Morning Headlines for Slovenia: Thursday, 29 August 2019

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This summary is provided by the STA:

LMŠ secretary general reported to authorities for exerting staffing pressure

LJUBLJANA - The chief supervisor of the Official Gazette, Irena Prijović, has reported the secretary general of the senior coalition Marjan Šarec List (LMŠ) Brane Kralj to the Corruption Prevention Commission and to state asset custodian SSH, claiming he had instructed her to appoint former Court of Audit head and MEP Igor Šoltes as the gazette's new director and to report directly to him and not the SSH, which owns the gazette. PM Šarec said he expects Kralj to provide an explanation by Thursday. The appointment procedure is still ongoing.

Pahor to meet Austria, Croatia presidents next week

LJUBLJANA - President Borut Pahor will meet his Austrian and Croatian counterparts, Alexander Van der Bellen and Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, for a trilateral meeting in Croatia's Šibenik next Wednesday. The sixth meeting of the heads of state of Austria, Croatia and Slovenia will focus on the future of the EU as well as the situation in South-East Europe, with respect to the Western Balkans' prospects for joining the EU and illegal migration, the president's office said.

Defence minister visiting Colorado

COLORADO, US - Defence Minister Karl Erjavec is paying a working visit to the US state of Colorado until Sunday. He will visit the Colorado National Guard and meet its commander, Major General Michael A. Loh, as well as the state's governor Jared Polis. Moreover, Erjavec will attend on Saturday the annual conference of the US National Guard Association, which will also include an arms fair. The Colorado National Guard has been a long-standing partner of the Slovenian Armed Forces.

Health minister announces long-term care legislation shortly

LJUBLJANA - Health Minister Aleš Šabeder announced that long-awaited legislation on long-term care would be unveiled soon. As for the second major legislative effort, the act governing health insurance, the government plans to proceed cautiously, the minister told the STA in an interview. A new contribution will probably be necessary to finance long-term care, but Šabeder would not disclose any details. Šabeder also suggested it was yet to be decided how to replace top-up insurance.

Left wants immediate action on health insurance

LJUBLJANA - Fed up with waiting for a government bill, the Left presented its own legislative proposal to abolish top-up health insurance whose passage it says will determine whether it will continue to support the Marjan Šarec minority government or not. The bill, which is to be tabled at the end of September, proposes offsetting the loss of revenue from top-up insurance with higher employer contributions and a new capital gains tax. The coalition criticised what it described as the Left's unilateral move, insurance companies warned of hasty changes to health insurance law, employers are strongly against higher contributions, while trade unions welcomed the proposal.

Migrant trafficking ring busted

CELJE - Police in Celje announced having apprehended several persons suspected of trafficking some 280 migrants across the Slovenian border in a sting that involved over 70 criminal investigators conducting house searches in and around the city. Eight suspects face trafficking charges and two will be additionally charged with offences related to illicit drugs. Four of the suspects remain in detention and one is abroad. All of them are Slovenian citizens.

Preparations start to exhume another post-WWII mass grave

KOČEVJE - Work started this month on another mass-grave site in the woods of Kočevski Rog in south-eastern Slovenia to prepare it for exhumation of the remains of victims executed in reprisal killings after the Second World War. The victims are presumably mostly Slovenians. Currently the main project of the government commission for mass graves, the Macesnova Gorica site is being cleared out so that exhumation could begin next year. The victims are to be buried at the Ljubljana Žale cemetery.

Paloma reports EUR 3.6 million loss for 2018

SLADKI VRH - The tissue maker Paloma posted a net loss of EUR 3.6 million in 2018 as revenue fell by 3% to EUR 82 million. In the annual report CEO Jaroslav Fic describes 2018 as one of the toughest years for the company. Cellulose prices increased by more than 25%, which was mitigated by improved sales terms and cost cutting. The company is owned by SHP Group, the Slovak group which is in turn owned by the Czech financial fund Eco Investment. Last year, Paloma spent almost EUR 1.6 million on investment.

Murska Sobota hosts contemporary dance festival

MURSKA SOBOTA - Foreign Tongues, a production by the Austrian dance company Liquid Loft, will open a contemporary dance festival in Murska Sobota in north-eastern Slovenia tonight. Running until Saturday, the 14th Fron+@ of Contemporary Dance will feature 25 events and artists from nine countries, aiming to contribute to the openness of art, city, and people. Almost all events will take place outdoors, on the streets and in other public spaces, as well as in empty buildings.

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