Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Wednesday, January 30, 2019, as summarised by the STA:
DELO
Culture Ministry
"How to fix Culture Ministry": After the departure of Dejan Prešiček from the Culture Ministry it is time to make some strategic decisions at the ministry, the paper says. (front page, 4)
Brexit
"Theresa May going on a mission impossible": British PM Theresa May has confirmed that her government is trying to persuade the EU to change the Brexit deal reached in November. (front page, 6)
Education
"We are pushing too fast given children's maturity": Increasingly many parents decide to put off their child's first school day amid concerns that children are overburdened at school. (front page, 3)
Jesenice hospital fire
"Fire claims two patient lives": A fire that broke out at the general hospital in Jesenice yesterday afternoon claimed two lives. (front page, 5)
DNEVNIK
Jesenice hospital fire
"Jesenice hospital fire claims two lives, opens many questions": A fire that broke out in one of the rooms at the general hospital in Jesenice yesterday afternoon claimed two lives, while one more injured patient was rushed to the Ljubljana UKC hospital. (front page, 2)
Impeachment against prime minister
"PM Šarec gets away with it without a scratch": PM Marjan Šarec survived on Tuesday an impeachment motion filed by the opposition Democrats (SDS) and National Party (SNS) over delays in the raising of funding for private schools. (front page, 3)
FINANCE
Waiting lines in healthcare
"Waiting in healthcare": The paper looks at the effects of the EUR 100m that have been invested in cutting waiting lines in healthcare. (front page, 4-5)
Energy
"How will we be affected by Germany abandoning coal?": Presenting the responses of German businesses to the proposal to abandon the use of coal in their business, the paper also brings responses from Slovenia. (front page, 2-3)
Trade war
"Trade war affecting global smart phone manufacturers": Although Apple CEO Tim Cook initially said the US-China trade war would not affect his company, Apple was forced to downgrade its revenue forecast this January for the first time in 15 years. (front page, 6-7)
VEČER
Tourism
"Tourism with differences": Ptuj recently raised its tourist tax to EUR 2.5 per tourist per day, but the new municipal council led by Mayor Nuška Gajšek cut the tax by half for some tourist service providers, which caused a stir. (front page, 15)
Minimum wage
"Consequences of minimum wage rise": Unless the government changes the income tax brackets, those receiving minimum wage will not benefit much from the raise. (front page, 2-3)
Jesenice hospital fire
"Fatal fire ignited by patient": Two men died in the fire that broke out at the Jesenice general hospital yesterday. Dozens of patients had to be evacuated. (front page, 21)
