Below is a review of today’s news in Slovenia, summarised by the headlines in the daily newspapers for Friday, December 14, 2018, as prepared by the STA:
DELO
Electoral legislation
"Parliamentary seats to be filled with those more pleasing to the people": Constitutional Court judges gave MPs two years to change Slovenia's electoral legislation, more precisely the part determining the size of electoral districts, to make it in line with the Constitution. (front page, 2)
Magna Steyr
"People from Štajerska, Koroška and Prekmurje to Magna": The Magna Steyr paint shop in Hoče-Slivnica has started hiring. The company is receiving hundreds of applications for every job ad it publishes. (front page, 10)
Brexit
"Support to May in Brussels": British Prime Minister Theresa May was in Brussels yesterday to convince EU leaders to give additional assurances regarding the EU-UK Brexit agreement. (front page, 5-6)
DNEVNIK
Electoral legislation
"Constitutional Court judges pushed deactivation of political bomb into MPs' hands": The Constitutional Court announced that part of Slovenia's electoral legislation, the part determining the size of electoral districts, was in violation of the Constitution. Legislators now have two years to remedy the situation. (front page, 2, commentary 18)
Higher education
"Faculties reluctant to restrict enrolment for fear of funding": After the national commission for the high school-leaving matura exam warned of growing numbers of students taking the somewhat less demanding vocational matura exam and then additional exams to meet the conditions to go to university, some faculties have already made their enrolment conditions stricter. (front page, 3)
FINANCE
ECB meeting
"Draghi puts off monetary bazooka": European Central Bank announced the end of its 2.6 trillion-euro bond-buying scheme this month. What does this mean? (front page, 2-3)
Stock market
"Wages to go up by 6% this year": Among the blue chips on the Ljubljana Stock Market, energy company Petrol and logistics company Intereuropa recorded the biggest rise in the average gross pay. (front page, 4-5)
Real estate market
"Apartment - really only a dream that cannot come true?": Economist Marko Pahor analyses the situation on the real estate market. (front page, 7)
VEČER
Štajerska's Person of the Year
"You've picked Kek": Matjaž Kek, the new old head coach of the Slovenian national football team, was picked the person of the year in the Štajerska region. (front page, 2-3)
Strasbourg attack
"Like bombs on two legs": The paper analyses Tuesday's Strasbourg attack and compares it to other terrorist attacks in the past. (front page, 6-7)
Minimum wage
"Minimum wage at 667 euro net": In 2020, minimum wage will rise to 700 euro, MPs decided yesterday. (front page, 4)
