What the Papers Say: Friday, February 15, 2019

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Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Friday, February 15, 2019, as summarised by the STA:

https://english.sta.si/2606182/daily-headlines-friday-15-february

DELO

Car industry woes
"Standstill": The slowdown in Germany's economy spells potential problems for Slovenia's car industry. (front page, page 3)

Post workers strike
"Newspapers would not be delivered by the post during the strike": The strike at Pošta Slovenije, announced for next Tuesday, is getting increasingly likely. It looks like only urgent packages will be delivered. (front page, page 9)

Adult cinema
"Adult cinema of old and new": Ljubljana Kinodvor cinema will honour what used to be an adult film cinema at the same location with an evening of select erotic as well as explicit adult films. (front page, page 12) Learn more about the event, and see trailers, here

DNEVNIK

Ruling in tunnel case against DARS
"DARS to pay another EUR 10m to Grassetto for Trojane tunnel?": A first instance ruling by the Ljubljana District Court, coming 13 years after motorway company DARS was taken to court, has awarded Italian builder Impresa Grassetto EUR 10m of the EUR 54m demanded. (front page, page 4)

MP resignation
"Sandwich theft substantially cuts short Krajčič's term": LMŠ's MP Darij Krajčič, who has resigned after admitting that he once stole a sandwich, claims the theft was only a social experiment. (front page, page 2)

Venezuela
"Slovenia joins those siding with Guadio": Slovenia decides to "acknowledge" Juan Guadio as interim president of Venezuela despite opposition from the coalition SocDems and the Left. (front page, page 2)

FINANCE

Waiting lines in healthcare
"Good news and fake news": The paper shows that an intentional or unintentional glitch in how average waiting lines are calculated - also factoring in the category "zero" waiting time that appears in the IT systems of some providers fleetingly - is creating a false impression that progress is being made in the tackling of long waiting lines. (front page, 5)

Slowdown in Germany
"Germany only barely avoids recession; we also have a reason to worry": Domestic and public spending helps Germany avoid a recession. (front page, pages 2, 3)

VEČER

Issues with police helicopters and boats
"Grounded and stuck on shore": All six helicopters of the Slovenian Police Force are presently grounded due to technical faults, while the two boats also need new engines. (front page, page 5)

MP resignation
"'Social experiment' sweeps away MP": The ruling LMŠ party finds it only logical that its MP Darijo Karjčič has decided to resign over having stolen a sandwich. (front page, page 3)

Verdict in murder case
"He welcomed the verdict with a raised thumb": Maribor court hands a 26-year prison sentence to a 56-year-old who shot 28 bullets into a car in heavy traffic in a revenge killing in 2017. (front page, page 5)

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