Morning Headlines for Slovenia: Tuesday, 10 March 2020

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This summary is provided by the STA:

Temperature screening at Ljubljana airport, extra measures planned on land border

LJUBLJANA - Coming out of a meeting of the National Security Council, Health Minister Aleš Šabeder announced the intriduction of temperature screenings at Ljubljana airport in the coming days, and plans for extra measures on the land border as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Slovenia grew by seven to 23 by 2pm. Indoor events will have to be limited to 100 participants and all sports events for 500-plus visitors, including the upcoming Alpine Ski World Cup events and the Ski Flying World Championships in Slovenia, will be carried out without spectators. Schools and kindergartens will remain open for the time being. A growing number of higher education institutions across Slovenia are meanwhile cancelling in-class lectures.

Govt announces EUR 1bn package to mitigate impact of coronavirus

LJUBLJANA - The government is preparing a stimulus package worth a billion euro to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on the economy. Short- and long-term measures such as tax deferrals, state guarantees and credit lines are planned, mostly from existing financial facilities, Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek said. The measures are designed to provide liquidity to businesses, preserve jobs, reduce losses and make sure companies' market position does not deteriorate, Počivalšek said after a session of the council for competitive and stable business environment, an advisory body.

Ljubljana Stock Exchange dives on coronavirus fears

LJUBLJANA - The benchmark index on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange suffered the sharpest decline since the early stages of the financial crisis, moving in lockstep with global markets spooked by the potential impact of the global spread of coronavirus on economies around the world. The SBI top lost 7.28% to 817.92 points, the third sharpest decline since its introduction in 2006 and the biggest daily loss since October 2008, as the sell-off affected all blue chips regardless of industry.

Pahor to meet new top EU officials on 18 March in Brussels

LJUBLJANA - Slovenian President Borut Pahor will visit Brussels on 18 March to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President David Sassoli and High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell, the president's office announced. The meetings are part of Pahor's regular annual visits to the top EU institutions, which this time will not include a meeting with the president of the European Council. Charles Michel will not be in Brussels on that date.

Ministry says govt cannot decide on helping migrant children in Greece

LJUBLJANA - After European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on EU member states to help unaccompanied migrant children on Greek islands, the Slovenian Interior Ministry said it had not received an official request and that the caretaker government could not decide on such an issue in the first place.

New containers set up at border to process migrants

ORMOŽ - Due to a spike in illegal migration across the Slovenian-Croatian border, the Ormož police station in the north-east of the country will get six new containers to process migrants. The Maribor Police Department has underscored that the new container units, to become operational on Tuesday, will not be used for migrants' accommodation but to organise work more efficiently and to ensure safety at work. The department noted that the number of cases of people illegally crossing the border into Slovenia rose by 73% last year with the cases in the region under its jurisdiction increasing nearly three-fold to 1,449.

Regulated fuel prices down by almost 5% as of Tuesday

LJUBLJANA - The global decline in petroleum prices brought by the new coronavirus will result in cheaper motor fuel in Slovenia. Regulated prices of regular petrol and diesel will drop as of Tuesday by almost 5% each to EUR 1.205 and EUR 1.146 per litre, respectively, the fuel retailer Petrol has announced. The prices of regular petrol and diesel sold at petrol stations outside the motorway and expressway network remain regulated by the state, while prices of fuel sold on motorway petrol sDrug maker Krka and insurer Zavarovalnica Triglav were the hardest hit, the former losing 9.2% to EUR 63 and the latter down 9.4% to EUR 29.
tations are fully liberalised.

SKB bank's net profit down 6% last year to EUR 54.1m

LJUBLJANA - SKB Banka, which has been part of the Hungarian banking group OTP since the end of 2019, last year posted a net profit of EUR 54.1 million, a 6% drop compared to the year before. Banking revenue was meanwhile up by 2% to EUR 124 million, the Ljubljana-based bank said. SKB Banka said that the main reason for the drop in net profit were additional impairments created after the bank was acquired by OTP to adjust its business policy and record a fair value of fixed assets.

Support for new coalition growing in Delo poll

LJUBLJANA - Janez Janša's Democrats (SDS) and members of his new coalition have improved their ratings in the latest poll commissioned by the newspaper Delo. The SDS polled at 19.6% in the latest monthly survey by Mediana, up 1.4 percentage points as the Marjan Šarec List (LMŠ) of the outgoing PM slipped back 2.8 points to 13.8%. The Left lost 0.9 points to 7% and the SocDems slid 1.2 points to 6.7%. New coalition members gained ground; New Slovenia (NSi) added 0.9 points to 5%, the Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) gained 0.8 points to 3% and Modern Centre Party (SMC) stayed level at 2.5%. The proportion of the undecided rose by almost five points to 19.3%.

Four face charges for human trafficking

CELJE - The Celje criminal investigators announced they would file preliminary criminal charges against four suspects and a legal entity for forcing at least 24 foreign women, most of them from Ukraine, into prostitution. The police, which had been investigating the case for a year, said none of the suspects, aged between 42 and 74, had previous criminal records. They face charges on a total of 25 counts of crime, including human trafficking, which carries between three and 15 years in prison as well as a fine.

Exhibition featuring WWII monument art in former Yugoslavia

LJUBLJANA - An exhibition presenting a total of 33 monuments and memorial complexes built in the former Yugoslavia opened at the Dessa Gallery, presenting what the organisers say is a selection made based on high architectural and artistic value. Entitled Architecture. Sculpture. Remembrance. The Art of Monuments of Yugoslavia 1945-1991, the exhibition features monuments to the victims of the Second World War from all republics and autonomous provinces of Yugoslavia. The show will run until 16 April.

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