Daily headlines - Friday, 30 April

DELO

International Workers' Day
"New heroes of International Workers' Day": Next to a picture of a medical worker, the paper congratulates its readers the upcoming holiday, saying they would see each other again on 3 May. (front page)

PM's visit to Paris
"About European Union French- and Slovenian-style": Slovenian PM Janez Janša met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Thursday to talk EU topics and bilateral ties as Slovenia assumes the EU Council presidency in July and France is taking over from Slovenia next January. (front page, 3)

Slovenia in EU
"Our stock not standing very high": Looking back at Slovenia's membership in the EU seventeen years in, the paper says that the country enjoyed the best reputation in the bloc during the first presidency of the EU Council in 2008, and now the situation is the exact opposite. (front page, 3)

DNEVNIK

Covid-19
"Green light for European travel certificate": As the tourist season is coming, the European Parliament has confirmed the proposal from the European Commission on a digital or paper certificate containing information about a person's status regarding vaccination, testing or convalescence from Covid-19. (front page, 3)

Recovery and resilience plan
"We are giving up on half of European money": Under the current version of the recovery and resilience plan, Slovenia will ask the European Commission only for half of the funds it is eligible for from the EU recovery fund. (front page, 4-5)

VEČER

President's interview
"I have never spoken out so much as now": In an extensive interview for the holiday edition of Večer, President Borut Pahor speaks about everything that has piled up in Slovenia, responds to criticism against him and comments on the prime minister, opposition and the populace. (front page, 6-9)

Culture
"Culture is water for the soul": Maribor vibrated in the rhythm of the Eleventh Hour campaign for culture for the third time, and was joined by people from all around the country - from Nova Gorica to Murska Sobota. (front page, 3)

Shooting rampage prevented
"From selected to random victims": As the potential lone wolf shooter, who allegedly planned attacks in the Kranj area and tried to purchase two firearms in the US, is being examined by psychiatrists, the police warns people to never overlook the signs of a potential mass shooting. (front page, 21)