What the Papers Say: Friday, 19 October, 2018

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Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Friday, 19 October 2018, as prepared by the STA

DELO

Young people
"Give young people global challenge": Times are changing and young talents along with them. Today, they must be dynamic, open to new challenges, they need to know how to learn and differentiate between good and bad. (front page, 4)

Local business
"They would improve companies' performance": Municipalities and the Slovenian Directors' Association have agreed to draft guidelines of good practice for companies owned by municipalities. (front page, 10)

Maribor Theatre Festival
"Scandal in St. Florian Valley as an introduction": Scandal in St. Florian Valley, a play written by Ivan Cankar, will open the 53rd Maribor Theatre Festival, Slovenia biggest theatre festival. (front page, 20)

DNEVNIK

Local elections
"Who's offering to be your mayor": The paper runs a special supplement as the campaign before the 18 November local elections gets under way. It says that a second round of voting may be coming in Ljubljana for the first time since Zoran Janković first ran. (front page, 33-44)

Traffic accidents
"When uninsured driver hits you": While insurance is mandatory for vehicles, a number of uninsured cars drives around the country. According to data by the Slovenian Insurance Association, one in 22 uninsured cars caused an accident last year, but the figure is decreasing. (front page, 12)

FINANCE

Staffing
"Seven cases: This is how companies seek new staff": The paper runs a feature about how companies are attracting new talent in a low unemployment environment, citing higher pay, interconnectivity and bringing new staff from abroad as some of the measures companies have undertaken. (front page, 2, 3)

Saudi Arabia
"Where is Saudi Arabia going under controversial Prince Mohammad bin Salman?": Saudi Prince Mohammad bin Salman wanted to be seen as a radical reformist when he came to power, but he is more like a mixture of Xi Jingping and Vladimir Putin than Margaret Thatcher or Mikhail Gorbachev, the paper summarises an interview the Saudi prince had with Bloomberg. (front page, 8)

Precarity
"Precarity as choice": The paper runs a commentary by a guest writer, Marko Pahor of the Ljubljana Faculty of Economics. He defends precarity when it is chosen by an individual and says that fighting against involuntary precarity should not limit freedom of individuals to choose it. (front page, 6)

VEČER

Local elections
"Maribor's 18": The number of mayoral hopefuls in Maribor is the highest ever at 18, while other places around the country will also see interesting races for mayor's office. (front page, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11)

Maribor
"It's already snowing under Pohorje": Marprom, the operator of the Maribor Pohorje ski resort, made a test run of a snow gun, giving those on hand a chance to enjoy the first taste of winter fun. (front page)

Companies
"TAB remains its own master": Battery maker TAB remains its own master after talks with South African Metair Investments about potential strategic tie-up fell through. Shareholders have called a meeting for 6 November to pay out the highest dividends to date, EUR 60 gross per share. (front page, 6)

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