Below is a review of today’s news in Slovenia, summarised by the headlines in the daily newspapers for Thursday, December 20, 2018, as prepared by the STA:
DELO
Skiing success
"Žan and Ilka trigger fresh euphoria": Žan Kranjec and Ilka Štuhec yesterday secured first double World Cup win in a single day for Slovenian alpine skiing since 2000. (front page, 19)
Central governor appointment
"Janša ends Pahor's agony": It is likely that it was the opposition Democrats (SDS) who enabled the appointment of Boštjan Vasle as new Banka Slovenije governor. (front page, 10)
Athletes of the year
"Dončić, Garnbret and the women's sailing pair declared the best": Basketball prodigy Luka Dončić and sport climber Janja Garnbret have won the Athlete of the Year Award for 2018, conferred by the Association of Sport Journalists. The women's sailing pair of Tina Mrak and Veronika Macarol were declared the best team of the year. (front page, 18)
DNEVNIK
Elderly homes costs
"The state will contribute, but not enough": While the state will secure some of additional funds needed at elderly homes as a result of the raise of the minimum wage in the public sector, this will only cover the healthcare segment. The users will meanwhile still have to pay more as a result of a rise in social care and other costs at the homes that are mostly covered by them. (front page, 3)
Skiing success
"Double Slovenian win after almost 19 years": Žan Kranjec and Ilka Štuhec both won World Cup races on Wednesday for what was the first double win for Slovenia since February 2000. (front page, 15)
New central bank governor
"SDS helps appoint new governor": Eight months after the departure of Boštjan Jazbec, parliament appoints Boštjan Vasle the new central bank government with the help of the opposition Democrats (SDS). The paper says the SDS would have had a hard time finding a governor whose views would be closer to the party's. (front page, 2)
FINANCE
Impol success
"How Impol entered the electric cars market": The paper hails the excellent prospects for Impol as the aluminium products maker is successfully entering the electric cars market as well as the aircraft industry. (front page, 2-3)
Karavanke tunnel
"Turkey's Cengiz is promising: We'll build Karavanke without annexes": The Turkish builder whose winning bid for the construction of the Karavanke tunnel has been annulled by the Review Commission is insisting on the project and also wants to apply for the construction of the second rail track to the Koper port. (front page, 7)
Central bank forecast
"What's the growth situation, what are the risk factors": Banka Slovenije downgrades its GDP growth forecast and warns that risks to the financial system related to the housing market are increasing. (front page, 9)
VEČER
Skiing success
"Winners": Slovenian alpine skiers Žan Kranjec and Ilka Štuhec won a World Cup giant slalom and super-g respectively on Wednesday. (front page, 22)
New Maribor mayor
"Arsenovič takes over from Fištravec": After six years as the mayor of Maribor, Andrej Fištravec handed over the city's affairs to Saša Arsenovič on Wednesday, saying Maribor is in better shape than six years ago. (front page, 9)
New central bank governor
"Vasle appointed new governor of Banka Slovenije": The votes of the opposition Democrats (SDS) were crucial for the appointment of Boštjan Vasle as the central bank governor. (front page, 2, 3)
