Daily headlines - Friday, 4 February

DELO

Olympics
"Today opening, tomorrow fight for the first medal": The 24th Winter Olympics got under way today, and already tomorrow Slovenia will pursue its first potential medals among women ski jumpers. (front page, pages 5, 18, 19)

Election
"Golob strengthening left bloc, but threatening LMŠ": Robert Golob will get voters to cast their votes whom the informal KUL coalition fails to attract. His party will contest the April election alone. (front page, page 2)

Investment
"Major Bosch investment in Brnik": The German Bosch group will build a new plant in Brnik to consolidate Bosch Rexroth businesses and promote the development of e-mobility services. (front page, page 9)

DNEVNIK

Coronavirus
"The great winter loosening of restrictions": Even though the Omicron wave is making case counts soar to unprecedented heights, numerous countries in Europe are loosening restrictions. In Slovenia, as many times before, the next 14 days are said to be key. (front page, page 2)

Science
"Dismissed scientists challenging govt arbitrariness": The government's interference in the Research Agency has been raising dust in the scientific community, and the dismissed members of the agency's board are challenging their dismissal in court. (front page, page 5)

VEČER

Spa Maribor
"Spa in a whirlwind of problems": There has been another change at the helm of Spa Maribor, once a successful company that is owned by a Russian corporation. Staff are concerned about their future, as the spa is deep in the red. (front page, page 17)

Politics
"Following the trail of threats against politicians": Politicians must not allow a scenario under which the country turns into a powder keg. If they are responsible for orchestrating threats against their own as an election campaign tactic, that is especially dangerous. (front page, page 3)

Olympics
"Let the Games begin!": The Winter Olympics is about to start, and a couple of Slovenian athletes are self-isolating in Beijing due to a Covid infection. (front page, pages 14, 15)