Daily headlines - Wednesday, 10 February

DELO

Biathlon World Championships
"At least one medal on home snow": At the heart of Triglav National Park, Pokljuka is hosting its second World Biathlon Championships since February 2001. (front page, page 18)

Coronavirus testing
"Ever greater distrust": False test results in Velenje, Brežice and Ajdovščina, long queues of people waiting for hours out in the cold and rain to get a proof they are negative and the question of who will pay for the rapid antigen tests are but a few of the problems that are creating ever greater distrust. (front page, page 3)

Loan payment deferral
"Deferred loans will mature": Since the start of the coronavirus epidemic, banks have approved companies and individuals a total of EUR 2.5 billion in loan payment deferrals. Most of the moratoriums will expire in April or May. (front page, page 8)

EU recovery fund
"Brussels billions under roof": The European Parliament has cleared the EU recovery and resilience mechanism to help and stimulate member states' post-pandemic transformation. The results of last night's vote will be published today. (front page, page 5)

Coronavirus origins
"Novel coronavirus no longer Wuhan's": The WHO mission to China has cleared the country's authorities of the responsibility for the coronavirus pandemic with the findings released yesterday. (front page, page 5)

DNEVNIK

Coronavirus testing
"Retailers getting headaches and money worries": The government's decision to reopen retail and services businesses provided their staff is tested has raised the question who will do all the testing and who will make money. Some information indicates private providers are charging a lot. (front page, page 5, commentary 12)

Police in Metelkova compound
"Armed police providing 'public order'": A large number of armed police officers arrived at AKC Metelkova alternative culture centre following a protest Monday night in what the police say was in order to see to public order. However, Metelkova people see the operation as intimidation. (front page, page 8)

FINANCE

Consumer loans
"Higher minimum wage reduced our creditworthiness": With the increase in the minimum wage, the monthly amount of income that needs to be left to potential borrowers for living expenses once they have paid their instalment under the central bank's rules has risen as well. (front page, page 4)

Taxes
"What to watch out for in tax returns": With less than two months until the deadline to submit self-assessment tax returns, caution should be taken which coronavirus state aids to include and which to exclude and when aid needs to be returned. (front page, pages 2, 3)

Car industry
"Frenk Tavčar: Man who built Audi brand and co-shaped car business in Slovenia": The Slovenian car business through the eyes of Frenk Tavčar, a former head of the Audi brand in Slovenia and of the corporate sales at Porsche Slovenija. (front page, pages 16, 17)

VEČER

High school student protests
"High school students on the streets as well": Since the education minister would not take her time to meet secondary school students to talk about the reopening of schools and adaptations to the matura exam, a civil initiative organised a protest switch-off of remote classes, while in some towns students also took to the streets to protest. (front page, pages 4, 5)

Ikea
"Ikea in Maribor too": Ikea will launch online sales for the whole of Slovenia and possibly its Ljubljana store on 25 February. From then it will also be possible to pick up online purchases in Maribor. (front page, page 6)