Daily headlines - Thursday, 25 February

DELO

E-mobility
"Sales of electric vehicles already doubled": An increasing number of producers aggressively announce new electric car models, putting Slovenian automotive industry suppliers in front of a challenge. (front page, 8)

Judiciary
"Brussels warns about prosecutors": Judiciary in Slovenia under the government of Janez Janša has become a subject of interest for the European Commission. One of the issues is the procedure to appoint two European delegated prosecutors. (front page, 3)

Cross-country skiing
"Small globe to Anamarija already before race of the year": Slovenia's Anamarija Lampič is going for a medal today in the women's sprint at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf after being awarded the small crystal globe as the overall World Cup winner in the discipline. (front page, 17)

DNEVNIK

Vaccination
"We could vaccinate seven times faster. Why aren't we?": Slovenia is only average in terms of the share of population vaccinated for Covid-19 in Europe, and the greatest challenge is only to come when the country receives sufficient quantities of vaccine. (front page, 5)

Retail
"Ikea opening door, competitors are a bit nervous": As the first Ikea store in Slovenia is opening today in Ljubljana, the company says that it is entering the Slovenian market well prepared, and that it will offer low prices to Slovenian consumers and products adjusted to their taste. (front page, 5)

FINANCE

Work from home
"Will we need fewer offices?" The paper wonders whether people will work more from home after the epidemic. It says that this is not only a theory, as in the NLB bank at least 400 employees said they would like to work from home post-Covid. (front page, 2-3)

Auto industry
"Shortage of semi-conductors angers car makers": The shortage of semi-conductors has been pressing the automotive industry for a second month running. The largest producers have slowed down their production, and some models are not being produced at all. (front page, 18-19)

NLB bank
"Shareholders being promised dividends after all": Shareholders of NLB are being assured that the banking group is solid and that, if there is nothing drastically wrong, they are looking at a hefty dividend payout until 2023. (front page, 10-11)

VEČER

Politics
"Step towards dialogue": Heads of seven parliamentary parties, with the exception of the opposition LMŠ and Left, sat down yesterday with President Borut Pahor, who said that the main result of the meeting was an agreement to meet in March to find a common ground on the exit strategy for the Covid-19 epidemic. (front page, 2-3)

Covid-19
"A boy between life and death": A 11-year-old boy from Slovenj Gradec was struggling for his life after recovering from Covid-19 due to many complications, including multisystem inflammatory syndrome. (front page, 2-3)

Taxi driver protests
"Why taxi drivers are mad at Uber": Taxi drivers are upset, as they are running out of business due to the pandemic and the requirement to get tested every three days. They are also critical of the government's support for Uber. (front page, 2-3)