Daily headlines - Tuesday, 9 November

DELO

Housing law
"Apartment owners in for higher bills": In line with the housing act passed in June, the costs of running reserve funds for apartment buildings will go up as funds will need to be kept on separate account for each building, whereas now building managers kept the funds from multiple buildings on a single account. (front page, 8)

New Constitutional Court president
"New head of Constitutional Court": Matej Accetto was elected president of the Constitutional Court by his peers yesterday. He will succeed Rajko Knez. (front page)

Covid-19
"Hospitals waiting for help from other countries": A protocol for moving Covid-19 patients to other countries is ready as Slovenia is struggling to cope with the inflow of patients. Now they are waiting for agreements with countries willing to accept patients. (front page, 3)

DNEVNIK

Energy sector
"They dismissed Ribič to get rid of Golob": The dismissal of long-term head of power utility Elektro Ljubljana Andrej Ribič seems to be an introduction to a series of political staffing decisions in the country's biggest electricity retailer Gen-I. (front page, 2, 12)

Covid-19
"PCT requirement: With certificate, you must also show your ID": Stricter rules entered into force yesterday to curb the spread of coronavirus. Along with the recovered-vaccinated-tested (PCT) certificate, the person now also needs to show a valid ID document to prove their identity. (front page, 3)

Murder
"He burnt his wife and is going to prison for 23 years": A man doused his wife with petrol before setting her on fire last August. She died two weeks later. The man was sentenced to 23 years in prison yesterday. (front page, 10)

FINANCE

Labour market
"How to get young people into jobs": In autumn, unemployment surged because of young people hitting the labour market. This October, a total of 2,578 first-time job seekers registered with the Employment Service. (front page, 2-3)

Exporters
"Špica provided equipment for the Budapest opera": Špica International, a major Slovenian IT company, won a deal this summer as part of which it will provide IT equipment to the national opera house in Budapest. (front page, 6-7)

VEČER

Maribor city council
"F in democracy": Almost three years into the term of the Maribor city council, the paper analyses its work, presence at sessions and activity of individual councillors as well as their vaccination rate. (front page, 18, 19)

Healthcare
"Patients without surgeries": Due to the massive inflow of Covid-19 patients, the surgical activity of the UKC Maribor hospital is severely hampered. (front page, 3)

Murder
"Man gets 23 years for murdering his wife": Martin Zaviršek, who doused his wife with petrol before setting her on fire, insisted through the trial it was an accident but failed to convince the court, who sentenced him to 23 years in prison. (front page, 13)

Glasgow conference
"Activists displeased with words": The final week of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow began with Slovenian Environment Minister Andrej Vizjak addressing participants yesterday. Activists took to the streets demanding actions, not just words. (front page, 32)