What the Papers Say: Monday, 08 October 2018

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Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Monday, 8 October 2018, as prepared by the STA

DELO

General election in Bosnia-Herzegovina
"Most controversial election in history": Immediately after polls closed in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where general election was held yesterday, it was clear that the election results will not be in any time soon. (front page, 4)

Koper-Divača rail project
"Withdrawal of demand for higher spending": After a year of delay, the Koper-Divača rail project will finally move forward. The government is going to Luxembourg to get the money for the project and the two companies that are to build roads serving the building site, have withdrawn their demands for extra money. (front page, 3)

DNEVNIK

Health
"Experts for additional examination of skin marks": Dermatologists are pushing for a new cancer prevention programme for early discovery of melanoma. (front page, 4)

Real estate
"Kompas building in the hands of Union Hotels": Travel agency Kompas, indirectly owned by Croatia's Agrokor, has sold some 3,000 sq. metres of its offices in the Ljubljana city centre to the company Union Hotels. (front page, 5)

General election in Bosnia-Herzegovina
"Bosnia-Herzegovina: Elections that will bring nothing good": A general election was held in Bosnia-Herzegovina yesterday, with official results expected only in about a month. Given the election campaign, things will not improve much in the country that is becoming increasingly divided. (front page)

FINANCE

Loans
"How expensive our loans will be in the future?": The EURIBOR reference rate has been record low for a decade, but most analysts expect it to rise from the negative territory soon. (front page, 2-3)

Fuel prices
"One of the biggest hikes in the prices of fuel expected": Administered fuel prices will change in line with the government's pricing model on Tuesday. In the last two weeks, the price of oil reached the highest value since 2014. (front page, 8)

Plans for real estate tax
"Government could introduce real estate tax in 2020. What can you expect?": After the governments of Alenka Bratušek and Miro Cerar, the government of Marjan Šarec is the third government to put a new real estate tax as a priority. It is to be introduced in 2020. (front page, 6)

VEČER

Stoltenberg's visit
"NATO expects more": Prime Minister Marjan Šarec will host NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg tomorrow. Calls for higher defence spending are getting increasingly loud within NATO. (front page, 3)

General election in Bosnia-Herzegovina
"Mega election in Bosnia-Herzegovina": As many as 7,500 candidates from 53 parties and 36 alliances along with 34 independent candidates ran for the 519 political posts in Bosnia-Herzegovina in yesterday's general election. (front page, 2-3)

Koprivnikar's departure from SMC
"New departure from SMC": Former Public Education Minister Boris Koprivnikar has announced he is leaving the Modern Centre Party (SMC), saying he cannot allow he and his employer to be victims of political bickering. (front page, 4)

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