What the Papers Say: Wednesday, October 3 2018

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What the Papers Say: Wednesday, October 3 2018 JL Flanner

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Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Wednesday 3 October: 2018, as prepared by the STA

DELO

Football supporters
"Indispensable Ljubljana sport players": Green Dragons, Slovenia's largest sports supporters' group, celebrated its 30th anniversary with a spectacular fireworks in the centre of Ljubljana last night. (front page, page 17)

China eyeing European ports
"Luka Koper in Chinese grip": The Trieste port is in talks on a potential Chinese investment, while Chinese investors are also said to be eyeing a majority stake in the Rijeka port in Croatia, which means Slovenia's sole port could soon end up in a vice between Chinese ports. (front page, page 3)

Dieselgate
"Car giants buying indulgences": Germany's leading politicians are reported to have decided that German drivers of older diesel cars will get up to EUR 10,000 incentive to trade-in their old cars for new ones. (front page, page 11)

DNEVNIK

Public sector pay talks
"Trade unions vs govt: Looking for a compromise between EUR 300m and 990m": In a fortnight the new government negotiating team will sit down with public sector trade unions to resume talks on their strike demands. Neither side would disclose how much it is willing to yield in. (front page, page 2)

Construction law
"People won't be thrown out of unplastered houses yet": Since 1 June it has been prohibited in Slovenia to move into a house before it has been fitted with an external cladding. However, building inspectors will not yet be throwing people living in such houses out of their homes. (front page, page 4)

Ljubljana bike paths
"Ljubljana: Bike surface markings hard to notice": The Ljubljana city will separate bike lanes from surfaces for pedestrians in Gosposvetska Street with stainless steel markers, but the Cyclists' Network says that such markings are not visible enough so they cause conflicts. (front page, page 9)

FINANCE

NLB IPO
"Want NLB shares? What you need to know": Ahead of the planned initial public offering of shares of Slovenia's largest bank the paper offers potential investors lessons learnt by those who bought NKBM shares in 2007. (front page, pages 10, 11)

Economic trends
"Same weapon won't work against new crisis": A decade after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, it is not the US but rather emerging economies which are in crisis. (front page, pages 6, 7)

Financial reporting
"Facts you need to know about new accounting standard": A new international financial reporting standard, IFRS 16 - Leases, will apply as of 2019. (front page, pages 2, 3)

VEČER

Poverty
"Crunch not easing up": The economic growth has not benefited the poorest population in Maribor considering the record-long lines of people waiting in front of charities. (front page, pages 8, 9)

Regionalisation
"Šarec for provinces": PM Marjan Šarec told mayors gathered for a two-day annual meeting of Slovenian municipalities that he was their ally. (front page, page 3)

Local elections
"Revolt in SDS over Kangler": The Maribor chapter of Janez Janša's Democratic Party (SDS) stood up against the party central's proposal to back Franc Kangler for Maribor mayor. (front page, page 9)

Environment
"Inspectors won't persecute people": In reaction to a report about the impractical construction law, Environment Minister Jure Leben issued instructions for inspectors. (front page, page 14)

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