Several have even had to cancel preexisting reservations to accommodate the Presidents' entourages. The fact that most hotels are reporting that most journalists have reserved rooms for ten days bodes well for press coverage that could raise the country's international profile. The extended stays should allow members of the press to venture out of the capital and acquaint themselves and their readers with the country. The fact that Ljubljana's tourist information center is preparing a full array of promotional materials in both English and Russian should help insure strong coverage of the country itself in the international press. Though they admit plans are not yet finalized, the police force is keeping its security plans under wraps until after the summit, when it will present the arrangements to the public.
Terrorism is impossible to predict, but protests are easy.
It is already clear that the summit will attract a share of protesters, both domestic and imported, to rival the best of the recent anti-globalization protests. Aside from those who will come from abroad, Mladina reports that an informal protest group called Globala has been formed locally to organize protests throughout the month leading up to major demonstrations on 16 June during the summit, and on 17 June during the referendum on artificial insemination for single women. Globali hopes to use the summit to draw attention to various issues, including the treatment of foreigners and refugees in Slovenia, police repression of marginalized groups as well as the damaging side effects of Capitalism. Inspired by the list of constitutional amendments the EU is requiring, a Liberal Democrat MP submitted a proposal this week to parliament to remove mention of the specifics of the country's national symbols from the constitution. The move would enable changes to be made to the flag and other official symbols in the future.