Daily headlines - Thursday, 16 December

DELO

Bosnia-Herzegovina
"Little hope and anxiety over Sarajevo": The political crisis in Bosnia, the most serious one in 26 years of peace after the Yugoslav wars, is deepening uncertainty in this poor country, adding to the health crisis and demographic crisis. (front page, 5)

Media
"Detrimental ideas for Telekom": Commenting on changes in the TV programme scheme of telecoms incumbent Telekom Slovenije, Delo says that many a move by Prime Minister Janez Janša in the field of media could be compared to those by Hungarian PM Victor Orban. (front page, 2)

Vaccination
"Vaccination also for children from five to eleven": Vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 started yesterday at UKC Ljubljana hospital's Paediatric Clinic. Parents are able to register their children via an app, in the vaccination centre or at their children's paediatrician. (front page)

DNEVNIK
"Is there a chance for serious breakthrough of greens": With new green parties emerging ahead of the 2022 election, the paper wonders whether some of them will be able to actually cross the parliament threshold. (front page, 2)

Police leadership
"Offended Olaj reports former parliamentary speaker": Police Commissioner Anton Olaj felt so hurt by the criticism of the police intervention at the October protest that he has reported as an aggrieved party former parliamentary Speaker Pavel Gantar. (front page, 4)

FINANCE

Subsidies
"Government generous with subsidies towards end of the year": A total of 16 companies were approved state subsidies for investments in December, five of them at the latest correspondence session of the government. (front page, 2-3)

Photocopying
"New 'tax' on photocopying of copyrighted works for companies": A new fee has been introduced to pay authors and publishers for all legal entities with at least one employee that perform a gainful activity and have a photocopying machine or order mechanical photocopying. (front page, 4-5)

IT companies
"Corona has facilitated digitalisation of healthcare": The Slovenian IT company Parsek, which is "specialised for providing digital transformation of services in the public health sector" is getting a new owner - Open Line from the Netherlands. (front page, 5)

Financial technology
"N26 and Revolut joined in Slovenian fintech market by Vivid": The fintech company Vivid, which is less known in Slovenia than Revolut and N26, has announced entry to the Slovenian market. (front page, 10-11)

VEČER

Volleyball
"Welcome to Champions League": There was no sensation, as the Merkur Maribor volleyball club lost its first match in the Champions League at home yesterday to Italy's Volley Lube 0:3, but the fans in Tabor Arena were not disappointed. (front page, 16)

Coronavirus
"Omicron dividing Europe": While anti-epidemic measures are not being tightened up in Slovenia amid the spread of the Omicron version of coronavirus, the expert task force advises self-initiated testing of the population. (front page, 2-3)

Skiing
"They will block season passes": A probe by the Health Inspectorate in Marprom, the operator of the Maribor Pohorje ski resort, has discovered a loophole in the checking of compliance with the recovered-vaccinated-tested (PCT) rule. (front page, 20)

Animal welfare
"Beatings, kicking and electric shocks": The Animal Enterprise Transparency Project association has published videos recorded by hidden cameras in the Košaki abattoir that shows severe mistreatment of animals. (front page, 6)