Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Monday, January 21, 2019, as summarised by the STA:
DELO
Protests in Serbia
"Serbs shouting, Vučić getting ready for election": Although Serbian politicians usually do not work on Sundays, the leadership of Aleksandar Vučić's party SNS held a meeting yesterday, a day after the seventh weekend of protests in the country, to discuss election. (front page, 3)
Protests in Europe
"Weekend marked by protests": The past weekend saw thousands of Europeans take to the streets, as the rallies in France and Hungary continued and the Greek rightists protested against the Macedonia name change in Athens. (front page, 4)
DNEVNIK
Government ratings
"PM Šarec and his LMŠ beat competition in all categories this time": The results of the first Vox Populi poll in 2019 show the government of Marjan Šarec enjoying a record high support, Šarec's party, the LMŠ, topping the party rankings and himself dethroning President Borut Pahor as the most popular politician. (front page, 2-3)
Fate of retailer Mercator
"More about the fate of Mercator will be known at the end of the month": After a few months of peace, the retailer Mercator is in for some turbulence. Its fate as part of Croatia's Agrokor is expected to be decided at the end of January.
Protests in Greece
"Greece: Rough protests in Athens against new Macedonian name deal": Some 100,000 people from all over Greece gathered in Athens on Sunday to protest against Macedonia's new name. (front page, 6)
FINANCE
Subsidies
"These calls for applications are still open this winter": The paper brings an overview of calls for applications for EU and state funding. (front page, 12-13)
Brexit
"What will happen with transactions, accounts, insurances and companies if hard Brexit happens?": A spread on possible scenarios related to Brexit, highlighting issues that will affect companies and people. (front page, 2-4)
Healthcare
"Criticism on irregularities in purchase of CT scans": The Health Ministry is buying ten CT scans for seven hospitals, the value of which has been estimated at EUR 10m amid criticism that the call for application has been rigged. (front page, 7)
VEČER
Spade of the Year
"No to divisions between yours and ours": A statement on the relationship between politicians and experts by Verica Trstenjak, a former advocate general at the Court of Justice of the EU, has won the Spade of the Year award by the newspaper publisher Večer for the statement that best captured the zeitgeist in 2018. (front page, 2-3, 25)
Innovation
"Social innovation for progress": Next to technological innovation, social innovation is crucial for the progress of society. (front page, 4)
Law enforcement
"From action to ruling in (just) two days": The project of a fast track criminal procedure was conceived in 2012, and last year, the Murska Sobota District Court started implementing it intensively. (front page, 12-13)
