Below is a review of the headlies in Slovenian dailies for Tesday, 10 April, as prepared by the STA:
DELO
Earthquake preparedness
"Thousands of victims if massive earthquake hits Ljubljana": A level VIII earthquake on the European Macroseismic Scale would damage 28,000 buildings in Ljubljana, the country's most earthquake-vulnerable city. Buildings constructed between the 1930s and the 1960s, when earthquake engineering standards were not so strict, are at greatest risk. (front page, 14)
Diesel cars
"Diesel cars becoming increasingly vexing": Diesel cars are taking more and more flak, environmentalists are expelling them from city centres and their sales could be further affected by rulings in the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal. More than 6,000 Slovenian consumers have joined the class action against the German automotive giant. (front page, 6)
DNEVNIK
General election
"Karl Erjavec moving from Žalec to Tržič": President Borut Pahor is expected to call the general election on Saturday, after all deadlines for putting forward a PM-designate expire on Friday. The president indicated that the election would be held on 27 May or 3 June, with all parties but the two biggest, the Modern Centre Party (SMC) and the Democrats (SDS), in favour of the earlier date. (front page, 2)
Hungary
"Hungary going right - and even more right": Rightist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the decisive victory of his Fidesz was an opportunity to defend Hungary. His policy of scaremongering against migrants and attacks against the EU for opening the doors to migrants, combined with total domination of public media, have ensured his success. (front page, 6)
FINANCE
Renewables
"Who's the dunce: We gave a billion for green power plants, how much electricity do we get from them?": Slovenia has paid EUR 1bn in subsidies to private investors in green renewable energy since 2004. At the yearly level, it receives 937 Gigawatt hours of electricity from renewable sources, while the notorious EUR 1.5bn sixth generator at the TEŠ thermal power plant produced 3,100 Gigawatt hours of electricity last year alone. (front page, 2, 3)
Lawsuit against Volkswagen
"Everything you wanted to know about lawsuit against Volkswagen but had nobody to ask": The paper runs a FAQ piece about the lawsuit the Slovenian Consumer Association filed against Volkswagen on 29 March. 6,024 Slovenian consumers joined the class action over the Dieselgate scandal. (front page, 6)
Sanctions against Russia
"Black day for Russia: sanctions lead to collapse of stock markets, rouble loses four percent": New sanctions US President Donald Trump introduced against Russian oligarchs, in particular against aluminium magnate Oleg Deripaska, have caused a collapse of Russian stock markets and the rouble dropped to the lowest value in a year and a half. (front page, 4, 5)
VEČER
Railways
"Another year and half of delays": The state has started upgrading the Slovenian railway network after years of waiting and prioritising other investment. Nevertheless, works on the upgrades will not be don before the end of next year and the ensuing delays are driving the passengers insane. (front page, 11)
Farming
"Severe consequences of intensive farming": Scientists have registered a decrease in grassland bird populations across Europe, pinpointing the cause in intensive farming. If trends fail to change, the European landscape will turn into a desert, French scientists have warned. (front page, 5)
Dieselgate lawsuit
"Total of 6,024 of Slovenians file lawsuit together": The Slovenian Consumer Association filed a lawsuit on behalf of 6,024 Slovenian Volkswagen owners against the German automotive giant. They demand to be compensated for VW cars they bought in 2007-2015 which had had emission manipulation software installed. (front page, 6)
