Daily headlines - Wednesday, 2 June

DELO

Acquisitions
"Hungarian capital conquering Slovenia": The acquisition of the NKBM bank by the Hungarian OTP is yet another big Hungarian investment in Slovenia after the acquisition of the SKB bank, and investments in media, tourism, car sales etc. (front page, 9)

Huawei
"New player in mobile space": When the Chinese giant Huawei launches its new and improved version of operating system Harmony OS 2.0, a new player will emerge in the space of mobile phones. (front page, 6)

Police and prosecution
"Step by step closer to politics": A changed government decree on cooperation between police and prosecution and the proposed changes to the organisation and work of the police act pave the way for the Interior Ministry or the minister to have more influence on concrete criminal investigations. (front page, 2)

European Public Prosecutor's Office
"Battle against corruption with EU funds": European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said on Tuesday the European Public Prosecutor's Office marked a historical step in the development of European integration. (front page, 3)

DNEVNIK

Covid-19 certificates
"How to get vaccination certificate on time": So far different paper documents were needed to cross the border, but the new digital certificates should make this a lot easier. However, obtaining such a certificate these days is not easy as administrative units are busy processing all requests. (front page, 2)

Students from abroad
"Foreign students must collect five thousand or leave": Faculties and student dorms discovered a new provision in the aliens act last week, saying that every student in Slovenia who is not an EU citizen must have about EUR 5,000 on their account or leave the country. Universities and students are appalled. (front page, 3)

FINANCE

Prices of apartments
"How expensive apartments really are": An average price of a square metre of an apartment in Ljubljana is around EUR 3,000, which is the highest price on record. However, wages have also gone up, so it is easier to afford an apartment than in 2008. (front page, 2-3)

Dividends
"State wants higher dividends at Luka. What will it demand elsewhere?": The custodian of state assets, SSH, has filed a request for higher dividends at port operator Luka Koper. According to unofficial information, the state will ask for higher dividends in other companies as well. (front page, 4)

Productivity
"Productivity finally improving in the west. What's next?": A survey by McKinsey Global Institute shows that the technological boom and working from home might raise the productivity in the US and western Europe by about one percentage point a year by 2024. (front page, 6)

VEČER

Education
"Finish of a crazy year": The end of this school year is more stressful for students and teachers because of five months of distance learning during the epidemic. All the tests and exams are taking place now. (front page, 2, 4)

US election
"'Big Lie' is Trump's new shield": Half of Republicans in the US continue to believe that the last presidential election was stolen and that Donald Trump actually won. (front page, 6, 7)

Money laundering
"They laundered money by buying a house": A married couple from Serbia bought a real estate near Maribor in 2018, but it turned out that half of the money for the house was from drug dealing. (front page, 20)