The STA has prepared the following review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for 5 February, 2018:
DELO
Interview with ex-Eurogroup boss
"How to avoid future crisis": Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the former Dutch PM and until recently the boss of the Europegroup, says that the countries that have implemented reforms now have higher economic growth. (front page, page 4)
Italy elections
"What government will Italy get": A month ahead of the general election in Italy the outcome is uncertain and it is hard to say what the future government will be like. (front page, page 6)
Ex-Yugoslavia WWII monument
"Large landslide threatening Sutjeska ossuary": The ossuary keeping the remains of more than 3,000 Partisans killed in the storied Second World War battle at Sutjeska in Bosnia and Herzegovina is threatened by a big landslide. (front page)
DNEVNIK
University fellowships
"Candidates upset by (too) long wait for decisions and money": Candidates for Ad Futura fellowships for study abroad complain that it is taking the public fellowship fund too long to decide on their bids, but the fund says this is because 90% of the applications are incomplete. (front page, page 2)
Motorways
"Kozarje interchange to be rebuilt in spring": The state-run company operating Slovenian motorways has received a single bid for the reconstruction of the Kozarje interchange and a section of the motorway between Ljubljana and Brezovica. The work is to be completed by the summer. (front page, page 10)
Macedonia name protests in Athens
"Nationalists not ready for compromise on Macedonia name": Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Athens on Sunday to protest against a possible compromise to the long-running dispute with Macedonia over its name. (front page)
FINANCE
Investment promotion
"What's good and what's bad with new rules on investment incentives": The paper examines the government-sponsored bill to promote greenfield investment, which it says could be passed by spring. (front page, pages 2, 3)
Bankruptcy estate auctions
"How the price fell from EUR 34m to EUR 3m": Eight years since the meat processing company MIP went into receivership, its Kromberk plant has been sold for a fraction of the original price to Pivka. (front page, page 5)
Central bank governor
"Bojan Papič eyeing Gorenje Surovina": Looking for a strategic partner, the household appliances group Gorenje also needs to raise EUR 50m if not EUR 80m through divestment of non-strategic assets, such as waste processing company Surovina. (front page, page 4)
VEČER
Corporate language
"Slovenian sidetracked": Foreign languages, especially English are in common use in foreign-owned or mixed-ownership companies in Slovenia. (front page, pages 2, 3)
UEFA Futsal Euro
"Euphoria in Stožice": Slovenia defeated two-time European champions Italy on Saturday. Tonight they need to beat one-time champion Russia to advance to the semi-finals. (front page, pages 16, 17)
E-cigs
"Harmless alternative to cigarettes?": Long-term consequences of use of electronic cigarettes for health have not been researched yet. (front page, pages 6, 7)
Zimbabwe
"Looking for Mugabe's fortune": More than the assets of the former president of Zimbabwe it is his wife's deals which the authorities are interested in. (front page, page 5)
