Next Week in Slovenia: 14 - 20 October, 2019

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Next Week in Slovenia: 14 - 20 October, 2019 ProWritingAid

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Keep up with the daily news in Slovenia by checking the morning headlines here. What to find out what happened last week in Slovenia? Look no further.

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.

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