Below is a review of today’s news in Slovenia, summarised by the headlines in the daily newspapers for Friday, 16 November 2018, as prepared by the STA:
DELO
Local elections
"Campaign market is shutting down, let's go vote": A poll commissioned by the newspaper suggests that there will only be one round of voting in the Ljubljana mayoral election. According to pollster Mediana, incumbent Zoran Janković will get 57.5% of the vote and his closest rival, Anže Logar of the Democrats (SDS) 21.4%. (front page, 2)
Brexit
"Theresa May facing mission impossible": The deal the European Commission and the British government struck on Brexit could go up in flames even before EU leaders meet for an emergency summit next week. The UK's Prime Minister Theresa May lost two key ministers and the support of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist over the deal. (front page, 7)
UN Global Compact for Migration
"Slovenia will back the declaration in Marrakesh": Slovenia will back the UN Global Compact for Migration in Marrakesh next month despite opposition from part of the opposition. (front page, 4)
Russia
"Alexei Navalny defeats Putin in ECHR": The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Russia will have to pay more than EUR 51,000 plus litigation costs to the leader of the opposition Alexei Navalny over multiple arrests, of which some were politically motivated. (front page)
DNEVNIK
Taxes for Church
"Additional taxes as infringement of religious freedom": The EU Court of Justice has recently overturned a decision of the EU Commission under which Italy did not have to enforce taxes from the Church in cases when revenue was generated from renting out real estate for education or tourism. (front page, 2)
Brexit
"Prime Minister May increasingly alone over offered Brexit deal": The Brexit deal has cost the British government seven members in one day, including Brexit minister Dominic Raab. (front page, 8)
Ljubljana Administrative Unit
"Strike frozen, head steps down": Employees of the Ljubljana Administrative Unit, who went on strike over excess workload, have suspended their activities until Tuesday, with new talks scheduled for Monday. The head of the unit, Lovro Lončar, stepped down on Wednesday to facilitate the talks. (front page, 11)
FINANCE
Portorož Business Conference
"Is economic cool-down new crisis or merely revitalisation?": The paper runs several articles about the Portorož Business Conference, which it hosts with the Ljubljana Faculty of Economics, including a feature about economist Veljko Bole's lecture about what awaits Slovenia and Europe next year. (front page, 2-5)
Local elections
"Where are most interesting candidates running for mayor?": The paper points out the municipalities with the most interesting election races. The list consists of Ljubljana, Maribor, Kranj, Koper and Slovenj Gradec.
Banks
"Bankers believe interest rates for loans will grow faster than rates for deposits": Bankers, who gathered for the annual conference yesterday, believe that banks in Slovenia will profit from rising interest rates, and they believe foreign ownership will improve corporate governance. (front page, 8)
VEČER
Interview with Supreme Court President
"Strasbourg has not made the cracks": The paper interviewed Supreme Court President Damijan Florjančič to discuss the 100th anniversary of the Supreme Court and the recent debacle with the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights. (front page, 4, 5)
Local elections
"When I'm mayor...": The paper runs a feature about the mayoral election in Maribor and the answers of the top four candidates to the city's most pressing issues, including unemployment and low wages. (front page, 8-11)
Healthcare
"Waiting for liver transplant and hoping for the best": The paper runs a story of a man from the Goričko region in the north-east who has a rare liver disease and is waiting for a transplant. (front page, 14)
