Morning Headlines for Slovenia: Tuesday, 11 August 2020

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DeSUS deputy group urges party leader Pivec to resign

LJUBLJANA - The deputy group of the coalition Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) urged party leader Aleksandra Pivec to resign after she failed to provide adequate explanations about a series of media revelations that suggested she mixed official business with private affairs. If she does not step down, they will formally propose that the party's governing council hold a vote of no-confidence, MP Franc Jurša said. Pivec said it was too early to make a decision. She is convinced she has done nothing unlawful and says she enjoys the support of the prime minister. A meeting of the party's leadership and the deputy group is to be convened this week.

Six new coronavirus cases on Sunday, one more fatality

LJUBLJANA - Slovenia saw six more coronavirus cases from 332 tests performed on Sunday, as another Covid-19 patient die. So far, Slovenia has seen a total of 2,255 confirmed cases of coronavirus, of which 168 remain active, while at least 128 patients with Covid-19 have died. The authorities in Hrastnik reported four more fatalities from the local care home since Friday, but not all of them have been included in the national death toll yet. The home has reported eight Covid-19 related fatalities, while 38 residents remain actively infected.

PM Janša backs Hojs over NBI case review

LJUBLJANA - PM Janez Janša backed Interior Minister Aleš Hojs's decision to order a review of certain closed cases of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), tweeting it was his legal duty "to order a review of procedures in what were obvious cases where major crime was swept under the rug". The ministry suggested the prosecution's decision not to take up certain of those high-profile cases "may have been the result of poorly performed police work and not only of the innocence of the suspects". The ministry listed investigations into the central bank, commercial broadcaster Pro Plus and alleged Iranian money laundering scheme at NLB bank, among others.

Diplomat sees Pompeo visit as normalisation of Slovenia-US relations

LJUBLJANA - Ex-Ambassador to the US Božo Cerar believes the forthcoming visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brings normalisation in Slovenia-US relations after they have been neglected for a decade. He hopes Slovenia will know how to use the visit so it contributes to the implementation of Slovenian and European interests. He believes relations with the US must be nurtured regardless of who is in the White House, a Democrat or a Republican, and argued the US policy on China and Russia was unlikely to change fundamentally regardless of who is in the White House.

DeSUS against media reform in its current form

LJUBLJANA - The coalition Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) expressed opposition to the planned changes to media legislation, especially if the Culture Ministry does not provide sound arguments for its solutions based on expert analysis, said party leader Aleksandra Pivec. The most problematic is the change to the media law which tasks RTV Slovenija to transfer a share of licence fee funds to other media outlets, said Pivec. "Curtailing a quality public media service is totally unacceptable for DeSUS."

Positive signs in industrial output

LJUBLJANA - Slovenia's industrial output grew for the second straight month in June, expanding by 4.3% from May. However, it was still 12.1% lower year-on-year, data from the Statistics Office show. The index for the first half of the year was 10.1% down year-on-year. The month-on-month growth was driven by a 4.7% increase in manufacturing output. Industrial sales revenue also rose 8.3% in June from May.

Railways operator announces EUR 35m net profit for 2019

LJUBLJANA - The Slovenian railways operator generated a net profit of EUR 35 million on EUR 601 million in revenue for 2019, with EBITDA at EUR 87 million and EBIT at EUR 42 million, according to a revised business report for 2019 discussed by the supervisors on Friday. This year the company expects to post EUR 5.5 million in operating profit as it is to pay out EUR 30 million in severance pay. The supervisors of Slovenske Železnice appointed Aleksander Mervar new supervisory board chairman.

Laško Union ups 2019 profit by 20%

LJUBLJANA - Pivovarna Laško Union, Slovenia's largest brewery, owned by Heineken, reported EUR 156.5 million in net sales revenue for 2019, an increase of 2.2% from 2018 on the back of higher sales on the domestic market. Net profit rose by 20% to EUR 24.4 million. In the annual report director general Zooullis Mina says the coronavirus pandemic has significantly impacted the company's operations due to closure of bars, restaurants and hotels, while there has been no significant drop in sales to shops.

Celje draw Irish champions Dundalk

NYON, Switzerland - Slovenian football champions Celje will face Irish champions Dundalk in the first round of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, determined Sunday's draw in Nyon. Due to coronavirus restrictions - Slovenia is not not among green-listed countries in Ireland - the encounter will be decided in a single game on neutral turf in Hungary on 19 August.

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