Daily headlines - Friday, 13 May

DELO

Chemical plant explosion
"Five people dead in explosion": Five people died and two sustained severe burns in an explosion at the chemical company Melamin in Slovenia's worst industrial accident. (front page, page 4)

New government
"He will annul Janša's tax reform": The coalition agreement of the new government is to be unveiled on Monday with one of their plans being to annul the Janez Janša government's income tax reform. The general tax relief of EUR 4,500 will remain in force but there will not be further rises. (front page, page 2)

Museums
"Slovenian women leading foreign museums": Slovenia is producing top culture managers, says Aleksandra Berberih Slana, director of the National Liberation Museum in Maribor, who will take over as director the Zagreb City Museum on 20 June. Zdenka Badovinac, the former director of Moderna Galerija, heads the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, and Andreja Hribernik of Koroška Gallery will take over as director of Kunsthaus in Graz in January 2023. (front page, page 12)

Wages
"Higher holiday allowance instead of higher salaries": Some companies will pay out much higher holiday allowance this year, also to reward employees tax-free. (front page, page 10)

DNEVNIK

Chemical plant explosion
"Explosion wraps Kočevje in sadness": Five people lost their lives in the deadliest industrial accident in Slovenia's history as one more is fighting for his life at the Ljubljana UKC hospital. The explosion at the Melamin plant shocked Kočevje literally and symbolically. (front page, pages 2, 3, commentary 14)

NATO enlargement
"With Finland NATO headed for its ninth enlargement": Finland's political leadership has endorsed the plan for the country to apply for NATO membership after the public opinion swayed in the same direction following Russia's attack on Ukraine. (front page, page 7)

VEČER

Chemical plant explosion
"Tragedy due to human error": At least five people died in a powerful explosion in Melamin, a chemical plant in the centre of Kočevje. (front page, page 13)

Outgoing government
"Upset over government's last moves": The outgoing government "behaves as if it did not understand the election outcome", making appointments and other decisions. Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek says a reckless sale of Istrabenz Turizem would be a dumb solo action. (front page, pages 3-5)

New parliament
"How fresh are new faces in Šubičeva": The paper introduces seven new MPs, from a well-known radio presenter to Maribor LGBT campaigner and a Gorenjska mayor who has six children. (front page, pages 4, 5)

Subsidy for Celje footbridge
"As parting gift, govt secures money for footbridge": The Economy Ministry approved a grant of EUR 1.5 million to Celje for a suspension footbridge, also at the expense of the Roma, even though this is but a third of the cost of the investment. (front page, page 23)