Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Wednesday, March 14, 2018, as prepared by the STA:
DELO
US administration
"Trump replaces oil man with secret service man": US President Donald Trump has named Mike Pompeo, the CIA head thus far, the new secretary of state ahead of the talks with North Korea. Delo does not see the replacement of Rex Tillerson as a surprise, as Trump and him have had very different views of foreign affairs. (front page, 6)
Education strike
"Another strike in April should there be no agreement": The paper says the main reason for the failure to wrap up a deal with the teachers' trade union was the opposition of another trade union group which also wanted more as a result of what the teachers would have received. (front page, 2)
Motocross
"'One needs to get up after every fall'": Slovenia's motocross star Tim Gajser is returning to the MXGP circuit after he broke his jaw. (front page, 20)
DNEVNIK
Education strike
"Shuffling among trade unions leads to empty schools": The paper says it is clear from unofficial reports that the deal with the teachers failed because other trade unions would not accept them advancing by three or four wage brackets while only a two-bracket raise is envisaged for the public sector in general. (front page, 2)
Public transport
"Noisy Sunday greetings from the bus garage": Sunday evenings have become unbearable for the residents of the tower houses around the Ljubljana bus garage, as the buses which were sitting idle during the weekend are turned on and left running for two hours. (front page, 9)
Photo exhibition
"Dnevnik's photo journalists as event hunters": An exhibition featuring the work of four Dnevnik photo journalists will open at the Cankarjev Dom arts centre in Ljubljana this evening. (front page, 32)
FINANCE
Pre-election legislation
"Which laws is Cerar's team in a hurry to adopt before the election": The paper says that the government has broken all records in the last three months, having put forward almost four times more bills than is the average. (front page, 2-3)
Pharma stores dispute
"Kolar gives green light to Lekarna Ljubljana, private pharmacy suffers damage": The paper questions the decision of the Health Ministry to allow the powerful pharmacy chain Lekarna Ljubljana to continue spreading beyond the municipality where it was established. (front page, 4)
Housing market
"Housing prices in Slovenia: Are we already nearing the new peak?": A Finance analyst predicts that prices will continue rising at a relatively moderate 4% a year and that only the next recession will stop this. (front page, 7)
VEČER
Maribor's public infrastructure
"Message to the mayor": The employees of the Maribor Public Library have for years been urging a renovation of the dilapidated building. The ceiling of their toilet collapsing has turned out to be the final straw for them. (front page, 9)
Education strike
"The teachers would want to strike until the election": The trade union and the government continue blaming each other for the failed talks. (front page, 2-3)
Regional development
"Pomurje no longer the sick man": The paper runs a feature on the successful recovery of the NE Pomurje region. (front page, 20)
