Monday, 26 May 2008

10.00 Raft trip along the Drava River for the Ministers and delegations Photo O pportunity – H ost Photographer and H ost Broadcaster only

10.20 Departure of the m edia representatives to ‘Lent’ ( old tow n centre) Media Programme (22.5.) Meeting point: Press Centre, Hotel Habakuk

Informal Meeting of A griculture Ministers 11.00 Arrival of the raft to Lent Maribor/Brdo, , 25 – 27 May 2008 Photo O pportunity

11.15

Reception at the m aster of the oldest grapevine in the w orld and address of the Sunday, 25 May 2008 Maribor m ayor 14.30 Photo O pportunity – G roup Photo Presidency Press Conference of Minister Iztok Jarc and the EU Agriculture Com m issioner Mariann Fischer Boel (Turner Hall, Hotel Habakuk, Maribor) 12.15 Departure to the Protner tourist farm 15.30 Meeting point: Lent Departure of the m edia representatives to the m ain square G lavni trg Meeting point: Press Centre, Hotel Habakuk 12.30 Presentation and visit of the Protner tourist farm 16.00 Photo O pportunity Presentation of the Slovenian country side (G lavni trg, Maribor) Photo O pportunity and short statements 13.00 Lunch for Ministers/Head of delegations (Protner tourist farm ) 18.30 – 19.45 Photo O pportunity – H ost Photographer and H ost Broadcaster only Cultural program m e at the Slovenian N ational Theatre of Maribor (SN G Maribor) Photo O pportunity at the beginning 13.00 Lunch for m edia representatives hosted by the G overnm ent Com m unication 20.30 O ffice Dinner for m edia representatives: “G reetings from Štajerska region” hosted by Location: Em il tourist farm , the G overnm ent Com m unication O ffice Location: G ostilna Anderli3, 10, Maribor

14.45 Departure to the Vinag w ine cellar 10.40 Meeting point: Em il tourist farm , Vodole Plenary Session (Brdo Congress Centre) Photo O pportunity at the beginning (Tour de table) 15.30 Visit of the Vinag w ine cellar 14.00 Photo O pportunity Presidency Press Conference of Minister Iztok Jarc, the EU Agriculture Com m issioner Mariann Fischer Boel and French Minister Michel Barnier (Press 16.30 Conference Room , Brdo Congress Centre)

Departure to the Hotel Habakuk and press centre The media representatives are allowed to photograph, record or take 20.00 statements during all events, unless provided otherwise. G ala dinner for Ministers/Head of delegations (Hotel Habakuk) Photo O pportunity – H ost Photographer and H ost Broadcaster only

20.00 Meeting of the Special Committee on A griculture Media Reception w ith a culinary and cultural flavour “Taste Slovenia” hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Maribor/Brdo, Slovenia, 25 – 27 May 2008 Location: D eparture of special bus from the H otel H abakuk at 19.30 Monday, 26 May 2008

Tuesday, 27 May 2008 9.30 W orking Session (Turner Hall, Habakuk Hotel) 7.00 Photo O pportunity at the beginning (Tour de table) Departure of the bus, reserved to the m edia representatives, from Maribor to

Brdo Meeting point: 7.00 – Hotel Habakuk, 7.05 – G arni hotel Milena, 7.10 – Pohorska kavarna, 7.15 – Hotel Betnava

9.45 Perform ance of the Lipizzaner horses (Brdo) Photo O pportunity G roup w ill depart Press Centre at 9.25

10.15 G roup Photo (Brdo Congress Centre) Photo O pportunity

Follow ed by D oor-step statement