and Eastern European countries will be held.
        LJUBLJANA - The 67th Ljubljana Festival will feature a show with Ukraine prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova from the Bolshoi Theatre.

WEDNESDAY, 4 September
        ŠIBENIK, Croatia - President Borut Pahor will hold talks with Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and Austria's Alexander van der Bellen as part of the Trilateral Initiative.
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Commission for the Oversight of Public Finances will debate the management of major infrastructure projects at the request of the opposition New Slovenia (NSi).
        LJUBLJANA - The parliamentary Agriculture, Forestry and Food Committee will debate emergency beekeeping measures.
        LJUBLJANA - The Employment Service will release registered unemployment figures for August.
        MARIBOR - Dokudoc, an international festival of documentary film; until 8 Sept.

THURSDAY, 5 September
        LJUBLJANA - Weekly government session.
        LJUBLJANA - The 67th Ljubljana Festival will wrap up with a concert by the Israeli Symphony Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta.
        LJUBLJANA - A parliamentary inquiry investigating the aborted child heart surgery project will interview former directors of UKC Ljubljana hospital Simon Vrhunec and Andraž Kopač.

FRIDAY, 6 September
        LJUBLJANA - The National Assembly, Supreme Court and Justice Ministry will co-host a debate on the rule of law.
        LJUBLJANA - NLB, the country's largest bank, will release its interim financial report.
        LJUBLJANA - The Agency for Insurance Supervision will organise its annual conference on the insurance industry.
        KANAL - The 40th Kogoj Days, an international festival of contemporary classical music, will get under way.
        LJUBLJANA - The Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra will open its new season with a concert conducted by Swiss veteran Charles Dutoit.
        LJUBLJANA - The Slovenian national football team will take on Poland in a Euro 2020 qualifier.

SATURDAY, 7 September
PIRAN - Awards will be given out as the 54th Piran Ex-Tempore international workshop of painters draws to a close.
POSTOJNA - The 19th World Festival of Saute Potato with Onions will be held.

SUNDAY, 8 September
METLIKA - A ceremony will mark 150 year of organised firefighting in Slovenia.
KOČEVJE - A commemoration in remembrance of the 70th anniversary of the communist women's labour camp Verdreng (Podlesje).

25 Aug 2019, 09:04 AM

Next Week in Slovenia: 26 August to 01 September, 2019

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This summary of upcoming events was create by STA:

MONDAY, 26 August
        LJUBLJANA - The 16th European Conference of the International Association of Energy Economics will be launched by Infrastructure Minister Alenka Bratušek; until 28 August.
        MARIBOR - A debate on the national climate and energy plan, to feature energy experts and NGOs.
        NOVO MESTO - A pre-trial arraignment for three illegal migrants who abducted a Bela Krajina man in May.
        LJUBLJANA - The movement Youth for Climate Justice will stage a protest in front of the Brazilian Embassy to highlight the lack of action over the Amazon rainforest fires.
        LJUBLJANA - The Statistics Office will release the business sentiment index for August.
        LJUBLJANA - The bookshop Konzorcij will host a meeting with Trieste-based author Boris Pahor on his 106th birthday.
        LJUBLJANA - A four-day open-air cinema festival will get under way in Congress Square with a screening of Ninotchka, a 1939 film by Ernst Lubitsch.

TUESDAY, 27 August
BELGRADE, Serbia - Prime Minister Marjan Šarec will make an official visit to Serbia for talks with his counterpart Ana Brnabić, President Aleksandar Vučić and Speaker Maja Gojković.
LJUBLJANA - New administered prices of regular and diesel fuel sold outside motorways will kick in.

WEDNESDAY, 28 August
        HELSINKI, Finland - Defence Ministry State Secretary Miloš Bizjak will take part in a two-day informal meeting of EU defence ministers discussing artificial intelligence, new technologies and hybrid threats.
        MARIBOR - The European Junior Olympiad in Informatics will come to a close with an awards ceremony.
        LJUBLJANA - The three-day Conventa Crossover conference on tourism and marketing will open.

