What the Papers Say: Monday, 11 March 2019

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Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Monday, 11 March 2019, as summarised by the STA:

DELO

Emonika
"Emonika project enters second phase": The plans for a new bus and railway station in Ljubljana are ready. A construction permit is to be obtained next year. (front page, 4)

Public opinion poll
"Support for LMŠ down, SMC gets less than 1%": The latest public opinion poll carried out by Mediana shows the first drop in government support since Marjan Šarec took over as prime minister. (front page, 2)

Ski jumping
"After 406 days Prevc jumps among top three again": After struggling with his form for the past year due to his ankle problems, former World Cup winner Peter Prevc placed third in Sunday's ski-jumping event in Norway's Oslo. (front page, 13)

DNEVNIK

SDS, NSi anniversary
"Rivalry between SDS, NSi during their 30th anniversary": The European People's Party (EPP) Spitzenkandidat for the EU vote, Manfred Weber, made a stop in Slovenia on Saturday to express support to the opposition Democrats (SDS), New Slovenia (NSi) and the non-parliamentary People's Party (SLS). (front page, 2, commentary 16)

Vitranc Cup in Kranjska Gora
"Vitranc brings back memories of the golden age of Slovenian skiing": A total of 16,000 people gathered in Kranjska Gora the past weekend for the 58th Vitranc Cup. (front page, 17-18)

FINANCE

Slovenian crypto millionaire
"From cyrpto to Bohinj": The paper analyses the decision of Damian Merlak, who has made more than 100 million euro with last year's sale of Bitstamp, one of the world's largest crypto currency exchanges, to buy four run-down hotels in the Alpine valley of Bohinj. (front page, 6-7)

ECB interest rates
"Will ECB interest rates go up or down?": After Thursday's surprise decision of the European Central Bank (ECB) to start printing cheap money, one of the main questions is whether ECB could now raise interest rates, the paper says. (front page, 4-5)

Car prices
"Biggest rise in car prices in Slovenia so far": The paper brings an overview of the prices of cars in Slovenia, saying that the prices of cars went up by 5% on average last year, which is the biggest rise so far. (front page, 2-3)

VEČER

Health
"For little patients": The Medical Faculty in Maribor is working on two projects aimed at improving asthma treatment in children. (front page, 6-7)

Row over memorial ceremony
"Gurk Diocese against Ustasha": The Croatian Bishops Conference expressed its deep disagreement with the decision by the Roman Catholic Church in the Austrian federal state of Carinthia to withhold permission for this year's memorial mass near Bleiburg. (front page, 2-3)

Doctor trial
"Doctor guilty, but gets away with probation": A court has found a doctor in Lenart has sexually abused a 16-year-old but would not strip him of his licence. (front page, 13)

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