Daily headlines - Friday, 14 January

DELO

Election campaign on social media
"Elections to be shaped by social networks": Social media will have a major role in mobilisation of voters in the super election year in Slovenia, in particular in the parliamentary election. The SDS has the most developed system to leverage them. (front page, page 2)

Demographic trends
"We'll die out in a few hundred years": "Smaller European autochthonous nations, including Slovenians and Croatians, will die out within a few hundred years," says Matjaž Gams, the head of the intelligent systems department at the Jožef Stefan Institute. (front page, page 12)

Power supply
"They are short of billions": Five Slovenian power distributors need to make at least EUR 4.21 billion in investments by the end of the decade, but they can only secure a third of that sum at current rate of operations. Coupled with greater consumption due to plug-in cars, that could lead to blackouts within a few years, in particular in city centres. (front page, page 8)

EHF Euro
"Macedonians on the shield, next to be a bigger challenge": Slovenia successfully opened their campaign at the European Men's Handball Championship, hosted by Hungary and Slovakia, with a 27:25 win against North Macedonia. (front page, page 18)

DNEVNIK

E-administration
"Coders can no longer make such mistakes": The spectacularly failed test launch of the app for electronic booking of appointments at public administration units is raising serious questions about quality and security checks of the software commissioned and applied by the public administration. (front page, page 4)

Arsons
"Garden sheds across the capital consumed by flames": The Ljubljana fire brigade has intervened more than 90 times over the past year to put out fires at garden sheds in various parts of the capital. (front page, page 12)

VEČER

Coronavirus
"No time for joy yet": The prospect of the virus becoming endemic or 'domesticated' holds out hope, but experts warn it is too early to jump to conclusions. (front page, pages 3-5)

Pre-election debate
"Climate agenda will be key for the government": Holding another debate as part of his political engagement in Maribor, Robert Golob, the former CEO of energy trader GEN-I, says climate agenda will be key for the next government. (front page, page 3)

EHF Euro
"First task completed": Slovenia defeated North Macedonia 27:25 at the first match of the European Men's Handball Championship hosted by Hungary and Slovakia. (front page, page 16)