Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Thursday, 1 March, 2018, prepared STA:
DELO
Economy
"Tiger growth predicted for Slovenia for this year too": Slovenia's economy expanded at a 5% rate last year, with Boštjan Vasle, the head of the government think-tank IMAD, predicting that positive trends in Slovenia and its partners will continue this year too. (front page, 9)
Education
"Will state subdue knowledge of young people?": The National Education Institute decided against financing national competitions in chemistry, logic, natural sciences and mathematics. Organisers say that this will not obstruct this year's competition, but Jožef Školč, the head of the Association for Technical Culture, said the institute made the biggest blunder in three years it has been in charge of tenders. (front page, 2)
Weather
"To ruin of most but to joy of sea lions": The last day of the meteorological winter saw the lowest temperatures this year, with the mercury dropping as low as -27 degrees Celsius in Nova Vas in Bloke south of Ljubljana. In the Ljubljana ZOO sea lions, used to such temperatures, have no problem with the weather. (front page, 4)
DNEVNIK
Passenger terminal in Ljubljana
"Emonika sidetracked once again": The much needed Emonika train and bus passenger terminal project in Ljubljana has been sidetracked again, as the Isle of Man-based investment fund MAS Real Estate said the project had been suspended indefinitely. (front page, 9)
Olympic ban of Russia
"Russia: Sensation - ban on Russia lifted after Winter Olympics": The International Olympic Committee produced a real sensation yesterday, it lifted the ban on the Russian committee over systemic doping at the Sochi Olympics. (front page)
Ride hailing platform abuse
"Did they abuse prevoz.org for illicit work?": Transport inspectors found three violators who used the "digital hitch-hiking" site prevoz.org for illegal work. They were slapped with EUR 1,000 fines. (front page, 4)
FINANCE
GDP growth
"Explosive growth: GDP soars 6%, the biggest jump in decade": Slovenia's GDP grew by 5% in real terms last year, reflecting mainly the strong final quarter, when GDP grew by 6% in real terms year-on-year. This is biggest expansion since the outbreak of the crisis in 2008, fuelled also by an explosion in government spending. (front page, 2, 3)
GDPR
"GDPR: What happens if new law on personal data protection is not there by 25 May?": The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will enter into force on 25 May, but there is still no sight of a Slovenian law that would transpose its provisions. The GDPR will be enforced anyway, but in some parts Slovenia's old law on personal data protection will be used. (front page, 5)
Real estate
"Villa Virginia: remains of former UDBA headquarters soon to be put on sale again": The Ljubljana District Court has launched a simplified court mandated debt restructuring of Apart-hotel, the owner of the recently demolished Villa Virginia, which was the home to UDBA, the Communist secret police. (front page, 6)
VEČER
Economy
"More than million employed": Slovenia's GDP in current prices topped EUR 43.3bn in 2017, which is 5% up from the year before in real terms. Employment also increased, with more than a million people in employment. This only happened twice in the past 22 years, both times in the first half of 2008. But the central bank says this time growth is more sustainable. (front page, 2, 3)
Maribor school fight
"Conflicts in schools used to be resolved differently": While it seems that there is more violence in schools in recent years, this is not true, says psychologist Heliodor Cvetko. On the other hand, more people get involved into instances of violence. (front page, 8, 9)
Weather-related death
"First death because of hypothermia": A man from Maribor has become the first victim of the cold spell that has gripped Slovenia. The man was found dead after seemingly falling just outside his home and freezing to death. (front page, 11)
