Daily headlines - Friday, 4 March

DELO

War in Ukraine
"Mothers and children catching the train of hope": Over a million residents have left Ukraine in the eight days since the start of the Russian invasion. French President Emanuel Macron said after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the worst was yet to come. (front page, 2-6, 9)

Impact of Ukraine war on business
"Higher prices of inputs and problems with transport": The consequences of the war in Ukraine are spilling over from the energy market onto other markets. Even companies not yet directly affected are concerned about the indirect impact. (front page, 12)

Covid pandemic
"Peace until autumn, then new wave": The Russian invasion of Ukraine has displaced Covid-19 from the headlines, but the virus is still here. Matjaž Leskovar of the Jožef Stefan Institute predicts the disease, now endemic, will continue to spike in small waves before growing into a bigger wave in autumn. (front page, 7)

DNEVNIK

Refugees from Ukraine
"People very willing to help, government not ready": More and more people want to help refugees from Ukraine, some of which have already arrived in Slovenia. The authorities are not quite prepared, though, with many queries about specific cases of incoming refugees remaining unanswered. (front page, 3)

Energy prices
"No basis (yet) for sky-high bills": Large residential-building managers have purchased sufficient quantities of electricity for common areas in buildings. But since they bought the electricity as businesses, they are paying the higher business rate. It does not have to be this way. (front page, 8)

VEČER

War in Ukraine
"Bombs and first agreement": Ukraine and Russia have agreed to set up humanitarian corridors in what is the first such deal since the start of the war. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warns that if Ukraine falls, Baltic countries will be next. (front page, 2, 3, 11)

Tourism
"Habakuk on show": The Gazprom-owned Hotel Habakuk at the foot of Pohorje has been closed for two years due to renovation. The media-shy owners have now allowed journalists inside to see how much work has been done. They say the hotel will reopen in May or June unless something goes wrong. (front page, 17)

Coronavirus restrictions
"No more masks in school": Teachers and students will breathe more easily on Monday as the school mask mandate ends. (front page, 6, 7)