Daily headlines - Wednesday, 22 December

DELO

Public debt
"Burden of public debt increasingly heavy": The epidemic will have increased public debt by 35% in three years. Next year, the debt is expected to rise by 2.2 percentage points of GDP. (front page, 9)

Omicron
"Home again for the holidays": The new Omicron version of coronavirus has reached virtually all Slovenian regions. The government will decide tomorrow what the rules will be for celebrating Christmas and New Years' Eve. (front page, 3)

Archaeology
"Like a small Luka Koper": Archaeologists have found evidence on the seabed near Portorož that a small port used to operate close to the present-day Bernardin hotel. (front page, 17)

DNEVNIK

Audit
"Not just STA, government and UKOM under scrutiny as well": The Court of Audit is conducting an audit to determine the justifiability of business cooperation between the Slovenian Press Agency (STA), government and the Government Communication Office (UKOM). (front page, 2)

House searches in Ljubljana area
"Janković not among the suspects this time": Investigators conducted house searches at the family of Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković and persons associated with the family to find evidence of damage caused to a company and money laundering. (front page, 3)

FINANCE

Blue chips
"What are the expectations for 2022?": The bosses of blue chip companies on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange expect another good year in 2022 marked by revenue growth, more investment and higher profit. (front page, 2-3)

Telekom Slovenije
"Will it be up for sale again? How realistic is this scenario?": Slovenian Sovereign Holding has announced that one of the most important activities in 2022 will be the decision regarding the capital investment in telco Telekom Slovenije. Several analyses will be made beforehand. (front page, 6)

Startups
"Why could Slovenia be environment for startups": The paper analyses Slovenian business market with respect to startups. (front page, 7)

VEČER

Person of the year
"Persons of the year": The newspaper presents the finalists of the competition for Večer's person of the Štajerska region 2021. The winner is cycling star Primož Roglič from Zasavje. (front page)