THURSDAY, 29 August
        HELSINKI, Finland - Foreign Minister Miro Cerar is to meet his Croatian counterpart Goran Grlić Radman on the sidelines of a two-day informal meeting of EU foreign ministers.
        COLORADO, US - Defence Minister Karl Erjavec will visit the Colorado National Guard and meet its commander and the Colorado governor, and take part in the annual conference of the US National Guard Association, until 31 August.
        LJUBLJANA - New US Ambassador Lynda C. Blanchard is to present her credentials to President Borut Pahor.
        LJUBLJANA - The government is expected to convene the first regular session after summer break.
        LJUBLJANA - The opening of the two-day Shanghai Fair to showcase Chinese companies in Slovenia.
        KOPER - Logistics company Intereuropa is to release semi-annual financial results.
        PTUJ - The new Ukrainian owners of poultry company Perutnina Ptuj will vote to squeeze out small shareholders at a shareholders' meeting.
        GORNJA RADGONA - The International Agriculture and Food Fair AGRA will come to a close.
        LJUBLJANA - Nights in Old Ljubljana Town, an international festival of music, will get under way, running until 31 August.
        MARIBOR - Slovenian football champions Maribor will host Bulgaria's Ludogorets Razgrad for the return leg of the final round of qualifying for the UEFA Europa League.

FRIDAY, 30 August
        BLED - The Young Bled Strategic Forum, the annual conference of young leaders accompanying the main part of Slovenia's prime foreign policy event, will get under way under the theme Youth as a (future) (re)source; until 2 September.
        LJUBLJANA - The Statistics Office will release GDP data for second quarter, August inflation data and figures on tourist arrivals and nights for July.
        LJUBLJANA - Shareholders of Telekom Slovenije will decide on allocation of distributable profit.
        LJUBLJANA - Energy company Petrol is to release semi-annual financial results.
        MEŽICA - Batteries maker Tab is to hold a press conference to report on its results in 2018 and 2019.
        ČATEŽ OB SAVI - The shareholders of spa operator Terme Čatež will meet to decide on the sale of Marina Portorož, among other things.

SATURDAY, 31 August
        BLED - A charity golf tournament of NHL star Anže Kopitar.

SUNDAY, 1 September
        WARSAW, Poland - President Borut Pahor will take part in the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II, to be attended by more than 30 heads of state, including US President Donald Trump.
        LJUBLJANA - An eternal flame will be lit at the monument commemorating Russian and Soviet soldiers fallen on Slovenian soil in both world wars.
        RIBNICA - The annual fair of traditional wooden handicrafts, to be addressed by PM Marjan Šarec.
        TRŽIČ - The annual Shoemakers' Fair.

17 Aug 2019, 18:30 PM

Next Week in Slovenia: 19 - 25 August, 2019

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This schedule was prepared by the STA:

MONDAY, 19 August
        BRNIK - New US Ambassador Lynda C. Blanchard is due to arrive in Slovenia.
        LJUBLJANA - Environment Minister Simon Zajc will host a meeting with organisations licensed to collect hazardous waste after the waste treatment company Kemis was ordered to stop accepting waste and tear down buildings erected in the wake of the devastating 2017 fire.
        LJUBLJANA - A new square will be inaugurated in the Ljubljana Poljane borough in tribute to the centenary of Prekmurje's reunification with Slovenia. Keynote to be delivered by Slovenia's first President Milan Kučan, with President Borut Pahor on hand.
        LJUBLJANA - An exhibition will be launched to mark the 75th anniversary of the Slovenian Statistics Office.

TUESDAY, 20 August
        LJUBLJANA - The Trade Union of Farmers will meet Prime Minister Marjan Šarec and Agriculture Minister Aleksandra Pivec to discuss measures against wolf attacks on domestic animals.
        LJUBLJANA - Meeting over tea with Major-General Alenka Ermenc, the chief of the general staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces.
        LJUBLJANA - Insurer Zavarovalnica Triglav is scheduled to release a semi-annual business report.
        LJUBLJANA - The summer version of the stand-up comedy festival Panč will kick off at Ljubljana Castle, until 25 August.

