Daily headlines - Wednesday, 19 May

DELO

EU presidency
"Slovenia in final training before presidency": With less than a month and a half to go until Slovenia assumes the rotating six-month presidency of the Council of the EU, Slovenian ministers are in talks in Brussels on a daily basis. (front page, page 3)

Travel agencies
"Agencies making refunds already": Travel agencies need to refund by the end of May all clients who have not opted for credit vouchers for travels cancelled last spring due to the coronavirus outbreak. In Slovenia, agencies that have applied for interest-free loans to repay their clients will get EUR 2.3 million in easy loans. (front page, page 10)

Prosecutor appointments
"Janša against justice minister": The deadline set by European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders for Slovenia to appoint European delegated prosecutors has passed without the government endorsing the two candidates proposed. Information available to Delo has it there has even been attempt to annul the call based on which the candidates were selected. (front page, page 2)

Central bank museum
"Museum of Banka Slovenije opens its doors": Marking the 30th anniversary of Slovenia's independent central bank, the Museum of Banka Slovenije has been launched in Cankarjeva Street in Ljubljana. (front page)

DNEVNIK

Outdoor learning
"Children going without school camps": Despite a major improvement in the coronavirus situation, some primary schools in Ljubljana are cancelling planned school camps as there have been no instructions from the Education Ministry for such activities. (front page, page 8)

Covid-19 vaccination
"Slovenia going from vaccination champion to pauper": Slovenia has fallen well behind the European average in Covid-19 vaccination. The spread of infections in most EU countries has slowed down faster. (front page, page 3)

FINANCE

New housing law
"How will you rent out flats to state fund, and how much will non-profit rents be?": Higher non-profit rents, more scope for borrowing by housing funds and inclusion of private owners in the public rental market are just some of the changes proposed in the amendments to the housing act, which MPs are expected to pass on final reading in June. (front page, pages 2, 3)

Labour market
"How would government tackle labour market by 2026": Out of EUR 2.5 billion worth of measures planned under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, EUR 56 million worth are to be targeted at the labour market, including EUR 27 million to promote youth employment. (front page, page 14)

ICT services
"Comparison of telecoms packages, promotion prices and traps": A comparison of content and prices of packages offered by Telekom Slovenije, Telemach, A1, T-2 and Omrežje. (front page, pages 6, 7)

Economic trends
"Eurozone has slipped into recession again. Why is the US recovering already and what will the data be for Slovenia?": First estimates released by Eurostat show eurozone GDP shrinking by 0.6% in the first quarter after a 0.7% contraction in the quarter before. While data for Slovenia are yet to released, IMAD, the government's economic forecaster, says a minor contraction is possible. (front page, page 4)

VEČER

EU presidency art show
"What is allowed in Brussels": The culture minister has cancelled an exhibition of Slovenian contemporary art to be held during Slovenia's presidency of the Council of the EU in Brussels. The curator says he is shocked. (front page, page 17)

Pensions
"No one dares to be against": Even the Finance Ministry supports a proposal by three MPs of the Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) for a 3.5% rise in pensions in December to make up for the impact of austerity measures in 2010-2015. (front page, page 2)

Local authorities
"They would raise activist's rent": Radenci Mayor Roman Leljak wants to raise the rent paid by a critical tenant of a municipal flat from EUR 170 to 568. (front page, page 14)

Cinemas
"City cinemas yes, the biggest one not": Cinemas can open to up to 50% seating capacity, but while city cinemas are opening, commercial ones are not. (front page, page 9)