What the Papers Say: Wednesday, 11 July 2018

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Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Wednesday, 11 July 2018, as prepared by the STA

DELO

Migrant crisis
"Slovenia rejecting asylum seekers on the southern border": Slovenian police officers have been rejecting asylum seekers on the border with Croatia for at least a month, without even listening to what they have to say, which is in violation of international law. (front page, 4-5)

NATO summit
"One more attempt top tame Donald Trump": There is uncertainty and concern ahead of today's NATO summit in Brussels as US President Donald Trump could voice his displeasure with the conduct of the European allies. (front page, 3)

Rescuing of Thai boys
"Thirteen is a lucky number": All 12 boys and their soccer coach have been rescued from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in northern Thailand, with the global media spectacle ending happily. (front page, 3)

FIFA World Cup
"French waiting for England or Croatia in finals": Young Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti is the hero of the French national team, as he scored the only goal in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup against Belgium to take France to the final. (front page, 18-19)

DNEVNIK

Education
"Parents to talk to teachers only with consent of 18-year-olds": New rules will be introduced with the new school year, with students aged 18 or older having the right to write excuses from school on their own, and parents having to obtain their consent if they want to talk to teachers about their children's performance (front page, 3)

European funds
"Počivalšek sending Šarec to the border": Talks have been held for more than five years on changes to the border of the Jezersko Municipality which would expand the Central Slovenia Statistical Region to the border with Austria, which would provide it with the opportunity to get additional EU funds. (front page, 11)

Rescuing of Thai boys
"Happy ending of the cave rescue drama": The drama of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach, who were trapped in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in north of the country, ended yesterday happily, with all of them rescued. (front page, 13)

FINANCE

Exports
"How many orders exporters are getting?": While Slovenian exporters were reporting in the spring about double-digit growth in sales, it seems that the growth is slowing down, as many factors, including political instability in Germany, are leading to a lower demand. (front page, 2-3)

Austrian bad bank
"Janković's former land in Vič and half of 'Zemljarič's project' in Izola that never came to be on sale": Heta Asset Resolution, the bad bank of Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International, is emptying its portfolio, with two widely-publicised land plots in Slovenia getting their turn. (front page, 4)

Real estate
"Five things Banka Slovenije sees on the market: prices, loans, risks...": The Banka Slovenije central bank says in its latest report on financial stability that the prices of apartments and rents are growing, and further growth could be expected in the future. (front page, 5)

VEČER

Road infrastructure
"Expressway only an empty promise": The construction of the part of the Third Axis expressway running through the northern region of Koroška will not start as scheduled, which is raising dust among the locals, who had already staged a protest last year. (front page, 13)

Coalition-building talks
"Šarec's courting of Tonin": The draft coalition agreement compiled by the election runner-up Marjan Šarec shows that he lent an ear the most to the centre-right New Slovenia (NSi), which is expectedly wavering the most about jumping into what would be a centre-left coalition. (front page, 13)

Waste
"What to do with old clothes": An analysis of the public waste management company in Maribor has shown that 3% to 5% of all waste found in containers for mixed municipal waste is old clothing. (front page, 9)

Greek debt
"22 million in interest received from Greeks already": For its loan to Greece given in 2010, Slovenia is getting the same interest as Germany, as the interest rate and the formula for its calculation are the same for all. (front page, 6)

NATO summit
"Trump on the Old Continent": This time US President Donald Trump is not coming to Europe with genuine wishes of improving relations, but he is expected to criticise European countries for failing to increase defence spending. (front page, 2, 7)

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