Daily headlines - Wednesday, 5 May

DELO

Divača-Koper track construction
"Building project of the decade kicks off": Construction of the Divača-Koper rail track, a EUR 1 billion project, will officially start today. (front page, 8)

Long covid
"Weeks and months of fatigue": Doctors have long been warning about the long-term consequences of coronavirus. Some patients report weeks or months of fatigue, palpitations, heavy breathing and weakened sense of taste and smell. (front page, 17)

Ski jumping
"Slovenian eagles getting ready for Beijing": Slovenian ski jumpers have already started preparing for the new season, which will culminate in the Winter Olympics in Beijing. (front page, 19)

DNEVNIK

Matura exam
"Matura launch in sterile atmosphere": The matura school-leaving exam started yesterday. One headteacher says this generation has had to work much harder and in more difficult conditions than generations before it. (front page, 4, 12)

Restrictions in hospitality
"At the restaurant: masses with certificates, businessmen without": While individuals have to provide a negative test or proof of vaccination to dine indoors, B2B clients need not worry about anything. (front page, 5)

Vaccination
"Slovenia at the tail of Europe in protection of elderly": Slovenia has been faring much worse than other European countries in vaccinating the elderly. Calling patients to get their jabs, a recipe which clearly works, is not widespread yet. (front page, 3)

FINANCE

Takeovers
"Franc Frelih eyeing Vinakoper": Franc Frelih, one of the wealthiest Slovenians, has announced he wants to buy Vinakoper, one of the country's largest wineries. (front page, 5)

Borrowing
"How much debt has Janez Janša piled on during the epidemic?": All European countries borrowed their way through the pandemic, with Slovenia among those that have borrowed the most. Debt exceeded 80% of GDP last year, up 15 points on the year before. (front page, 2, 3)

Recovery plan
"Companies could get about EUR 200 million": Slovenia's Recovery and Resilience Plan suggests companies could get up to EUR 200 million in public tenders. (front page, 4)

VEČER

Local government
"More than 300 employees for the first time": The Maribor municipality had 300 employees at the end of last year, the highest number on record. Some of the mayor's closest aides have also climbed significantly up the income ladder. (front page, 9)

Mask mandate
"Confusion about 'mandatory' masks": The Legal Network for the Protection of Democracy has called on the government to sort out the legal basis for the mask mandate after several courts have decided that not wearing a mask outdoors is not a minor offence. (front page, 2, 3)

Parliament
"Tensions at the National Assembly": Coalition MPs have closed ranks in once again preventing unaffiliated MPs from getting seats on parliamentary working bodies. (front page, 2)