DELO
Greece fires
"Greek tragedy - a test of European unity": The raging fires in Greece have shown that European solidarity is not dead ink on paper: while member states frequently fail to reach agreement, they stand ready to help when natural disasters occur. (front page)
Trump-Juncker meeting
"Trade deal despite pessimism": EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and US President Donald Trump have reached an agreement to avoid deepening the trade dispute. The EU and US will cooperate in reducing tariffs on industrial goods, while the EU will increase the imports of US soy and natural gas. (front page, 3)
Space
"Satellites in orbit, water on Mars": It was a big day for the European Space Agency yesterday as it first launched an Ariane rocket with four satellites on board, and announced just hours later that the Mars Express satellite had discovered liquid water below the surface of Mars. (front page, 5)
DNEVNIK
Management of Red Cross
"Geneva sending messages that change at Red Cross needed": The International Red Cross is concerned about the Slovenian Red Cross. Simon Missiri, the director for Europe, has warned yet again that in Slovenia, management needed to be separated from governance. (front page, 3, 14)
Ljubljana traffic
"Congestion in Ljubljana not serious at all": A ranking by mapping company Tomtom shows Ljubljana ranked 350th for congestion among 390 cities. On average travel time gets extended by only 16% in the event of congestion, in the worst cities it may get up to 60% longer. (front page, 9)
Juncker-Trump meeting
"Junker seeking to prevent trade war by visiting Trump": EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker met US President Donald Trump in an effort to prevent a trade war. Juncker said the EU and US were not enemies but allies that needed to collaborate. (front page)
FINANCE
Savings bank share deals
"Offer for Delavska Hranilnica: 110 euro per share": Several sources claim shareholders of the savings bank Delavska Hranilnica had received buyout offers of EUR 110 per share. Unofficial information suggests the bid, fronted by Slovenian players, is financed from abroad. (front page, 2, 3)
Spa sale
"Terme Lendava sold for nine million, politicians aghast": Despite protests from politicians, the tourism holding Sava has sold the spa in Lendava to Hungarian investors for a reported nine million euros. (front page, 4, 5)
Abuse of sick leave
"More work for detectives as sick leave on the increase": Companies are increasingly hiring detectives to ferret out employees who abuse sick leave. (front page, 6)
VEČER
Local archaeology
"Nobody wants Piramida": Neither the state nor the city wants to take care of 12th century ruins atop the landmark Piramida Hill in Maribor, in what is an illustration of how bad it can get when ownership and management are unclear. (front page, 10)
Maribor airport
"Against an expansion": Chinese investors were supposed to unveil yesterday plans for development of the Maribor airport. Instead, a local civil initiative came out with the complaint that nobody had asked the locals about the plans. (front page, 8, 9)
