Below is a review of headlines in Slovenian dailies for Wednesday, 28 March, 2018, as prepared by the STA:
DELO
Inspection authorities
"Inspectors cannot even bring down a wooden tower": A wooden lookout tower near Kamnik to be inaugurated by Speaker Milan Brglez and US Ambassador Brent Hartley tomorrow has most likely been built illegally. However, inspection services have not established whether it is in half a year. (front page, page 4)
Geopolitical tensions
"New risks for Slovenian exporters": Facing the challenge of US protectionist measures and the escalation of tensions between Russia and the West, Slovenian exporters are calling for pragmatism in politics. (front page, page 3)
Football
"Cesar's hardest and easiest fixture": Slovenia's national football side made another mediocre showing on home turf against Belarus yesterday as Boštjan Cesar bid farewell in his 101st appearance for the team. (front page, page 19)
DNEVNIK
Ski jumping coach replacement
"Gorazd Bertoncelj new head coach": Gorazd Bertoncelj is replacing Goran Janus as the head coach of the national ski jumping team, while the latter will serve as ski jumping director. (front page)
Heading for the polls
"Election two or three weeks after 13 May referendum": The National Electoral Commission set 13 May as the date of a repeat referendum on the Koper-Divača railway project, while the general election is expected to be held on 27 May or 3 June. (front page, page 2, commentary 16)
Ljubljana
"Intricate network of holding boss's business": After the Ljubljana city council endorsed an amended zoning act for a housing estate that is being built by a company owned by the husband of the acting director of the city administration, it has transpired that Marko Otoničar also has close ties to the director of the city-owned holding company. (front page, page 7)
FINANCE
Geopolitical tensions
"What they'll cook up for us": A conflict between Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel would hurt everyone, writes the paper as it examines the implications of trade tariffs, restrictions and diplomatic expulsions on Slovenia's businesses. (front page, pages 2, 3)
Housing prices
"Home prices going crazy, in particular in Ljubljana": Prices of second-hand flats in Ljubljana have gone up by a third in three years. Considering the ratio between the home prices and rents, buying a home in Ljubljana no longer pays. (front page, pages 4, 5)
Banking fees
"Banks will hike up your Adriatic bills even further": NLB and Intesa Sanpaolo have introduced fees for handling payment transactions in non-euro currencies, which will increase the cost of credit card payments in Croatia or Serbia. (front page, page 8)
VEČER
Economic growth
"Growth is not everything": The strong economic growth and a lower unemployment rate as such are not enough to create prosperity for all. (front page, page 3)
Hungary election
"Orban's election candies": The campaign ahead of the 8 April general election in Hungary where Viktor Orban will bid for his third consecutive term as prime minister is getting increasingly dirty. (front page, page 5)
Immigration
"Heated debate about immigrants in Velenje": The issue of Albanian immigrants is turning into a subject of an increasingly intolerant pre-election row in Velenje. (front page, page 12)
