Daily headlines - Friday, 15 October

Ljubljana, 15 October - Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Friday, 15 October:

DELO

Olympic Committee anniversary
"Heroes of winter aiming for new medals in Beijing": The Olympic charter was signed in Ljubljana on this day thirty years ago, setting the foundation for Slovenia's membership of the International Olympic Committee. (front page, 19)

Energy prices
"Government will not act for now": The government believes there is no need to act on energy prices for now. If needed, it will resort to one of the measures recently proposed by the European Commission. (front page, 8)

Lebanon
"Bloody protests in Beirut": At least six people were killed and thirty injured in protests in Lebanon yesterday organised by the Shia movements Hezbollah and Amal. (front page)

DNEVNIK

Flu vaccination
"Protection produced in eggs is the best": Vaccination against the flu began in Slovenia on Monday. Last year there was no outbreak, this year the virus may make a return. (front page, 2)

Price hikes
"All kinds of meat will get more expensive": Consumers will soon have to add meat to the list of items getting more expensive. By the start of next year at the latest, higher producer prices will spill over into retail prices. (front page, 3)

Murder suicide in Vir
"Tragedy in the Vir gun making family": Preliminary police findings suggest a man shot his man and then killed himself in the family house of a gun maker in Vir near Ljubljana. (front page, 9)

VEČER

Food prices
"Food more expensive soon": The director of Celjske Mesnine, Slovenia's largest producer of read meat, announced yesterday that all kinds of meat will soon get more expensive. (front page, 3)

Lay-offs at Dani AFC
"100 workers redundant": The Slovenj Gradec company Dani AFC, which makes leather products for cars, plans to lay off 100 workers due to the crunch in the automotive industry. (front page, 6)

Murder suicide
"Shoots father, then himself": A man shot his father dead and then killed himself in Vir. The neighbours heard the gun shot but did not react since the family has a gun business. (front page, 13)

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