Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Thursday, 21 February 2019, as summarised by the STA:
Healthcare waiting lines
"Waiting lines getting longer again": While EUR 58m had been marked to address waiting lines in healthcare, EUR 18m were left unused as the government and parliament were late again with the adoption of the legal basis allowing full usage. (front page, 3)
Energy exploitation of Adriatic
"Who will be the first to bite into 'energy granite'?": While Slovenia is not exploring the possibility of extracting gas from the Adriatic Sea, Croatia is moving forward with plans. Also, fearing Croatia will overtake it, Italy is considering lifting a freeze on exploration. (front page, 4)
New culture minister
"Good executor and loud boss": The paper says that the probable new culture minister Zoran Poznič is also known for raising his voice, which is something that was not accepted well at the Ministry when his predecessor was concerned. (front page, 2)
DNEVNIK
Polish beef scandal
"The bulk of the dodgy kebab meat has already been consumed": While 5.3 tonnes of the tainted Polish beef was withdrawn in Slovenia after the scandal erupted, more than 4 tonnes had been consumed before that. (front page, 4)
New culture minister
"Candidate for new culture ministry finally found": Commenting on the likely new minister Zoran Poznič, the SocDems said they decided to pick and expert over an experienced politician. (front page, 2)
Transport in Ljubljana
"Congestion occurring in some parts of city": Tržaška street and Celovška street in Ljubljana have been the most affected by the road works in the capital. (front page, 8)
FINANCE
Inflation
"What has already become dearer and what is next": The paper highlights a number of things that have become markedly more expensive in Slovenia in the past year. Standing out is heating with 17.5%. (front page, 2-3)
Brexit
"A hard Brexit would see the UK soften customs procedures to avoid border queues": The British government reacts to concerns about a collapse on its borders in the case of a no-deal Brexit. (front page, 4-5)
NLB results
"Above expectations": Reaching EUR 203.6m, the net profit of the NLB bank in 2018 was slightly above expectations. (front page, 5)
VEČER
Fate of former Maribor giant
"New and old TVT": The former factory of railway vehicles Boris Kidrič Maribor has evolved in an industrial zone whose companies are seeing very mixed fortunes. (front page, 10, 11)
Abanka sale
"Hungarians vs. Americans": Will the privatisation of Abanka see the same clash between the US fund Apollo and the Hungarian bank OTP as was already the case with NKBM?. (front page, 4)
