What follows is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Friday, 16 February, 2018, as prepared by STA:
DELO
Olympics
"Jakov Fak has silver and he has not had the last say yet": Biathlete Jakov Fak won the first medal for Slovenia at the PyeongChang Olympics when he won silver in the men's 20-kilometre race. (front page, 21, 22)
Public sector
"Quarter of a billion for public sector": The number of employees in the public sector has grown fast over the past two years as austerity was relaxed. The public sector wage bill has increased by around a tenth to EUR 237m a year since the incumbent government took over. (front page, 2)
NLB
"NLB waiting for government decision on repayment of Croatian savers": Croatian courts have slapped Slovenia's biggest bank NLB with half a million euro rulings over Yugoslav-era savings deposits, but the bank is waiting for the government to make a decision. (front page, 2)
DNEVNIK
Olympics
"From drama to drama: Silver for Fak": Slovenia's first medallist in PyeongChang, Jakov Fak, always makes sure there is drama, his personal coach says. It started with the controversy whether the Croatian-born biathlete should carry the Slovenian flag at the opening of the Olympics, continued with a bizarre race he ended in the 47th place, and now he won silver. (front page, 19)
Appointments in police
"Minister in a hurry to find new police commissioner": The Interior Ministry has published a call for applications for police commissioner with the deadline set for 1 March. This means that the government will potentially appoint the new police boss just before its term runs out. (front page, 3)
Staffing
"Very bad day for Gašpar Gašpar Mišič": Gašpar Gašpar Mišič, a close aide to Koper Mayor Boris Popovič, has been sacked as the head of Koper utility Marjetica, with the orders coming directly from the mayor's office. In addition, the Supreme Court ordered port operator Luka Koper to pay Mišič only EUR 25,000 instead of the EUR 700,000 the former Luka Koper CEO sued for. (front page, 5)
FINANCE
Banks
"Which banks make you pay the most": Banks Delavska hranilnica and Hranilnica Vipava are the least expensive banks for individuals, while Sberbank and NLB make them pay the most for their services. For companies, Unicredit and Sberbank are the most expensive and Delavska hranilnica and Hranilnica Vipava the least. (front page, 4)
Stock market
"How would clients be impacted by transfer of brokerage GBD to BKS": Talks on the sale of investment services of brokerage GBD to the BKS bank are said to be in the final phase. BKS has quite some experience in the field as it has already taken over the clients from the defunct Factor banka and the asset management firm Perspektiva. (front page, 2, 3)
Companies
"Polycom leaving competitors in dust with new smart factory": Škofja Loka-based Polycom, a family-owned business, has built a EUR 12m smart production facility. Construction started a year ago, with the facility working at full power for a month and a half already. (front page, 12, 13)
VEČER
Olympics
"Fak champion!": Biathlete Jakov Fak finally had something to be happy about after two disappointing races in PyeongChang. He won silver in the men's 20-kilometre race on Thursday. (front page, 22, 23)
Human interest story
"Taking snow groomer to Pohorje": The newspaper runs a human interest story about snow grooming at the Maribor Pohorje ski resort. (front page, 9)
Legislation on Celje
"Last round for law on Celje": The National Assembly will debate a bill on the environmental clean-up in the area of Celje, while Town Hall is not that interested in the matter. (front page, 12)
