Daily headlines - Wednesday, 24 March

DELO

Household savings
"Slovenians managing savings poorly": Slovenians are not managing their savings prudently. More than half of the EUR 60 billion in total savings is in low-yielding bank deposits, and about half a million individuals have abandoned the stock market in the past 12 years. (front page, 9)

Physical therapy during Covid
"Not more than a quarter remotely": Physical therapy is increasingly done remotely due to Covid-19. In Slovenia, the recommendation is that not more than a quarter of sessions be done that way. (front page, 3)

Pensions
"Lowest pensions will be higher": A shorter transitional period for an increase in men's pensions and a higher minimum pension are the principal solutions in new legislation that the National Assembly passed yesterday. (front page, 3)

Ski jumping
"Planica gearing up for another spectacle": Planica will host the 42nd Ski Jumping World Cup finals. (front page, 17)

DNEVNIK

Ski jumping
"Slovenians eyeing first win of the season": The 13-member Slovenian team competing at the Ski Jumping World Cup finals expects the first World Cup win of the season after four months of competition. (front page, 17-24)

Agriculture
"Every Slovenian has their own sausage supplier": An analysis by agrarian economist Aleš Kuhar has shown that a fifth of the pork that Slovenians consume comes from the black market, which means almost 140,000 pigs were butchered illegally last year. (front page, 4, 16)

FINANCE

Retail industry
"Please don't shut us down": Retailers are urging the government to refrain from shutting down stores during Easter. The government appears unlikely to oblige, with unofficial information indicating some sort of closure is mulled. (front page, 2, 3)

Aid to tourism
"What kind of aid for tourism and event industry the government is preparing": The Economy Ministry is drawing up an emergency law to help tourism and the event industry. The proposal includes higher income support and one-off reopening grants. (front page, 4)

Loan moratorium
"Government preparing solutions for extension of loan moratoriums": The Economy Ministry has spent the last month working on solutions to extend loan moratoriums, some of which will soon expire. In the interim period, they plan to advise banks to temporarily refrain from making margin calls. (front page, 6)

VEČER

State of epidemic
"Hospitals backslide again": Hospital numbers are increasing and a rising proportion of Covid-19 patients are younger than in the previous wave. The increasing virulence of coronavirus creates additional uncertainty. (front page, 2, 3)

Football
"This is a real start!": In a historic first for the country, Slovenia is hosting the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The kick-off is in Maribor this evening as Slovenia take on Spain. (front page, 2, 22, 23)

Situation at the SMC
"Whom Počivalšek will follow": The no-confidence vote against Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti is seen as an opportunity for the rebellious fraction of the Modern Centre Party (SMC) to split off. Tomorrow's vote will show how many SMC deputies are no longer comfortable in the party's ranks. (front page, 3)

Adient shutdown
"Looking for a new investor": Two ministers and the leadership of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday visited Adient, which plans to shut down its Slovenj Gradec plant. Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek said there was significant interest from investors to continue production at the location. (front page, 6)