Daily headlines - Thursday, 20 January

DELO

Acquisition
"On top of banks, Hungarians would like Bled and the Coast too": Hungarian Diofa Asset Management is eyeing Slovenian largest tourism company, the Sava group. If it takes a major stake in the company, Hungary will become Slovenia's second-largest investor. (front page, page 3)

Labour
"Problems in hiring foreigners": Companies are looking to mitigate staff shortages by employing foreigners, but the procedures to do so are getting lengthier, creating troubles for both businesses and foreign workers. (front page, page 9)

Election
"Parties get 138 demands": The Voice of the People initiative, comprising more than 1,800 active citizens and over 100 civil society organisations, has handed over a list of demands to the parties that intend to contest the upcoming election. (front page)

DNEVNIK

Foreign policy
"Janša brought China to its feet": China is up in arms over PM Janez Janša's remarks about Taiwan. Slovenian businesses are worried, and one company has already had its cooperation contract terminated. (front page, page 2)

PCR testing
"Another set of pointless measures": A new protocol for PCR testing was put in place yesterday to relieve the burden on labs, but it came with a new list of difficult-to-understand measures. (front page, page 3)

FINANCE

Vegan business
"Slovenian companies in the fast-growing market of vegan food": The paper looks at how vegan lifestyle companies are doing and what are their projections amid rapid growth in the plant-based food products market. (front page, pages 2, 3)

Asset management
"Stocks no longer have such potential, but still best choice": Asset managers have no doubts about interest rate hikes, but believe they will be controlled and will not cause panic in financial markets (front page, pages 10, 11)

Energy crisis
"How electricity and gas bills are reduced in EU, and what about Slovenia": Slovenia, unlike governments in most EU countries, has so far not taken a single measure to mitigate soaring energy prices. Steps such as energy vouchers are to be unveiled next week. (front page, page 4)

VEČER

Statement of the year
The paper advertises its upcoming annual event where the most no-nonsense statement of the year, Bob Leta, will be announced. (front page)

Health
"Getting to a doctor a difficult mission": There are no more GPs accepting new patients in Maribor. Those without a GP will have to wait for a vacancy to open up at one of the 57 doctors under the Maribor Health Centre. (front page, pages 2, 3, 20)

Crime
"Lashing out by destroying a car": A Ljutomer judge was assaulted yet again. The perpetrator has been harassing him for more than ten years, he told the paper. (front page, pages 12, 13)