The STA has prepared the following review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Wednesday, February 21, 2018:
DELO
Staffing
"Jazbec's path to Brussels expected to be smooth": The appointment procedure for Boštjan Jazbec, the governor of Slovenia's central bank, to a post at the Single Resolution Board continues today at the European Parliament. (front page, 3)
Slovenia's appearance at Frankfurt Book Fair
"Big opportunity for small country": Slovenia signed a contract yesterday to become the guest of honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2022, the world's largest trade fair for books, in what was praised as a unique opportunity for culture as well as business, especially publishing and tourism. (front page, 18)
Slovenian hockey team at the Olympics
"Doping and defeat instead of quarter-finals": Fans of the Slovenian hockey team suffered two blows yesterday - first came the news that Žiga Jeglič, a member of the Slovenian national hockey team, failed a doping test, and then the team lost a match against Norway. (front page, 21-22)
DNEVNIK
Election campaign
"Šarec facing strong rivals in Kamnik": The mayor of Kamnik, Marjan Šarec, who currently tops the polls, will compete against two former ministers, Aleš Hojs of the SDS and Julijana Bizjak Mlakar of DeSUS, in Kamnik at the upcoming general election. (front page, 2)
Slovenian hockey team at the Olympics
"Bitter farewell of the hockey team and Žiga Jeglič's doping": The Slovenian hockey team failed to make it to the quarter-finals yesterday after losing against Norway and having one of its members, Žiga Jeglič, test positive in a doping test. (front page 17-18)
Ljubljana traffic
"New temporary parking lot in Rimska Street": Temporary macadam parking lots are becoming increasingly widespread in Ljubljana with the most active company in providing such parking service being the company Janez. (front page, 8)
FINANCE
Inspections
"Beware, inspectors! What and whom will they focus on?": The paper brings an overview of the areas in different sectors that inspectors will focus on this year. (front page, 4-5)
Cryptocurrencies
"Wisely tax crypto-millionaires": The Finance Ministry will hold a meeting with representatives of the Slovenian crypto community today to discuss taxation. (front page, 2-3)
Subsidies
"Economy Ministry will distribute EUR 265m this year": The Economy Ministry will publish a total of 29 calls for applications as part of which EUR 265m will be available to companies and other entities. (front page, 12-13)
VEČER
Pohorje ski resort
"Politicians, make up your mind": Bernard Majhenič, the head of Marprom, which operates the lifts on the Pohorje ski resort near Maribor, says Pohorje will finish this season with a loss and is in dire need of EUR 3m. (front page, 10-11)
Maribor waste collection utility
"Snaga would raise prices": The construction of a new plant for sorting out waste in Maribor, which will make the process more cost-efficient, is going according to plan and could start operation in June. However, due to its financial problems, the Maribor waste collection utility is considering raising the prices for its services. (front page, 9)
Slovenian hockey team at the Olympics
"Games over for hockey players": The Slovenian hockey team at the Olympics in PyeongChang lost against Norway and failed to make it to the quarter-finals. (front page, 22-23)
