Below is a review of today’s news in Slovenia, summarised by the headlines in the daily newspapers for Wednesday, 21 November 2018, as prepared by the STA:
DELO
Swiss franc loans
"Cold shower for Swiss franc borrowers": Banks seem to have achieved a milestone victory in the battle against Swiss franc borrowers. The Supreme Court has rejected a revision demanded by the borrowers, ruling that the borrowers were acquainted with the risks associated with the loan. (front page, 11)
Intelligence
"Operator A1 did not enable taping": Slovenia's second biggest mobile operator, the Austrian-owned A1 which provides its services to the country's top politicians and the entire public administration, is causing problems to the SOVA intelligence agency by not allowing tapping. (front page, 3)
Koper-Divača rail project
"New breaks for second track": The Koper-Divača rail track has again heated up the political atmosphere, this time within the coalition. Former PM Miro Cerar, now foreign minister, is bothered by any moves by the new infrastructure minister, Alenka Bratušek. (front page, 2)
DNEVNIK
Education
"Information must be available to individuals": The Constitutional Court has been asked to deliberate on whether ranking primary schools and secondary schools based on the performance of their students in national exams is in line with the Constitution. (front page, 2)
Housing in Ljubljana
"Novo Brdo neighbourhood: Construction postponed due to audit": The construction of 498 apartments in the Novo Brdo neighbourhood has been postponed because the company Strabag filed for auditing the project. (front page, 9)
Weather
"Slovenia: First round of snow this winter": Most parts of Slovenia were covered in snow yesterday. The snow also caused some problems on the roads, but no precipitation is expected in the coming days. (front page)
FINANCE
Crypto currencies
"A year after euphoria: New dip on crypto markets": The paper looks at the causes for the plummet of cryptocurrencies, especially the most popular one, bitcoin. (front page, 6-7)
Public spending
"Šarec wants to give out millions, but he does not know yet where to get them": The supplementary budget for 2019 will be the first serious test for this government, which is promising higher public sector pay, more funds for municipalities, holiday allowance for pensioners and unchanged social transfers. (front page, 2-3)
NLB shares
"Who made the most money off NLB shares in the first week of trading?": So far, everyone who has already sold NLB shares has made money off them, because their value on the stock market is higher than their price in the IPO, the paper says. (front page, 10-11)
VEČER
Anniversaries related to Rudolf Maister
"Peaks of Maister's year": A number of events will be held around the country these days to mark Rudolf Maister Day and other important anniversaries related to the WWI general credited with protecting part of what is today's border with Austria. (front page, 16)
Koper-Divača rail project
"'Stalling' the second track": The paper wonders whether the recent developments related to the Koper-Divača rail project are all about Hungary's selfish interests or is it a political battle. (front page, 2-3)
Nataša Vodušek case
"Dismissal of Vodušek legal": The Supreme Court has ruled that the dismissal of former Ambassador Nataša Vodušek was in line with the law. (front page, 21)
