Daily headlines - Thursday, 6 January

DELO

Nuclear energy
"Another nuclear power plant in ten years": Slovenia's second nuclear power plant is projected to be built by 2033, and there are efforts underway to extend the operation of the existing plant until 2043. (front page, pages 3, 7)

Person of the Year
"Who to receive Delo's honourable title": The newspaper publisher Delo will declare its Person of the Year tonight, with the keynote speaker being former president Milan Kučan. (front page)

Ski jumping
"Kos confirms he's the best despite falling": The first three meets of the Four Hills Tournament have been won by Japan's ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi. Slovenia's Lovro Kos was again on form at the latest event but his fall in the first series upset the apple cart. (front page, pages 17, 19)

DNEVNIK

Motorways
"DARS would expand Ljubljana-bound motorway sections already this year": The national motorway company DARS plans to expand two motorway sections leading to Ljubljana already this year pending environmental permits. (front page, page 8)

Judiciary
"Local courts to be abolished in 2024": The Justice Ministry has drawn up a new courts bill under which local courts would be abolished in 2024 and two district courts set up in Ljubljana. (front page, page 3)

FINANCE

E-cars
"VAT deduction on the purchase and servicing of electric cars": Companies will be able to deduct VAT on the purchase and servicing of their electric cars. (front page, page 14)

EU legislation
"Which new legislation is planned by EU Commission this year": The European Commission intends to unveil more than 30 legislative proposals covering six priority areas, including the green transition and digital transformation. (front page, pages 6, 7)

Energy price hikes
"Electricity prices up by 400%": The public broadcaster RTV Slovenija is shocked by soaring electricity prices, as the only proposal to provide electricity this year comes with a figure five times the one paid last year. (front page, page 5)

VEČER

Omicron
"Vaccination, tests and bubbles": As Omicron fuels a winter wave of infections, the number of those getting tested in Maribor is increasing. Projections show that daily case counts could reach 10,000 in late January. (front page, pages 2, 3)

Violence
"Student attacks teacher": In Celje, a secondary school student has attacked his maths teacher with scissors in the wake of a bad mark. She was not seriously injured because his classmates intervened. (front page, page 4)

Children
"More newborns in Maribor again": The total of newborns in Maribor increased in 2021 on 2020, when the biggest decline in births among all maternity hospitals in the country was recorded. (front page, page 20)