Daily headlines - Thursday, 14 October

Ljubljana, 14 October - Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Thursday, 14 October:

DELO

Tax donations
"11 million euro donated from personal income tax": The humanitarian organisations Red Noses, Slovenian Caritas and Association of Friends of Youth of Slovenia are on the top of the list of recipients of donations made by citizens through a fraction of their personal income tax. (front page, 4)

Automotive industry
"350 people to be out of work in Revoz": The Novo Mesto-based car assembly plant is facing shortage of semi-conductor chips and has opted for a radical decision of reducing production and the number of workers by 350. (front page, 10)

Protests
"Protest ends without violence this time": Around 2,000 protesters against the government's measures to stem the Covid-19 epidemic gathered on Wednesday afternoon in the centre of Ljubljana. The police managed to control the crowd and there were no major incidents. (front page)

DNEVNIK

Police
"Hojs and police leadership hampered NBI": The parliamentary commission investigating suspicion of political interference with police interviewed on Wednesday some of the "unsuitable" police officers for the current authorities, who talked about many methods of pressure exerted upon them. (front page, 3)

Railways
"Going to toilet only at some major stations": The bragging about progress in sustainable mobility falls apart at the closest railway station, as toilets in a majority of stations are out of order because the railway operator is not able to secure proper cleaning and sanitising. (front page, 3)

Business awards
"Dnevnik's digital panel for fastest-growing Slovenian companies unveiled": The publishing company Dnevnik unveiled on Wednesday a digital panel in the Ljubljana Technology Park to mark the 20th anniversary of the Gazelle award for the fastest-growing company. (front page, 6)

FINANCE

Automotive industry
"Revoz will lay off 350 people": In mid-November, the Novo Mesto-based car assembly plant will make a transition from a duel shift to one shift and a half due to shortage of semi-conductor chips and lay off 350 out of its 2,300 employees. (front page, 4)

Energy
"How the government can immediately lower bill for energy": The European Commission has issued instructions to member states on what state aid and administrative measures are immediately available for mitigating the looming energy price crisis. (front page, 2-3)

Start-ups
"Croatian unicorn Infobip will be listed; it is looking for a thousand people": The Croatian technological company Infobip plans an initial public offering in one of the stock exchanges in the US, according to its founder and director general Roberto Kutić. (front page, 5)

VEČER

Reconstruction
"Six million for reconstruction of square": Reconstruction of Vojašniški Trg, a major square in the centre of Maribor, is expected to be completed by mid-November. This is where Mayor Saša Arsenović owns a property. (front page, 18-19)

Constitutional Court
"Sufficient support for Svetlič": President Borut Pahor has indicated that Rok Svetlič, an associate professor on philosophy of law, might get sufficient support in parliament as a candidate for Constitutional Court judge in what would be the fourth attempt in a year and a half to fill the open seat at the country's highest court. (front page, 3)

Cultural heritage
"Plečnik's chapel should stay!": After a petition was launched last year, efforts are still being made to preserve the Chapel of Sacred Heart in Maribor, designed by Jože Plečnik (1872-1957), the only work by the nation's greatest architect in Slovenia's second city. (front page, 8-9)

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