What follows is a review of headlines in Slovenian dailies for Friday, 26 January, as prepared by the STA:
DELO
Theatre
"Hypocrisy of our land": Scandal in the St. Florian Valley, a production based on the 1907 namesake farce by Ivan Cankar (1876-1918), will premiere tonight at the biggest stage in the country at the Cankarjev Dom. (front page, 19)
NLB
"Brussels launching investigation over NLB": The European Commission will launch an in-depth investigation in the coming days over Slovenia's violations of its commitments regarding the sale of the NLB bank. (front page, 3)
Labour market
"Now employers are adjusting": Although many companies are opening new jobs and there are still 85,000 jobless in the country, neither side is happy, because they cannot find what they are looking for. (front page, 12-13)
DNEVNIK
Healthcare
"Suspicion that old pipes are behind new walls": Pipes at the new Ljubljana ORL Clinic are rusting and there are indications that the pipeline was built using low quality materials. (front page, 3)
Food industry
"Could MDK closure even be good for the Slovenian food industry?": Meat products of Mesnine Dežele Kranjske (MDK) can still be found in shops after inspectors ordered a temporary shutdown of one of its major meat-processing plants in Ljubljana because of "repeated serious failings in hygiene". (front page, 2, 18)
Bomb scare
"Dragonja border crossing closed for three hours due to bomb scare": The Dragonja border crossing with Croatia was closed for three hours on Thursday due to a bomb scare after police found on a Croatian coach what turned out to be a fake explosives belt and a knife. (front page, 14)
FINANCE
Interest rates
"Interest rates will stay low at least for another year": European Central Bank boss Mario Draghi has given the clearest message on interest rates so far. He said yesterday that there was little chance that the ECB could raise interest rates this year. (front page, 2-3)
Cryptocurrencies
"Banka Slovenije warns against cryptocurrencies, the state-owned Petrol and Telekom are selling them": The paper finds it unusual that the state-owned fuel retailer Petrol and telco Telekom Slovenije are selling coupons for cryptocurrencies, while the central bank is warning of the risks of such deals. (front page, 5)
NLB
"Will European Commission demand return of state aid?": Finance Minister Mateja Vraničar Erman indirectly confirmed yesterday that the European Commission had cornered the government in the case of the NLB bank sale. (front page, 5)
VEČER
Mansion renovation
"Kitsch must be removed": The renovation of the Štatenberg mansion in the municipality of Makole has been raising dust, because the owners and tenants are renovating and furnishing the mansion without the necessary permits and ignoring recommendations from experts, using cheap and even plastic decorations. (front page, 17)
Croatian magazine
"Lies, manipulations and propaganda": The newspaper condemns a front-page report in Croatia's weekly Globus, alleging that Slovenia had been working against Croatia since before independence, saying that with the story by social sciences expert Mirjana Kasapović the paper reached rock bottom. (front page, 5)
Tourist sites in Celje
"They have it, but they don't know how to show it": Celje boasts many historical and other treasures, but has so far failed to promote them to attract some of the many tourists that visit Slovenia and mainly remain in Ljubljana. (front page, 12)
