President Alojz Kovšca and President pro tempore of the Bundesrat, Premier of Schleswig-Holstein, Daniel Günther.
26 June 2019, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany: The President of the National Council of Slovenia Alojz Kovšca paid an official visit to his counterpart pro tempore, the President of the German Bundesrat -assembly of federal states- and Premier of Schleswig-Holstein Daniel Günther.
Alojz Kovšca likewise paid a courtesy call upon the Speaker of Schleswig-Holstein’s Diet, Klaus Schlie, and held a commercially focused meeting withthe Head of International Department at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kiel, Werner Koopmann.
As a guest of honour President Kovšca addressed the audience (among which members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to Germany) during the official reception held for the Kieler Woche, the largest summer festival in Northern Europe.
In Slovenia the National Council is a consultative, representative assembly of social, economic, professional and local interest groups in the country. It has a mere semi-legislative function working on corrections for bills approved by the National Assembly. President Alojz Kovšca serves as the upper house’s chief since 12 December 2017.
For further information:
National Council of Slovenia: http://www.ds-rs.si
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Council_(Slovenia)
Kieler Woche: https://www.kieler-woche.de
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Images by Mitja Sabadin, Embassy of Slovenia to Germany
