Daily headlines - Tuesday, 28 December

DELO

Election campaign
"Voters reward those who take a side": The more a party is clear about its ideology, the more stable its support is among voters, however most parties count on going centrist. (front page, page 2)

Audit
"Vesel rips apart Koritnik's cloud": The Court of Audit has found a number of irregularities in the Public Administration Ministry's project on the national cloud computing system. The audit took into account a period from the start of 2014 through June last year. The ministry plans to comment on the report in the new year. (front page, page 4)

Protest
"Against further restrictions on rights": Protesters against Covid restrictions gathered yesterday in front of Parliament House, even though the provisions they oppose had been dropped from the latest anti-Covid legislative package. (front page, page 3)

DNEVNIK

Energy
"Good prospects for wind energy": Spatial plans are currently being drawn up in Slovenia for nine wind farms. If the investors were to install all the planned turbines at the same time, over 70 wind turbines would be up and running in the western Primorska region and 26 in the east of the country. (front page, page 5)

Healthcare
"Portal for 131,000 people without GP": A new portal will help people in Slovenia find a new GP, paediatrician, gynaecologist or dentist in the event they do not have one. The project is run by the Sledilnik association, which also came up with the national Covid tracker. (front page, page 4, commentary 12)

Omicron
"Covid-19 increasingly resembles a cold": In the wake of the Omicron spread, Covid-19 symptoms increasingly resemble the signs of a common cold, whereas the symptoms associated with the disease so far are becoming rarer. (front page, page 4)

FINANCE

Real estate
"What is entering the market and at what price": Most of the new properties that will be built in 2022 or 2023 are almost completely sold. An average price per square metre has risen from EUR 3,500 to well above EUR 4,000. (front page, pages 2, 3)

Real estate
"What do real estate experts forecast for 2022": Experts do not expect any major changes in the real estate market in 2022, noting that the value of properties in most-in-demand regions is overpriced. Price hikes are understandable as demand exceeds supply. (front page, pages 4, 5)

VEČER

New Year
"Looking to the future with optimism": More people are optimistic about next year compared to the situation a decade ago, hoping that the virus will be beaten. Despite higher standards, social and economic inequalities persist. (front page, page 3)

Parliament
"MPs pass 10th anti-Covid package already": The latest Covid relief package will bring bonuses for pensioners, but also a pay rise for doctors. (front page, page 2)

Celje
"Hospital regularly losing lawsuits": The Celje hospital has lost another lawsuit brought against it by a dismissed employee. (front page, page 23)