Daily headlines - Tuesday, 30 November

Ljubljana, 30 November - Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Tuesday, 30 November:

DELO

Real estate
"Flats all gone, land lots in the spotlight": Investors have been entering the land market at an increasingly fast pace, but there is a shortage of habitable houses. (front page, page 8)

Media
"RTV to be changed without journalists' consent": RTV Slovenija's production plan for 2022 has been confirmed despite the broadcaster's journalists being up in arms over the changes. (front page, page 2)

Vaccination
"Tim Gajser breaks silence: I'm vaccinated": Motocross racer Tim Gajser denies allegations about faking a Covid pass for the paper, saying for the first time publicly that he has been vaccinated. (front page, page 19)

DNEVNIK

Skiing
"First ski resorts to open already this Friday": Due to an unexpected early batch of snow, a number of Slovenian ski resorts will be open already this weekend. (front page, page 5)

Real estate
"Govt not concerned over quake safety": The government has not ensured noteworthy funds for seismic strengthening of buildings, whereas the situation is different in Italy where EUR 14 billion will be allocated for this out of the national recovery plan. (front page, page 8)

Military
"Tonin rushing with purchases. But what about transparency?": Defence Minister Matej Tonin would like to sign contracts for the entire 2026 investment programme of the army until the end of his term, while the opposition has doubts over the transparency of the deals. (front page, page 2)

FINANCE

Taxes
"What are FURS inspectors checking": Taxes, paid or unpaid abroad, are under scrutiny, as Financial Administration's inspectors are examining businesses, checking also their Covid aid eligibility status or corporate reorganisation efforts. (front page, pages 2, 3)

Energy
"Telekom to stop supplying electricity from 1 January": Telekom Slovenije is to quit the electricity retail business as of New Year's, urging its users to find a new supplier as soon as possible. (front page, page 5)

Exports
"Ice cream champion Leone capitalising on Brexit": The Slovenian company Incom, famous for its ice cream brands Leone and Al!ve, has capitalised on the Brexit situation and is looking at a 21% sales growth this year. (front page, page 6)

VEČER

Covid
"Omicron closing borders": Epidemiologists and immunologists would foremost like to find out whether the new Covid variant Omicron is more dangerous and whether the existing vaccines will still provide sufficient protection. (front page, pages 2, 3)

Covid relief
"Solidarity bonus is on, but not for all": The tenth anti-Covid legislative package envisages solidarity bonus for pensioners and most vulnerable groups, but the state has again overlooked the fact that the elderly living in single-person households are most at risk. (front page, page 3)

Tech giants
"For protection of people, companies and democracy": Amid the EU's efforts to clip the wings of tech giants, the Slovenian EU presidency has been successful in getting all member states to agree on setting the rules to increase the protection of internet users against illegal goods, content or services. (front page, page 5)

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