Daily headlines - Tuesday, 11 January

DELO

Railway project
"No permits; Turks thinking of leaving": Representatives of two Turkish companies, Yapi Merkezi and Ozaltin, which have been building a new railway track towards the coast for the last six months, are desperate that their companies do not get a permit to build a campus for their 600 workers due to bureaucracy, so they are thinking about leaving. (front page, 4)

Culture
"Rejected applications": Numerous cultural institutions and association are being informed these days that their requests for state funding in the next four years have been denied. (front page, 16)

Cycling
"Tadej Pogačar will not step away from the top": Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar, currently the best in the world, has confirmed that he will be defending his two consecutive Tour de France titles this year and compete in the Vuelta a Espana. (front page, 18)

DNEVNIK

Djokovic case
"Australian ping-pong with Nole out in the open": Novak Djokovic won his appeal to stay in Australia on Monday after the country's authorities barred entry to the tennis star over his Covid status. He was released from immigration detention and has already done his first training. (front page, 12-13)

Culture
"Punishing those who are 'distributing', while the ministry's purse is full": A number of respected NGOs in culture, including Gledališče Glej and Zavod Maska, have been left without state funding in the next four years. (front page, 16)

FINANCE

Auctions
"Well-known pubs and a hotel on sale": Quite a few well-known Slovenian pubs will be offered at auctions until mid-February, as well as a four-star hotel in Rogaška Slatina. (front page, 8-9)

Plans for new clinics in Ljubljana
"Which new clinics would they build in Ljubljana": Several new clinics are planned to be built along the Zaloška Street, whose value has been estimated at over EUR 190 million. (front page, 2-3)

Digital transformation
"Who will be able to get millions": Digitalisation being the main buzzword of the EU recovery and resilience plan next to the green transition, EUR 56.5 million will be available for digital transformation of companies from the recovery plan alone while more funds will be offered from other sources as well. (front page, 4-5)

Gen-I
"Hooks and hurdles on the path towards appointing new Gen-I boss": Although the state-owned GEN Energija now controls 75% of Gen-I it is still restricted when it comes to appointing Robert Golob's successor by Gen-I and Gen El contracts. (front page, 5)

French EU presidency
"What does French EU presidency bring": The French EU presidency is the first from the new trio of France, the Czech Republic and Sweden. The paper looks at their priorities until the mid-2023. (front page, 6-7)

VEČER

Education
"Fewer grades, less stress": As an increasing number of school classes are moving online amid the Omicron-driven spread of coronavirus, the Education Ministry has reduced the number of marks students are required to get this school year. (front page, 4-5)

NGO's legislative motion
"They would annul controversial govt decisions": NGOs are collecting signatures in support of a repeal bill to "do away with harmful government measures" in education, police, environment protection and transport. (front page, 2-3)

Cycling
"Pogačar has no problems with motivation": Cyclist Tadej Pogačar plans to take part in as many as 97 races in 2022, including at Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana. (front page, 14)