Below is a review of today’s news in Slovenia, summarised by the headlines in the daily newspapers for Friday, November 23, 2018, as prepared by the STA:
DELO
Internet
"Slovenia on the internet for 25 years": Slovenia appeared on the internet exactly 25 years ago, when Mark Martinec set up the first Slovenian web server at the Jožef Stefan Institute. The web page he published that day was declared the best in the world two months later together along with a Japanese web page. (front page, 4)
Koper mayor
"Popovič after the mother of a young footballer": Koper Mayor Boris Popovič is being accused of trying to fire a woman from the local utility company for letting her son transfer from the Koper football club to Olimpija Ljubljana. (front page, 8)
Budget
"Government giving more for pensioners and municipalities": After some ruffle in the coalition, the government unanimously adopted the budget implementation bill which provides an additional EUR 140m for the annual bonus for pensioners and an extra EUR 32.5m for per capita payments for municipalities. (front page, 2)
Rudolf Maister Day
"Rudolf Maister between passions and grudges": Rudolf Maister Day, celebrated in honour of the WWI general who defended what is now Slovenia's northern border exactly 100 years ago, was marked with a high-profile ceremony at the SNG Maribor theatre. (front page, 8)
DNEVNIK
Tensions in coalition
"Šarec summons up courage and shows Bratušek the door": Prime Minister Marjan Šarec was successful for a second time in setting an ultimatum to the Alenka Bratušek Party (SAB), this time because of the SAB's unwillingness to back the budget implementation bill. (front page, 2, 18)
Local elections
"Saturday's opportunity for Kranj residents to make their mind: Rakovec or Stevanović?": On Saturday, the paper will run an in-depth debate between Matjaž Rakovec and Zoran Stevanović, who will square off in the second round of the mayoral election in Kranj on 2 December. (front page, 2, 18)
FINANCE
Swiss franc loans
"Loans in francs and judges on the banksters' side. A lie or truth?": The paper asks six questions and provides six answers about the latest rulings of Slovenian courts on housing loans in Swiss francs and what they mean for borrowers and future transparency and fairness of banks. (front page, 6-7)
Local elections
"What mayoral candidates in Maribor, Kranj and Koper promise for business": The paper compares the business programmes of the rivals in the mayoral run-offs in Maribor, Kranj and Koper, to be held on 2 December. (front page, 4-5)
Pharma company Krka
"High projections for next year": The pharmaceutical group Krka, based in Novo Mesto, will post higher profit and revenue in the third quarter than planned, while projections for 2019 forecast the highest profit in the recent years. (front page, 10-11)
Pensions
"A few inconvenient facts on demographics and Slovenian pensions": The paper lists five facts about pensions in Slovenia, including that only 12% of pensioners received more than EUR 1,000 in net monthly pension last year, which is approximately the current average wage. (front page, 2-3)
VEČER
Maribor airport
"Resistance in Hoče, Chinese in play again": Locals in Hoče are protesting against the plan to extend the runway of the Maribor airport over environmental concerns. In the meantime, the Chinese-owned company leasing the airport infrastructure has paid the outstanding lease. (front page, 4)
Rudolf Maister Day
"Homage to Maister": Almost all senior officials were in Maribor last evening for the national ceremony marking Rudolf Maister Day in honour of the WWI general who defended what is now Slovenia's northern border. (front page, 8)
Trade wars
"Europe and US should act on China together": As he visited Ljubljana for the Trilateral Commission meeting last week, Jacob Frenkel, the chairman of JPMorgan Chase International, spoke for the paper about trade wars and measures to prevent crises and populism. (front page, 5)
