DELO
Big Bang sale
"Slovenian beats Albanian billionaire": Home electronics retailer Big Bang has been sold to Adventura Holding, a Slovenian investor who outbid Albanian billionaire Samir Mane, according to unofficial information. Big Bang was sold from the bankruptcy estate of Merkur. (front page, 9)
Syrian crisis
"No decision yet on new sanctions against Russia": The US has announced new economic sanctions against Russia but statements by White House officials indicate they will not be put in place immediately. Some assume the US is waiting for the EU, where decision-making takes longer, others say Donald Trump does not really want to escalate tensions with Russia. (front page, 3)
Housing prices
"Home prices reaching boiling point": In the last quarter of 2017, Slovenia's home prices grew at the fastest rate in the EU, 11.8% year-on-year. With wages only growing at 4.5% in the same period, housing is becoming increasingly unaffordable. (front page, 4)
Ljubljana hospital
"Šabeder starting to clean up Ljubljana medical centre": Uroš Smiljić, a low-level employee at UKC Ljubljana at the centre of a line-skipping scandal, has been fired. It seems the new director, Aleš Šabeder, has finally found a way to sack him after his predecessors fumbled a year and a half after Smiljić was singled out in a police investigation. (front page, 2)
DNEVNIK
GDPR legislation
"They need the law before the end of May": Companies face uncertainty ahead of 25 May, when the new EU data protection regulation known as GDPR takes effect. A Slovenian law implementing the regulation would alleviate fears, but because of the campaign-driven chaos in parliament it is unlikely to be adopted before the election. (front page, 3)
Tourist tax in Ljubljana
"Tourist tax in Ljubljana will be significantly higher": The tourist tax in Ljubljana will almost double to 2.5 euro, the maximum allowed by recently adopted legislation, the city council has decided. Together with a special fee for tourism promotion, it will top out at 3.125 euro. (front page, 9)
Montenegro election
"Đukanović wins presidential election in first round": Milo Đukanović, who has been president or prime minister in Montenegro since 1991, has won the presidential election in a landslide, picking up almost 54% of the vote to render a run-off unnecessary. (front page, 7)
FINANCE
Eurozone's economic performance
"Are the wheels of eurozone industry slowing down?": Several indices measuring the economic performance of the eurozone have turned downwards, with investor confidence for example declining for the third month in a row. Companies have not noticed a full-blown downturn yet, but some are already cautious. (front page, 2, 3)
Big Bang sale
"Darko Klarič spends 19 million euro on Big Bang": Businessman Darko Klarič, the owner of the Adventura Holding, has acquired home electronics retailer Big Bang from the bankruptcy estate of Merkur for 19 million euro, unofficial information indicates. (front page, 10, 11)
Pay at banks
"What is the pay at Slovenian banks? NLB far below competition": The NLB bank has trouble retaining staff due to legislative provisions limiting executive pay at state-owned firms. Executives there get far less than top staff at some other banks. (front page, 10, 11)
VEČER
Corporate layoffs
"Layoffs at Paloma": Workers at the tissue maker Paloma are concerned about their jobs after two have been laid off. The head of the works council has indicated more jobs could be on the line. (front page, 6)
Volleyball
"First title with credit": The women's volleyball club Nova KBM Branik has won the national title in front of 850 fans in Maribor. This was the 15th championship title for the club and the first one for coach Samo Miklavc. (front page, 22)
