On the basis of the partnership between the towns Nova Gorica ( Slovenia) and Klagenfurt (Austria), which is now lasting 45 years, the Association of painters from Northern Primorska are introducing themselves in the Town hall of Klagenfurt - till the end of this month.
The artists, 16 of them, are exhibiting the richness and variety of the very different forms and personal views.
„Solutions of the actual problems pertaining to visual arts and the search of authentic answers to the challenges of the today's world are the results which this group exhibition articulates to the common message of the visitors.“
This interesting show was opened by the Mayor of Klagenfurt Christian Scheider, who stressed the value of the cultural exchange in the Alps-Adriatic region with wish for further cooperation in the future.
At the opening ceremony also the AACC representatives were present, among others the president Bernard Sadovnik, the Secretary-General Filip Warasch and the financial assistant Štefan Lesjak. (m. š)

Last Wednesday - upon invitation of the Deputy Governor of Carinthia dr. Peter Kaiser - the delegation of the Surgical sanatorium Rožna dolina from Ljubljana, Slovenia led by the President of the medical board dr. Bajec, visited the new Clinical Center in Klagenfurt. In the delegation there was also the former Slovenian Minister for Health Borut Miklavčič.
The delegation was extremely impressed by the new Center. The delegation inspected in details the surgical part of the Center and the center for procurement and depot of the waste materials.
The team of the Center led by the Director dipl.ing. Herwig Wetzlinger accompanied the Slovenian delegation through the Center.

Some days ago the 43rd Trade Fair – which has the reputation to be the fair of the fairs in Slovenia - opened its door. It is the largest fair and business event in Slovenia. Regarding Carinthian exhibitors we found Slovene Economic Organisation from Klagenfurt, the entrepreneur Marko Gregorič from Globasnitz and Štefan Boschitz, also from Globasnitz. He is the sales manager of company Semmelrock in Slovenia.
The honorary spokesman at the opening ceremony was Borut Pahor, the President of the Slovenian government. Besides numerous honorary guests also the Secretary-General of the AACC mag.Filip Warasch was present, he had several meetings with economic representatives, among others also with the representative office of company Veolia in Slovenia.
This very interesting fair is open till September 15th, 2010 , more than 150.000 visitors are expected to come. (m. š)

The Bled castle has been now for one year in Minimundus, Klagenfurt. But what is only the castle - without the Bled lake? From August 4th, 2010, also the lake is exhibited in the „small world“ at Woerthersee, as all objects in size relation 1 to 25. At the opening of this new attraction in Klagenfurt Minimundus the Bled Mayor Janez Fajfar brought with him the „pletna“ in miniature - this is the boat, typical for Bled, used to transport tourists from the banks of the lake to the island.
The municipality of Bled is one of those which established - with the support of the Alps-Adriatic Centre for Cross-border Co-operation (AACC) – friendly contacts with numerous Carinthian municipalities and their representatives.
Satisfaction with the new Bled attraction at the opening ceremeny (photo from the left side ) : Walter Ebner, Janez Fajfar, the boss of Minimundus Hannes Guggenberger, Slovenian consul Duška Jerman Male and Heinz Anetter.