What the Papers Say: Friday, July 20, 2018

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Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Friday, 20 July 2018, as prepared by the STA:

DELO

Climate change
"Silent testifiers to global warming": The last measurements of the Triglav mountain glacier showed it covering 0.7 hectares, while it extended over 30 hectares slightly over 100 years ago. (front page, 4, 5)

Refugee rights
"Protectors of border operating in contentious ways": The paper says its research has confirmed the findings about illegal rejections of refugees by Slovenian police which were presented in a report by Amnesty International. (front page, 3)

Coalition building
"Provoking potential partners": Democrats (SDS) leader Janez Janša heaped criticism on other parties as he informed President Borut Pahor that he does not have the support needed to become PM-designate. (front page 2, 5)

DNEVNIK

Red Cross
"Only the secretary general is eternal": Writing about the already second resignation of a president of the Slovenian Red Cross in recent years, the paper indicates that the organisation is stuck in outdated organisational modes and that its secretary general enjoys too much protection. (front page, 3)

Hepatitis
"Slovenia world's first country without hepatitis C among haemophilia patients": After eradicating hepatitis C infections among haemophilia patients, Slovenia is also only one patient away from doing the same with patients needing dialysis. (front page, 14)

Public transport
"Ljubljana railway stops only half-way done": The capital has several minor railway stops, which are however in need of an upgrade, which is underway. (front page, 9)

Drugs
"Ljubljana proposing safe space for drug users": The Ljubljana municipality is planning to introduce safe spaces for heroin users. (front page, 8)

FINANCE

Taxes
"The state has received an extra EUR 400m from your pockets this year": The paper says that companies and workers contributed EUR 417m more in taxes in the first months of 2018 compared to the same period last year and that this shows the time is ripe to ease taxation on labour. (front page, 2, 3)

Trade
"Almost all tariffs abolished in EU-Japan trade": The EU-Japan free trade agreement will also benefit Slovenia, whose trade with Japan has been modest but is growing. (front page, 3)

Insurance industry
"Unofficial: Germany insurers Alliance and Ergo are withdrawing": Allianz has announced it has closed shop in Ljubljana and is expected to operate from Croatia, while Ergo is unofficially withdrawing from the entire region. (front page, 4, 5)

VEČER

Bakeries
"Miklavške pekarne closing down": The family-owned bakery chain Miklavške pekarne, which suffered massive damage in a June fire, is giving up. Its 17 shops will be taken over by competitors Hlebček and Žito. (front page, 6)

Maribor city life
"Why did Poštna street make it": The paper writes about the success of Poštna, a small bar-packed street in down-town Maribor which has been teeming with life for a decade. (front page, 8,9)

Football
"The Georgians up after the Albanians": The Maribor football team has made to the second qualifying round for the UEFA Europe League. (front page, 22)

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