Below is a review of today’s news in Slovenia, summarised by the headlines in the daily newspapers for Wednesday, December 19, 2018, as prepared by the STA:
DELO
Alpine skiing
"Redemption victory: Ilka Štuhec is back": A victory as large as the whole world, Delo says about Ilka Štuhec's return to the skiing World Cup elite with a downhill victory. (front page, page 17)
China's reform anniversary
"From third world to top of the world in 40 years": China's leader Xi Jinping promised for reforms to continue as he addressed an event marking the 40th anniversary of China's reforms, but also warned that there would be no compromise whatsoever on state sovereignty. (front page, page 7)
Social services
"Krpan not to be let in until March": Social services are facing backlogs due to difficulties surrounding the system's reform. A further upset is being caused by plans to introduce a new filing system called Krpan. (front page, page 3)
Job subsidies
"Why keep stimulating employment any longer?": The Employment Service awarded more than EUR 30m in subsidies to stimulate employment last year and a further EUR 12.6m in the first eleven months this year, while the labour market has been thriving. (front page, page 10)
DNEVNIK
Migration
"Croatian police secretly expelling migrants": Videos posted online prove that the Croatian police are illegally pushing back migrants to Bosnia-Herzegovina in secret. (front page, page 4)
Alpine skiing
"Ilka Štuhec back to downhill throne": After 643 days, Slovenia's best alpine skier Ilka Štuhec won a World Cup event again at the downhill premiere on Val Gardena's Saslong piste. (front page, page 17)
Central bank governor
"Will Pahor succeed with the governor nominee this time?": Considering the mood among MP ranks yesterday, the Democrats (SDS) will be the ones who tip the scales in favour or against the nominee for central bank governor Boštjan Vasle in today's vote in parliament. (front page, page 2)
FINANCE
Electric cars
"Tsunami of investments in electric cars": Car companies will invest more than EUR 100bn in e-mobility in the next few years. (front page, pages 2, 3)
Economic outlook
"Slovenia's exports to see slower growth in 2019": What are Slovenia's main export goods, why the bulk of exports targets only a few key markets and how fast exports will grow in 2019? (front page, pages 6, 7)
Brexit
"100 days to go to Brexit, questions still many": Only one hundred days left before Britain is to exit the EU, few things are clear. One thing mentioned this far has been that in the worst-case scenario British companies could do business with partners from the EU through the WTO. But even that is not all clear. (front page, page 5)
VEČER
Alpine skiing
"Ilka back on top": Ilka Štuhec returned to the World Cup podium in her fifth event after a knee injury. Splendid, but it's not over, the Maribor champion says. (front page, page 17)
Hungary protests
"Hungarian opposition raises": Crowds of protesters have been braving cold weather in front of the Hungarian parliament and public broadcaster for almost a week, denouncing PM Viktor Orban as Viktator. (front page, pages 2, 3)
Banks
"NKBM active in NLB's field": The Maribor-based NKBM bank is the most active in doing business where NLB bank closed down its offices, followed by Delavska Hranilnica and DBS bank. (front page, page 6)
Maribor football stadium
"Arsenovič wants to repeat the call": Maribor has still not acquired a building permit for the planned renovation of the football stadium and the public call procedure has showed that the cost of the project has been underestimated. The new mayor would like to repeat the call. (front page, page 10)
