What the Papers Say: Thursday, December 13, 2018

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Below is a review of today’s news in Slovenia, summarised by the headlines in the daily newspapers for Thursday, December 13, 2018, as prepared by the STA:

DELO

British prime minister
"Nine lives of the British prime minister": The fate of British Prime Minister Theresa May and the UK's orderly exit from the EU hung by a shred yesterday when a vote of confidence in the prime minister was held. But she survived. (front page, 3)

Koper
"Koper from fairytale to reality": Boris Popovič cannot seem to accept the fact that he is no longer the mayor of Koper and leave the office. He is pushing for a recount and a fresh election. (front page, 7)

Real estate market
"Why are the prices of flats skyrocketing?": Although the demand for new flats is high, there are not many transactions because the prices are sky high. (front page, 16)

DNEVNIK

Election legislation
"Will electoral districts have to be abolished?": The Constitutional Court will announce today its decision related to a request for a review of legislation that determines electoral districts - small units within the five electoral units - for general elections. (front page, 2)

Appointments
"Slovenia: After woman was put in charge of the army, now a woman at the helm of police": Tatjana Bobnar, who was appointed police commissioner with full powers on Tuesday, assumed office at a ceremony on Wednesday. (front page)

Education
"Vocational matura as an unlawful shortcut to university": The national commission for the high school-leaving matura exam is warning about growing numbers of students taking the somewhat less demanding vocational matura exam and then additional exams to meet the conditions to go to university. It argues this practice is unfair and unlawful. (front page, 3)

FINANCE

ECB meeting
"Will the tap for cheap money be closed somewhat today?": Analysts expect ECB boss Mario Draghi to be very careful about the ECB's monetary policy, because any sharp measures could jeopardise the eurozone's economic growth. (front page, 2-3)

AS-Primus
"Who forged documents, who covered it up and what did Log-Dragomer municipality find out?": The paper brings new details in the story about the Cerknica-based builder AS-Primus, which owes more than a million euro to its subcontractors. (front page, 6-7)

Cinkarna Celje
"Next year revenue should stay level, profit to drop": The chemical company Cinkarna Celje, the star of the Ljubljana Stock Market, seems to be in for a challenging period. (front page, 10-11)

VEČER

Culture
"Culture for everyone?": More than two-thirds of the money that the state allocates to culture remains in central Slovenia and Ljubljana, where a quarter of Slovenians live. (front page, 16-17)

Strasbourg terrorist attack
"Anger and sorrow in Strasbourg": After a year of peace, France was again the target of a terrorist attack. But this time the attack did not happen in Paris or Nice but in the small town of Strasbourg. (front page, 2-3)

Climate talks
"No breakthrough in climate talks": Despite the many calls and rallies, the talks in Poland's Katovice will not help implement the Paris climate agreement. (front page, 7)

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