Daily headlines - Wednesday, 21 April

DELO

Covid-19 vaccination
"Recoverers get only one dose of vaccine": As of now, some 14,000 people in Slovenia who were confirmed with coronavirus infection half a year ago or earlier may be vaccinated only with one dose. (front page, 3)

United States
"Former police officer guilty of death of George Floyd": Jury has found Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for his role in the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May. (front page)

Income tax
"Tax reform brings higher wages": The Finance Ministry has drafted changes to the income tax act, with the most noticeable effect being much higher general tax break. The overall effect is EUR 1,260 annually for an average monthly wage of EUR 1,800. (front page, 9)

EU and Slovenia
"From media to migrations": As the Slovenian presidency of the EU nears, pressure intensifies on the Slovenian government regarding its treatment of the media. The issue will be raised as European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson visits Slovenia tomorrow. (front page, 4)

DNEVNIK

Covid-19
"Outbreak in Trbovlje shows that vaccine works": The mRNA Covid-19 vaccines have not managed to stop the virus in the Trbovlje care home, although it prevented the more difficult symptoms. The question is whether the outbreak was caused by a new strain of the virus. (front page, 3)

Coronavirus crisis aid
"Penalties for entrepreneurs who did not give up during epidemic": Many small entrepreneurs who bridged the epidemic by means of state aid seem to have been cheated as, because of impractical rules that the government also changed retroactively, they need to return thousands, in some cases tens of thousands of euros. (front page, 3)

FINANCE

Personal finances
"What to do with money so it is not eaten away be deposit fees": The paper looks at what financial experts advise while noting that stocks are at record-high prices, as well as real estate. (front page, 2-3)

Construction
"Builders are fighting for deals in Croatia, and in Slovenia they are not. Why?": Only two Slovenian consortia have submitted bids for the upgrade of the Ljubljana-Brezovica railway, and only Kolektor is left among the original 15 bidders for the new Koper-Divača railway. (front page, 6)

Taxes
"Are you on minimum wage while spending like a director? Beware of FURS": The Financial Administration (FURS) is checking entities that are suspected of failing to report all revenue and, consequently, failing to pay all taxes. (front page, 8)

VEČER

Tourism
"Where to go for a holiday retreat": The government is deciding today on potential new relaxations, but there are no answers yet whether at least small tourism establishments will be reopened before the May holidays. (front page, 5)

Army assessment
"In peace good, in war not": This is the assessment from the 2020 annual report on the preparedness of the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) presented to President Borut Pahor yesterday. The planned investments inspire some optimism. (front page, 4)

Technology
"Vega will be saving lives": The supercomputer Vega that puts Slovenia among global computing superpowers was formally launched in Maribor yesterday, with the ceremony attended by PM Janez Janša and Education Minister Simona Kustec. (front page, 4)

Student protests
"Judge apologised": Misdemeanour proceedings against student Matic Godic for taking part in a peaceful protest in Maribor in February calling for schools reopening have been dropped by judge Iris Zei, who apologised on behalf of the judiciary. (front page, 2)