Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Tuesday, January 22, 2019, as summarised by the STA:
DELO
Abandoned villages
"Greetings from Slovenia's abandoned villages": There are 61 villages without permanent residents in Slovenia, most of them in the southern Kočevje area. One such village, Slapnik, will now be renovated by the BBC (front page, page 4)
China's economic growth
"China slowing in its path to the top": Ning Jizhe, head of China's National Bureau of Statistics, announced yesterday that China's economy expanded by 6.6% last year, while analysts have underscored that growth in the final quarter was only a worrying 6.4%. (front page, page 6)
Bad bank
"Embarrassment in land sale probe": After the sale of a plot of land in Logatec prompted the sacking of the management of Bank Asset Management Company, the circumstances of the deal's audit are coming to light. (front page, page 10)
DNEVNIK
Pensions
"Higher pension rating base not until next year": A gradual increase in the pension rating base planned by the government is estimated to increase pensions for men with 40 years of service by more than 10%, while the overall financial impact of the rise would be EUR 50m, according to the head of the Pension and Disability Insurance Institute. (front page, page 2, commentary 14)
Housing
"Novo Mesto plot 'snatched' away from housing fund by BAMC": The mayor of Novo Mesto has addressed an open letter to Bank Asset Management Company (BAMC) after it outbid the national Housing Fund for a plot in Novo Mesto designated for housing construction. (front page, page 10)
FINANCE
Economic trends
"Wave of pessimism": The paper runs a series of articles suggesting a slowdown in economic growth headlined The Worries of 1,378 CEOs Worldwide, Why is China's Economy Coughing? and Why Decline in Entrepreneurial Activity in Slovenia?. (front page, pages 2-7)
VEČER
Students' costs of living in Ljubljana
"Usurious rents": How to survive as a student in Slovenia's capital with apartment costs alone exceeding EUR 350 a month?. (front page, pages 4, 5)
North-south expressway project
"DARS steps up, protest suspended": After the locals threatened a protest, three locations are now projected to start building the long-awaited north-south expressway known as the Third Development Axis in December. (front page, page 13)
Prison incident
"New incident behind bars": Samo Tadin, a man who is serving a 30-year sentence at Dob prison for murder and attempted murder of a police officer, stabbed a prison guard yesterday. (front page, pages 20, 21)
Alpine skiing World Cup
"Štuhec's wish come true": Slovenia's best alpine skier Ilka Štuhec will appear at the World Cup giant slalom for the 55th Golden Fox Cup in her home town Maribor. (front page, pages 22, 23)
