Daily headlines - Monday, 21 February

DELO

Self-employed
"Minimum contributions, sure road to poverty": Paying minimum pension contributions, most of the self-employed face poverty on retirement. (front page, page 3)

Easing of Covid restrictions
"Most restrictions abolished": Most Covid containment measures are being abolished today with the exception of face masks indoors. (front page, page 2)

Ukraine crisis
"All eyes on eastern Ukraine": Ever more ceasefire violations are reported from eastern Ukraine and the conflict has claimed first lives. The tensions are reinforcing the belief in the West that Russia will invade. (front page, pages 5, 6)

Olympics
"Games over, Slovenia just below the top": The 24th Winter Olympic Games closed with a magnificent fireworks display. Slovenian athletes have brought home seven medals, which places them second in medals per capita. (front page, pages 9-11)

DNEVNIK

Young voters
"They aren't apolitical, but are fed up of past being rehashed": Ahead of the April general election, the paper looks into which topics matter to young voters and which parties appeal to them and whether it is true they are not interested in politics. (front page, page 2)

Croatian government
"Plenković government shaken by state prosecution's investigation": Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković has ruled out a snap election after Construction Minister Darko Horvat was arrested on allegation that he unlawfully awarded state subsidies in his previous office. (front page, page 9)

FINANCE

State borrowing
"Should we worry about increase in yield?": The yield on state bonds of euro countries has been increasing steadily. The yield on the Slovenian 10-year bond has neared 1%. (front page, pages 2, 3)

Income tax reform
"Golob is against, but bill set to get support in parliament": Robert Golob's party opposes the government-sponsored amendments to the income tax act but the bill appears to have sufficient support in parliament get passed in mid-March. (front page, page 5)

Crypto currencies
"Been playing with crypto? In that case you have to submit income tax return": The deadline to submit tax return forms for the assessment of capital gains expires on 28 February. (front page, pages 6, 7)

VEČER

Easing of Covid restrictions
"Relaxation": Almost all coronavirus restrictions on public life in Slovenia are being eased today. (front page, pages 2, 3)

Olympics
"Slovenia second only to Norway": Slovenian athletes won seven medals at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games or 3.37 medals per million residents. Only Norway did better in that respect. (front page. pages 2,3, 17-19)

General election
"Maribor will be a 'group of death'": Considering the candidates who are to contest the general election in the Maribor electoral unit, it will be a group of death. (front page, page 4)

Eurosong
"Last pizza slice goes to Turin": Slovenia will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest by the high school band LPS with the retro song Disco. (front page, page 25)