Daily headlines - Tuesday, 28 September

DELO

Housing
"More than 172,000 flats unoccupied": Three years ago, the Statistics Office found more than 172,000 flats were no-one's place of residence during the census. The current tax policy does not stimulate the sale of empty flats. (front page, page 8)

German coalition talks
"Votes of Greens and FDP decisive": Encouraged with the victory, albeit tight, the German Social Democrats (SPD) firmly believe that the new coalition with the Greens and the liberal FDP should be headed by their chancellor Olaf Scholz. (front page, pages 5, 7)

La Palma volcano eruption
"Volcano takes a two-hour break": The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish La Palma island stopped spewing lava yesterday morning but roared again two hours later to let out a column of black smoke. (front page)

DNEVNIK

Energy prices
"This winter will be very expensive": The Ljubljana energy utility has hiked up prices of district heating three times already. The annual cost of heating and hot water per average 70 sq mater flat will go up by EUR 180, and that for a 200 sq metre house by as much as EUR 450. (front page, page 3)

Police
"Half a year on, change at the helm of Ljubljana police": Only half a year after taking over as the head of the Ljubljana Police Department, Boštjan Glavič is facing the sack; unofficial sources say he could be replaced within days. (front page, page 2)

FINANCE

Labour taxation
"Forget about higher net pay": Amendments to the personal income tax aimed at raising the general tax break do not enjoy sufficient support to be passed in parliament in October. (front page, pages 2, 3)

German coalition talks
"Searching for coalition - who will choose and what's at stake": Since no party won strong enough vote in Sunday's election, it is not clear who will head Germany's future government coalition and talks will take weeks. (front page, page 4)

Companies
"Boštjan Gorjup: We'll soon have a billion in revenue": The paper runs an interview with the CEO of the home appliance maker BSH Hišni Aparati, a Slovenian subsidiary of BSH Hausgeräte GmbH. (front page, pages 6, 7)

VEČER

Delayed school start
"Better start school a year later": The number of children whose parents ask for a delay of their admission to primary school increases every year. Despite turning six this year, 2,212 children or 10.5% of those who should have started school in September are still at kindergartens. (front page, page 2)

Public spending
"Government keeps increasing expenditure": The proposed amendments to the state budgets for the next two years project even higher expenditure. The Fiscal Council is concerned about potentially ineffective spending and costlier investment projects. (front page, pages 2, 3)

Crime
"23 arrested, 61 charged": Europol has presented details of an international operation involving eight countries. The most suspects face charges in Slovenia in what is the Slovenian cell of the notorious Montenegrin criminal ring known as the Kavač Clan. (front page, page 12)

Investment in Maribor hospitality school
"School to have brewery": The Maribor Secondary School of Hospitality and Tourism will get new premises with 5,000 square metres of state-of-the-art classrooms, including a small distillery and brewery. (front page, page 18)