STA, February 19, 2018 – Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Monday, 19 February:
DELO
Munich security conference
"Fear of new wars and escalations": After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at a security conference in Germany's Munich this weekend, some fear a new war in the Middle East. (front page, 6)
Election campaign
"Ready for election": Two right-leaning parties, the SDS and NSi, held conferences on Saturday, which unofficially marked the start of the election campaign. (front page, 5)
Olympics
"Kranjec close to Fak's success": Slovenia was close to winning another Olympic medal yesterday, as the country's best giant slalom skier Žan Kranjec finished fourth. (front page, 15)
DNEVNIK
Public opinion poll
"Marjan Šarec List ahead of SD and SDS": The latest public opinion poll shows the fledgling party of Kamnik Mayor Marjan Šarec emerging as the most popular party ahead of the coalition SocDems and the opposition Democrats (SDS). (front page, 2)
Renovation project
"Two people will be temporarily hired to work on Cukrarna project": While the Ljubljana municipality waits for EU funds for the renovation of one of Ljubljana's first industrial complexes Cukrarna, two people will be hired to oversee the project. (front page, 10)
Olympics
"Olympics: Žan Kranjec in the elite with bitter aftertaste": Žan Kranjec staged an outstanding performance at men's giant slalom in PyeongChang yesterday but finished fourth in the end. (front page, 15)
FINANCE
Intereuropa
"On sale again": The Koper-based logistics company Intereuropa is on sale again. The paper analyses the company to determine whether it could actually be sold this time. (front page, 4)
DZS
"What are York's plans for Petan's DZS": Neither bank creditors nor the bad bank could get to Bojan Petan and his complex business empire. But now the Luxembourg-based York Fund will have the main say. (front page, 5)
Personal finances
"Five mistakes in financial education of children": The paper brings tips to parents who want their children to have the right attitude to finance. (front page, 14-15)
VEČER
Workers' wages
"How high wages for development": Employers expect the growth of wages to again be lower than investments in development, but the trade unions confederation ZSSS deems this unacceptable. (front page, 2-3)
Government plane
"Government 'trips' paid by the army": The Slovenian army, which does not have enough money to give soldiers decent pay, must secure a million euro in its budget for the costs of the use of the Falcon government jet. (front page, 3)
Olympics
"Hope of medal remains": Žan Kranjec finished fourth in men's giant slalom race in PyeongChang yesterday, missing the Olympic medal by four-tenths of a second. (front page, 15-19)
