Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Tuesday, 27 February, 2018, prepared by the STA:
DELO
Healthcare
"Patient's diagnosis accessible to thousands of unauthorised staff": While inspectors want to fine doctors who refuse to issue e-referrals, psychiatrists for instance are warning that data on such referrals is visible to thousands of unauthorised staff. (front page, 2)
Telecommunication
"Paying more because watchdog is not working properly": The European Commission has established that Slovenia's electronic communication market watchdog has been giving state-owned telco Telekom Slovenije a privileged treatment. (front page, 4)
Export
"High growth, but also high vulnerability": The order books of Slovenia's exporters are full as key trade partners are experiencing a boom, however as much as half of Slovenian exports is going to only four countries. (page 3)
DNEVNIK
Pensions
"Average pension will rise by EUR 20": After only increasing by 5 euro in the last five years, the average Slovenian pension will rise from EUR 621 to EUR 641.65 with the February and April indexations. (front page, 4)
Armed forces
"Alan Geder new chief of general staff": Major General Geder's predecessor, Major General Andrej Osterman, stressed at the handover that Slovenia's army has "insufficient staffing and material resources". (front page, 3)
Healthcare
"Another doctor leaves, UKC turning to Croatia for help": The staffing crisis has deepened at the Ljubljana UKC' intensive children's therapy department. The hospital is in talks with doctors in Croatia. (front page, 3)
FINANCE
Business
"Kings of bad claims go shopping": The paper reports on how KF, a financial group led by Bojan Kunovar and Matjaž Filipčič, is now focusing on entering troubled companies after it made huge amounts of money buying bad claims after the crisis. (front page, 2-3)
NLB bank sale
"Cerar govt to provide guarantees for NLB after all": As the tug-of-war is continuing with the European Commission for the timeline in the privatisation of the NLB bank, the government suddenly changed its position that it cannot cover the potential costs NLB could incur as a result of the pending Croatian lawsuits against the bank. (front page, 4)
VEČER
Olympics
"Welcome home, champions!": The two Slovenian medal winners at the PyeongChang Olympics, biathlete Jakov Fak and snowboarder Dejan Košir, have returned home. (front page, 22)
Prostitution
"No penalty for erotic massage": A ruling in a massage parlour case has confirmed that erotic massage is legal in Slovenia. The judge argued that "no abuse of prostitution took place", since the owners did not monitor the girls or force them into prostitution. (front page, 20-21)
