Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Thursday, 07 March 2019, as summarised by the STA:
Economy
"Layoffs already taking place because of cool-off in Germany": The Slovenj Gradec-based company Dani AFC is facing a decline in orders from Germany for car seat covers for Audi models, and is forced to lay off 60 workers. (front page, 8)
Budget
"Supplementary budget passed, unease remains": The National Assembly passed yesterday the supplementary budget for 2019, keeping together the minority coalition, which nevertheless remains uneasy as new allegations are piling up. (front page, 2)
Science
"How life works": Slovenian scientist Jure Leskovec is heading a team at Stanford University who is looking into strategies of survival common to all organisms in the world by analysing complex protein networks by means of supercomputers. (front page, 13)
DNEVNIK
Buildings
"Dangerous buildings could be supported by Brussels money": The state needs to take the opportunity if the EU endorses expensive measures to improve earthquake resistance of problematic buildings in the next financial perspective. (front page, 10)
Pay system
"Employer organisations appalled by GZS's proposal": A reform of the pay system in the corporate sector proposed by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) is facing opposition from other employer associations, both because they were not involved in the process and because some proposals sound like they come from trade unions. (front page, 5)
FINANCE
Takeovers
"How good bids for Intereuropa really are": The paper analyses the three binding bids for the Koper-based logistics company Intereuropa, noting that it will be known by the beginning of April to whom and for how much it will be sold. (front page, 10-11)
Economic trends
"OECD significantly downgrades forecasts, Italy in recession this year too?": The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has downgraded its GDP growth forecasts for almost all major economies in the world. (front page, 2-3)
Pension reform
"Five facts about pensions and demographics": The number of pensioners is growing, the majority of old-age pensions equals minimum wage, the ratio between employers and pensioners has improved somewhat, but ageing decreases the number of working-age people and public spending for pensions will only get higher. (front page, 6-7)
VEČER
Internet scams
"A click away from internet mafia": Con artists on the internet are successfully preying on women who fall for fake doctors or soldiers, and on men who are looking for sexy young women. Victims of such scams are often silent. (front page, 5)
Budget
"Budget passed, dispute resolved": The National Assembly passed yesterday the supplementary budget for 2019 as the minority coalition and the opposition Left had signed a cooperation agreement for this year despite a dispute. (front page, 2-3)
Šiško trial
"Lining up ahead of Andrej Šiško's trial": Supporters of Andrej Šiško, who presented his case yesterday as his trial started over the formation of a para-military group, lined up in front of the Maribor court and brought a masked man with a limousine, who represented the "erased Slovenian people". (front page, 2-3)
Mercator
"Decisive days for Mercator": Decisive days are coming for Slovenia's largest retailer Mercator, as it is planned to be transferred from the indebted Croatian conglomerate Agrokor to the newly-formed company Fortenova Grupa, seated in the Netherlands. (front page, 6)
