Daily headlines - Monday, 9 May

DELO

Post-election procedures
"Timeline promises new govt as early as 3 June": President Borut Pahor called the maiden session of the new National Assembly for Friday, kicking off proceedings for Robert Golob to form a government with the target date being 3 June. (front page, page 2)

Staffing at state-owned enterprises
"Suspicion of irregularities at SID Bank": The anti-graft watchdog and police are looking into alleged wrongdoing in the appointment of management at SID, the state-owned development bank. The new team took over at the beginning of the year. (front page, page 3)

War in Ukraine
"Anniversary marked by war": Ahead of Victory in Europe Day, Russia escalated attacks in the east of Ukraine, apparently without any major success except for causing further deaths among civilians, including in an attack on a school. (front page, page 6)

National football championship
"Ljubljana lads clip Štajerska side's wings": With two rounds to go to the end of the season, Maribor gave up the lead of the national championship to Koper after going down 1:3 to Bravo. (front page, page 16)

DNEVNIK

Mortgages
"Futile relaxation of lending restrictions": The central bank has given banks a freer hand in deciding who to give loans to. However, this does not mean yet it will be easier for clients to get loans to tackle their housing issues. (front page, page 2)

Literary awards
"Cankar Literary Prize goes to Simona Semenič": The Cankar Prize for best piece of original literature in the past year was given out for the third time in Vrhika yesterday. It went to Simona Semenič for Three Plays for Girls. (front page, page 12)

FINANCE

Mortgage rates
"Banks hike up cost of loans 'overnight'": Advertised fixed interest rates on mortgages of up to 20 years have exceeded 2% everywhere and NLB's 30-year mortgage rate has topped 3%. (front page, pages 2, 3)

ECB interest rates
"ECB's first interest raise may be closer than you think": Markets are getting convinced more and more that the ECB will raise interest rates as early as this summer, a rise that will not be the only one this year. (front page, page 4)

Healthcare
"Community health centres have big profits, but what's in it for you?": Community health centres trebled their profits last year compared with 2020 and quadrupled them on 2019, while new patients are being turned away. (front page, pages 6, 7)

Croatia
"Can inflation stop Croatia on its path to euro": Looking strictly by the book Croatia is above the allowed inflation level to adopt the euro, but EU member states have been allowed to diverge from the rules. (front page, page 8)

VEČER

Wind farms
"Pohorje power plant": Companies represented by the Ljubljana-based special purpose vehicle company Energija na Veter are planing to build several wind farms on the Pohorje plateau. Several stakeholders are opposing the plans. (front page, pages 2, 6, 7)

General election results
"Disappointed ill-fated MPs": The National Electoral Commission discovered a mistake in the allocation of seats to six MPs shortly before releasing the final results of the 24 April general election. (front page, page 3)

Domestic violence
"Despite restraining order he attacked his wife": A 33-year-old Dravograd woman died in hospital on Sunday morning after being assaulted by her 38-year-old partner the night before. Two under-aged children were left without both their parents. (front page, page 13)

National football championship
"Too bad for the top": Maribor lost their position on top of the Slovenian premier league standings after suffering a 1:3 defeat at the hands of Bravo in Ljubljana, allowing rivals Koper to enter the last two rounds with a two-point lead. (front page, page 18)