The STA has prepared the following review of headlines in Slovenian dailies for Thursday, 1 February, 2018:
DELO
Koper-Divača rail project
"Fate of second track shrouded in darkness": The Constitutional Court has decided by handing over the decision on the law governing the financing of the new Koper-Divača rail track to the Supreme Court. The EUR 153m grant from the EU is jeopardised. (front page, page 3)
Tourism
"Ingenuity magnet for tourists": Slovenia's tourism expects new records this year, although last year's growth will probably not be attainable. The real challenge will be to offer originality. (front page, pages 10, 11)
Behavioural deficits in children
"Often impotent in face of children's problems": There is an increasing number of children with behavioural deficits and psychological problems, but suitable help is hard to find. (front page, page 18)
DNEVNIK
Koper-Divača rail project
"Constitutional Court's decision may be removing 2nd track away": Constitutional judges have declared referendum legislation unconstitutional. The Supreme Court will decide whether their decision will affect the outcome of the referendum on the Koper-Divača project. (front page, page 3, commentary page 14)
Ljubljana parking regime
"Payable parking extended as of mid-month": The city of Ljubljana will extend the time when city street-side parking places are subject to parking from 8 AM to 7 AM on week days and from noon to 3 PM on Saturday. (front page)
FINANCE
Healthcare
"What Milojka and Cerar, Amazon brings down healthcare costs": In a reference to the latest audit that established flawed procurement at Slovenia's largest hospital, the paper writes that Amazon is seen as a threat healthcare money-grubbers in the US. (front page, pages 2, 3)
Food inspections
"What's the use of rules and inspectors for people if despite oversight for 14 years rats end up in food": After food inspectors closed down a meat processing plant in Ljubljana over its poor sanitary and technical state, the newspaper argues that the results of inspectors' work in Slovenia are fateful. (front page, pages 4, 5)
Banking oversight
"Jazbec's Banka Slovenije and ECB failed to do their job in sale of Gorenjska Banka": The Serbian central bank's decision to withdraw its approval for the Serbian AIK Banka to take over Slovenia's Gorenjska Banka has been "lying about between Frankfurt and Ljubljana for more than a month". (front page, pages 6, 7)
VEČER
Gorenje under strike threat
"Strike looming at Gorenje?": Trade unions at the household appliances company Gorenje are up in arms after the management pulled out of the collective bargaining agreement overnight. (front page, page 5)
Koper-Divača rail project
"Government doping sidetracked": After the Constitutional Court, it is now up to the Supreme Court to decide whether the Koper-Divača rail track referendum will have to be repeated. (front page, pages 2, 3)
Hospital procurement
"Flouting the rules for EUR 70m": The Court of Audit has found that the UKC Ljubljana hospital's operations in 2014 and 2015 were inefficient, and reported the management of the time to the police. (front page, page 4)
Hungarian minority
"New tensions over Hungarian": Legislative amendments concerning bilingual education are causing concerns in the border region of Pomurje, where people see them as a step toward Hungarian-only schools. (front page, page 3)
Magna investment
"Magna looking for core team for Hoče": Magna Steyr gave 45 candidates for jobs in its emerging Slovenia paint shop a tour of its Graz operation. (front page, page 3)
