The STA has prepared the following review of headlines in Slovenian dailies for Tuesday, 13 February, 2018:
DELO
Serbian-Croatian relations
"Price of peace in Western Balkans": The meeting of Croatian and Serbian presidents Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and Aleksandar Vučić in Zagreb shows willingness to talk, as each side needs the other. Croatia needs good relations with Serbia to restore the trust of the international community, while Serbia needs Croatia to cooperate in its efforts to join the EU. (front page, 4)
Public finance
"Half of budget for wages and pensions": Commenting on public sector trade union demands for higher pay, the newspaper says that the public debt is still growing nominally. The share of the budget allocated for wages and pensions has already surpassed the pre-crisis level and is still growing. (front page, 9)
Strikes
"Police stepping up strike, others starting": Police officers, who went on strike yesterday, will be joined by healthcare and social care workers today. Both groups said they would step up their industrial action until they are heard by the government. (front page, 2)
DNEVNIK
Bad bank
"Bad bank selling Podutik quarry": The Bank Assets Management Company (BAMC), Slovenia's bad bank, is soliciting bids for the former quarry in Ljubljana's Podutik. The company wants at least EUR 6.6m for the 44,000 square metre plot that could become a prime residential development. (front page, 9)
Ljubljana ER
"Snow fills Ljubljana's ER": Yesterday's snow did not only cause problems in traffic, more than 60 people sought help at Ljubljana's ER after sustaining injuries in falls and other accidents by early afternoon. (front page)
Olympics
"Fak exposed to ridicule over extra lap": Biathlete Jakov Fak, the main Slovenian medal hope, is not having a great stay in PyeongChang. After ending pursuit in the 47th place, he also had to brave ridicule from colleagues for taking one penalty loop too many. (front page, 15)
FINANCE
Receiverships
"Third more companies in receivership than last year. What is happening?": A total of 115 companies entered receiverships in January, which is 35% more than in January last year. This is not necessarily a bad sign, it may be a clean-up of the healthy economy, according to Yuri Sidorovich of Deloitte. (front page, 2, 3)
Companies
"GoOpti up for sale, Petrol also interested": Airport shuttle operator GoOpti is seeking a capital injection, but according to co-founder Marko Guček they have been contacted by investors willing to buy the entire company. Unofficially, energy company Petrol is among those interested in taking it over. (front page, 4, 5)
Taxes
"Tax diaspora or why tax non-residents give up permanent residence": Slovenians who have not lived and have not paid taxes in Slovenia but have permanent residence in the country have been called on by the Financial Administration to get their tax residence in order. They have opted to relinquish permanent residence as a preventive measure. (front page, 6, 7)
VEČER
Muslim prayer centre in Maribor
"Prayer centre to be in Tezno": The Slovenian Islamic Community has bought the former premises of hardware group Merkur in Maribor's Tezno borough for EUR 1.28m. It will not build a mosque, but use the centre for prayer, the community's secretary Nevzet Porić explained. (front page, 9)
Maribor Airport
"First flight to Germany and Belgium yesterday": The first airliner took off yesterday from Maribor Airport on a regular route between Maribor and Antwerp with a stopover in Munich. (front page, 6)
Strikes
"Strike wave begins": Police officers got the strike wave off the ground yesterday, today they will be joined by healthcare and social care workers and by teachers tomorrow. (front page, 2, 3)