WEDNESDAY, 21 August
PTUJ - The 23rd annual Days of Poetry and Wine will get under way with Ilija Trojanow, the multi-award winning Bulgarian-German author, reading out his Open Letter to Europe; until 24 August.

THURSDAY, 22 August
        LJUBLJANA - Several events will be held ahead of European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Totalitarian Regimes (23 August), including a flowers-laying ceremony at a plaque to victims of all wars in front of the US Embassy, holy mass for the victims and a debate.
        KRŠKO - Prime Minister Marjan Šarec will pay a visit to the Krško Nuclear Power Plant (NEK).
        KOPER - The shareholders' meeting of port operator Luka Koper will vote on the proposal to name Tamara Kozlovič as a new member of the supervisory board.
        LJUBLJANA - Insurer Sava Re will release semi-annual business results.
        LJUBLJANA - The Statistics Office will release the August consumer confidence index.
        PIRAN - The Tartini International Festival of Chamber Music will start, to run until 8 September.
        RAZGRAD, Bulgaria - Slovenian football champions Maribor will play the first leg of the play-off round of qualifying for UEFA Europa League against Ludogorets Razgrad.

FRIDAY, 23 August
MARIBOR - A retrospective exhibition marking the 80th birthday of photographer Stojan Kerbler will be launched.
BEGUNJE NA GORENJSKEM - The three-day Avsenik Festival will kick off in memory of the legendary accordion ensemble.

SATURDAY, 24 August
        RADOMLJE - Prime Minister Marjan Šarec and MEPs Irena Joveva and Klemen Grošelj will address a summer gathering of members of the Marjan Šarec List (LMŠ).
        GORNJA RADGONA - The International Agriculture and Food Fair AGRA will open, to run until 29 August.
        GORNJA RADGONA - The Trade Union of Farmers will hold a protest against what it sees as an ineffective implementation of the emergency law to cull bears and wolves.
        LJUBLJANA - The international festival of progressive theatre Mladi Levi will get under way, to run until 31 August.
        PIRAN - A saltmakers' festival will take place.

SUNDAY, 25 August
MURSKA SOBOTA - A religious service of the Evangelical Lutheran Church to mark the centenary of Prekmurje's unification with Slovenia, with Honorary Bishop Geza Erniša, Catholic Archbishop Alojzij Cvikl, President Borut Pahor to address the event after. It will also be attended by Prime Minister Marjan Šarec.

11 Aug 2019, 10:14 AM

Next Week in Slovenia: 12 - 18 August, 2019

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This schedule was prepared by the STA

MONDAY, 12 August

NOVO MESTO - Jazz festival Jazzinty will get under way with a performance by Gašper Livko and Tisa Neža Herlec.

TUESDAY, 13 August
        LJUBLJANA - The signing of an agreement between several Slovenian and Japanese institutions on cooperation in the development of medical robotics.
        LJUBLJANA - Administered fuel prices will change.
        GORNJA RADGONA - The 57th international agricultural and food fair AGRA 2019, scheduled for 24-25 August, will be presented to the press.
        TRONDHEIM, Norway - Slovenian football champions Maribor will take on Rosenborg in the return leg of the third round of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.

WEDNESDAY, 14 August
LJUBLJANA - Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono will visit Slovenia. Meetings with Foreign Minister Miro Cerar and President Borut Pahor are scheduled.
LJUBLJANA - The Statistics Office will release June construction data.

THURSDAY, 15 August
LJUBLJANA - Assumption of the Virgin Mary, a public holiday.
TOLMIN - The start of Overjam, a reggae festival; until 18 August.

FRIDAY, 16 August
LJUBLJANA - The Statistics Office will release June pay data.
BREŽICE - Seviqc, a festival of old music, will get under way with a concert by Simone Vallerotonda playing 17th century lute and guitar music.

SATURDAY, 17 August
BELTINCI - A state celebration of the 100th anniversary of unification of Prekmurje region with Slovenia. Prime Minister Marjan Šarec will deliver the keynote.

SUNDAY, 18 August
PORTOROŽ - The final matches will wrap up at the ATP challenger tennis tournament Slovenia Open 2019.

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