DELO
Prekmurje reunification day
"Remoteness which attracts": Even 99 years since being reunited with Slovenia, the north-eastern region Prekmurje places last by many indicators. For many Slovenians, it has remained a remote and isolated "melancholic" region. (front page, 4)
Energy concept
"Door opened for interest fights": A majority of energy experts and energy company managers are perplexed by the Infrastructure Ministry resending into public consultation an (identical) resolution on the energy concept. (front page, 3)
Turkish currency crisis
"Short-term relief for the Turkish lira": After a steep decline in value, the Turkish lira has been recovering for two days after the national bank regulator introduced restrictions on trading with the currency in an attempt to prevent further speculations by foreign investors. (front page, 6)
DNEVNIK
Real estate tax
"Introduction of a real estate tax getting postponed": The emerging coalition around Marjan Šarec is planning to introduce a real estate tax for owners of multiple and large pieces of real estate, but the timeline, which envisages its introduction in 2020, will be hard to implement. (front page, 4)
Renovation of Ljubljana streets
"Builders reproach the municipality for favouring KPL": The remaining part of the Slovenska Cesta thoroughfare is likely to be renovated by the utility KPL, which was the only company to apply for the job awarded by the city. (front page, 9)
Mountain rescue
"Careless mountaineers do not get hit on their wallets": When a mountaineer in Austria gets into trouble due to their own carelessness or asks for an unwarranted helicopter rescue, he gets hit with a hefty bill. In Slovenia, these kinds of rescue missions remain free of charge. (front page, 10, 12)
FINANCE
Minimum wage
"What do the proposals truly mean!?": Instead of a minimum wage rise to EUR 700 net and higher rates for social security contributions, the paper proposes an increase in net wages and more rational spending by the state. (front page, 2-3)
Pony bicycle production
"BTC withdraws from business, Gorenje selling it": Pony, Rog's legendary bicycle brand, which was revived two years ago by home appliances maker Gorenje and shopping mall operator BTC, has hit a snag as the latter is withdrawing from the business. (front page, 4-5)
Car market
"Prices of diesel cars from Germany already dropping": German dealers started to lower the prices of diesel cars, and Slovenian dealers are following suit. (front page, 4-5)
VEČER
Genoa viaduct crash
"Looking for culprits": The Italian government has declared a state of emergency in Genoa after the Morandi viaduct collapsed to kill at least 42 people. It puts the blame for the disaster and innocent victims on the operator. (front page, 4-5)
Football
"Milanič against Gerrard": Ljudski Vrt stadium in Maribor will be bursting at the seams as the local club hosts Glasgow Rangers in the return leg of the 3rd qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, hoping to erase the 1:3 deficit from the first match. (front page, 4-5)
Environment
"With more environmental commitments": The US company Albaugh, which has a plant in Rače near Maribor, is trying to get a permit for an increased production of glyphosate and promises environmental improvements of the plant. (front page, 8, 19)
A4 motorway
"You will soon get to Gruškovje faster": The remaining section of the A4 motorway connecting Maribor and the Gruškovje border crossing with Croatia will be finished in September, three months ahead of schedule. (front page, 15)
