Daily headlines - Friday, 3 December

DELO

Vouchers
"A trip or lunch rather than a book": Slightly over EUR 1.4 million in new vouchers were spent from July through November, but only 13% of that went for culture. (front page, page 17)

Parties
"SMC to be part of Concrete": The Modern Centre Party (SMC) will merge with the Economically Active Party (GAS) tomorrow and rename itself Concrete (Konkretno). The SMC's membership has halved since its glory days. (front page, page 5)

Ski resorts
"Ski resorts starting up machines": This year's ski season has been launched as a number of ski resorts have been already reopened, having been graced with natural snowfall. (front page)

DNEVNIK

Križanke venue
"Neither movable nor elegant": The new roof above the Križanke arts venue has not been well received by experts or locals since they find it awkward and regret that plans for a movable structure could not have been realised. (front page, page 8)

Healthcare
"Who needs surgery more?": Doctors daily ask themselves who needs surgery more urgently, the head of the Heart and Vascular Health Association Matija Cevc tells the paper, describing the situation as the worst ever. (front page, page 3)

VEČER

Energy
"Now in favour of subsidy": The Maribor mayor now proposes a 30% subsidy to bring down rising energy prices for end-users of energy supplier Energetika Maribor. Maribor's Energija Plus also plans to up electricity prices from 1 January. (front page, pages 17, 19)

Parties
"What the new party Concrete offers": The new Concrete party's election campaign seems to be similar to the Unite Slovenia (Povežimo Slovenijo) initiative. (front page, page 3)

Austria
"Kurz leaving politics, bye bye Schallenberg": Austria is to get a new chancellor and head of the People's Party (OVP), and it is likely these roles will be taken on by Interior Minister Karl Nehammer. (front page, pages 2, 6)