What the Papers Say: Tuesday, October 23, 2018

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Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Tuesday, 23 October 2018, as prepared by the STA

DELO

School security cameras
"Security camera not an educational measure": Video security cameras at schools are intended to ensure security of people and property. It is certainly illegal to make recordings to discipline, legal expert Nina Ana Jäger says. (front page, page 2)

Real estate tax
"We have properties worth EUR 123bn": Housing properties are likely to be taxed at a 0.1% rate under the blueprint for a new real estate tax law released by the Finance Ministry on Monday. (front page, page 3)

NLB privatisation
"What did the state gain from NLB?": Slovenia has spent EUR 4.25bn to recapitalise NLB bank over the past 25 years, but got back only EUR 935m through dividends and purchase money. (front page, page 3)

Medical advances
"Apple of Inspiration in doctors' hands": Surgeons Uroš Ahčan and Vojko Didanovič were awarded Apple of Inspiration by President Borut Pahor for a pioneering nose reconstruction method. (front page)

DNEVNIK

Real estate tax
"Coalition to start negotiating on new tax": The blueprint of a new real estate tax law is ready. It does not contain concrete tax rates yet as these are to be discussed by the coalition later this week. (front page, page 3)

Suit over Ljubljana zoning plan
"Rožna Dolina villa blocs to go to court": The residents of the Rožna Dolina borough have brought a lawsuit against the Ljubljana zoning plan because their warnings about the impact of construction development on flood safety were not taken into consideration. (front page, page 17)

FINANCE

Cryptocurrency market
"How cryptobubble burst ... and how Aleš made EUR 20 out of 116": The value of cryptocurrencies has fallen by 75% from its peak value. The paper also reports that Iconomi, the Slovenian start-up managing a cryptocurrency investment platform, will become a joint-stock company registered in Liechtenstein. (front page, pages 2, 3)

Global economic trends
"Four risks Mojmir Mrak sees for global economy" Economist Mojmir Mrak says that while the 2008 crisis was provoked by the financial sector, there are much more potential risks today and that they are much more geopolitical in nature. (front page, pages 4, 5)

Housing loans
"No mortgage loan without certificate of occupancy": Banks have become much more cautious in approving mortgage loans. (front page, pages 6, 7)

VEČER

Rail infrastructure
"Faster and with less noise": Work will be launched on Friday to upgrade the 15.5-kilometre railway link between Maribor and the Austrian border in an EU-subsidised project valued at EUR 250m. (front page, page 3)

Local elections
"We carry out several tasks at once": Only eleven women are standing for mayors in Slovenia's eleven urban municipalities and as many as 86 men, while stereotypes about mothers and housewives are still alive. (front page, page 4)

National budget
"Supplementary budget by spring": In response to a call from Brussels to submit updated budget plans as soon as possible, Slovenia said a supplementary budget and draft budget plan would be ready in the first quarter of next year. (front page, pages 2, 3)

Paloma
"New paper machine": The Slovak owners of tissue maker Paloma plan to increase production to 90,000 tonnes a year by means of a major investment project. (front page, page 6)

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