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This week’s search through the archives has come back with a set of postcards from Škofja Loka (Bischoflack in German, as seen in some examples), the first town in Carnolia to get electric lighting and home to the Cappuchin Bridge, the oldest such structure in Slovenia.
STA, 6 July 2018 - After three years of unsuccessful attempts to sell Tobačna City, a former cigarette plant in Ljubljana slated to be transformed into a housing and commercial development, the receiver of Imos-G has managed to find a buyer for the site. Austrian company RM Bauträger is to pay EUR 25m and has already deposited an advance.
STA, 5 July 2018 - Claiming that "cultural Marxists" have slowly taught generations of Europeans to hate themselves to the point where African and Muslim cultures have become the dominant trend in major European cities, the rightist weekly Demokracija comments on Thursday that it is time for European leaders to abandon false humanism and make Europe European again.
A (perhaps) surprisingly enjoyable tour.
STA, 6 July - Just over a month after the election, the outlines of the future coalition remain elusive. The latest round of consultations with President Borut Pahor on Friday did not produce headway as neither the election winner, Janez Janša, nor the runner-up, Marjan Šarec, have built up enough support to secure a majority in the National Assembly.
STA, 5 July 2018 - Drug maker Krka posted a net profit of EUR 101.4m for the first half of the year, up 11%, on the back of sales that reached an all-time high of EUR 680.5m, an increase of 4% on the year before, the company revealed at Thursday's annual general meeting.
STA, 5 July 2018 - The Slovenian central bank has upgraded the outlook for the Slovenian economy for 2019. It predicts that GDP will expand by 4.6% this year, up from its winter forecast of 4.2%, with growth slowing to 3.9% next year and 3.4% in 2020.
Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Friday, 6 July 2018, as prepared by the STA:
We got in touch with the good people at Morigenos, the Slovenian Marine Mammal Society, and asked about their work with these lesser known residents of Piran.
STA, 5 July 2018 - Uroš Rotnik, the former boss of the Šoštanj coal-fired power station (TEŠ), will take a pre-trial hearing at the Celje District Court on Friday, with the indictment charging him with tampering with evidence and stealing the documents in which he had reported his assets from the Financial Administration (FURS).
