STA, 8 August 2018 - The National Assembly is expected to take a vote on Marjan Šarec's bid to become Slovenia's next prime minister on 17 August. If he musters an absolute majority in the secret ballot, he will need to submit his cabinet to parliament by 1 September with the vote on the team to take place between 11 and 14 September.
Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Thursday, 9 August 2018, as prepared by the STA:
Ljubljana acquiring a new sewage system.
Correlation is not causation.
STA, 8 August 2018 - Marjan Šarec, a 40-year-old former comedian and mayor whose party came second in the 3 June election, was formally put forward for prime-minister designate by his and four other centrist parties on Wednesday.
STA, 8 August -2018 Slovenia's Food Safety Administration has examined hundreds of farming and food products that carry one of the protected quality indications in recent years, finding a number of violations of national and EU indications.
A tale of hardship, perseverance and luck.
STA, 7 August 2018 - TECOS, the Slovenian Tool and Die Development Centre, has partnered with five companies from four EU countries for a EUR 1.8m project to make new materials out of plastic packaging waste and waste newspaper.
Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Wednesday, 8 August 2018, as prepared by the STA:
STA, 7 August 2018 - The Koper police have taken away three dogs from a Swiss citizen who has left the pets in her car several times during the ongoing heatwave. After she got a hefty fine for leaving two dogs in the car and resisting the police last week, it soon became clear that she is a repeat offender.