Daily headlines - Wednesday, 6 April
Ljubljana, 6 April - Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Wednesday, 6 April:
DELO
Bad bank
"Bad bank's days are numbered": The Finance Ministry has finally prepared a proposal governing the legal succession of the Bank Assets Management Company (BAMC), which is expected to be abolished at the end of this year. (front page, page 10)
Election
"For more clarity ahead of election": PM Janez Janša's main rival in the upcoming general election, Robert Golob, is avoiding giving a specific answer when it comes to the question of picking the next prime minister among centre-left parties if they win the most votes. (front page, page 3)
Heart disease
"Last hope for cardiac patients": A team of medical experts at UKC Ljubljana has reached a new milestone by inserting the necessary clip into the tricuspid heart valve through a vein in the groin in the first two heart patients. The less invasive procedure is safe and allows a faster recovery. (front page, page 4)
DNEVNIK
Forestry
"Will a quarter of the country's forests have to be cleared?": An addendum to the state forest management contract is about to be signed under which forests identified by municipalities as agricultural land will be cleared. This is said to apply to at least a quarter of Slovenia's forests. (front page, page 2)
Education
"Education as a stepchild of interests": Ahead of the general election, political parties' platforms on education reflect their stances in general, with the right highlighting the role of labour market demand and the left focussing on children's needs and experts' opinions. (front page, page 3)
Ukraine war
"Bloody Putin on Ljubljana buildings": On Monday, a group of young artists carried out an art gesture in protest against Vladimir Putin's military aggression and exploitation of the war in Ukraine to gain political points. They projected a portrait of Putin filled with the blood of Ukrainians, a work by Andrei Molodkin, on two buildings in Ljubljana. (front page, page 9)
FINANCE
Holiday bonus
"Until when you have to pay it and how, and what to look out for": The time of paying out holiday bonus to employees is approaching, and the paper presents the basic information about this, including the deadline, 1 July. (front page, pages 2, 3)
Companies
"Will Bajrović's company be saved by Alfi?": In the coming weeks, creditors will have to decide whether to write off a large part of the claims against the Bled-based clothing retailer and distributor Sportina. If this happens, the Alfi Distressed fund would acquire the company for one euro. (front page, page 5)
Tax administration
"In what way will financial inspectors have to work under new rules, when will Simič be able to take them off cases": The changes to the financial administration act have entered into force, meaning, among other things, that inspectors will have to wear badges in two months' time. (front page, page 9)
VEČER
Maribor
"From hall to aquarium": The Maribor sports centre Tabor is currently under renovation and will stay that way al least until 20 May, which is affecting the city's sports clubs. They are nevertheless welcoming the planned upgrade. (front page, pages 14, 15)
Youth
"The young being (politically) active": Young volunteers participating in an 8 March Institute campaign that encourages people to go cast their vote in the upcoming election visited Maribor, noting that the right to vote is also a duty. (front page, pages 2, 3)
Court
"Ex-banker defending himself with silence": Four years after a loan extortion scandal centred around the savings bank Lon, the trial of the former head of Lon's Maribor branch Matjaž Majcan and his co-defendants has begun. (front page, page 13)