Below is a review of headlines in Slovenian dailies for Wednesday, 21 March, 2018, as prepared by the STA:
DELO
China-US-Russia ties
"Era of strong leaders and weak democracy": China and Russia have entered a new era with strong leaders. Standing against them is a wounded lion. Xi Jinping's good relationship with Vladimir Putin will force Donald Trump into redefining relations with increasingly competitive superpowers. (front page, page 7)
Balkan Warrior retrial
"Major victory for prosecution this time": Dragan Tošić and co-defendants in the Balkan Warrior trial have been convicted in a retrial, although most of them are not going to prison just yet. (front page, page 9)
World Poetry Day
"Coffee on a poetic spring day": Many bars across the country will offer free coffee in exchange for a verse on World Poetry Day. (front page)
DNEVNIK
Balkan Warrior retrial
"Balkan Warrior lost battle in court": After 128 hearings and more than 60,000 pages of documented evidence, the Ljubljana District Court convicted 13 defendants in the Balkan Warrior retrial to a total of over 85 years in prison. (front page, page 12)
Home renovation safety
"When neighbour won't take responsibility, the only option left is court": If your flat sustains damage because of renovation next door and your neighbour will not take responsibility, the only option left is court, unless you have insured your home. (front page, page 3)
FINANCE
Govt hiring
"Election at the door, ministries busy hiring": After PM Miro Cerar resigned, the government is supposed to be doing just day-to-day business. However, it looks like this government too will employ extra staff just before the election. (front page, pages 2-4)
End of labour market restrictions for Croatia
"Will Croats be able to get jobs in Slovenia without restrictions come summer": Unofficial information indicates that Slovenia will lift labour market restrictions for Croatian workers on 1 July, unless parliament demands a new law. (front page, page 5)
Company acquisitions
"Unofficial: Triglav Skladi about to acquire Alta funds": The sale of Alta, the country's largest stock brokerage group, is unofficially about to close. If the owners agree, it will be sold in two pieces - fund manager Alta Skladi separately from the asset manager and analytics division Alta Invest. The transaction is valued at almost EUR 30m. (front page, pages 6, 7)
VEČER
Balkan Warrior retrial
"Judgement for drug traffickers": The marathon trial in the Balkan Warrior drug trafficking case has come to a close with long-term prison sentences. (front page, page 21)
Maribor hospital
"Matjaž Vogrin UKC medical director": Reporting about the appointment of a new medical director at the UKC Maribor hospital, the paper writes that the country's second medical centre was left by 43 doctors in the past three years and generated a loss of almost EUR 4m in 2017. (front page, page 9)
NKBM bank
"Senica leaving management": Information available to the paper indicates that the supervisory board of the NKBM bank will be noted of Robert Senica's resignation as deputy chairman and member of the management board. (front page, pages 4, 5)
