Daily headlines - Wednesday, 15 June

DELO

Defence
"Šarec will have to explain himself to NATO": After Defence Minister Marjan Šarec recently announced suspension of purchase of German Boxer APCs, he will have to justify this decision to his NATO counterparts as he meets them for the first time today in Brussels. (front page, 3)

Tour of Slovenia
"Pogačar and Mohorič preparing a spectacle": Slovenian roads will host from Wednesday to Sunday the 28th Tour of Slovenia cycling race, starting in Nova Gorica and featuring Slovenia's stars Tadej Pogačar and Matej Mohorič. (front page, 19)

DNEVNIK

Coronavirus
"BA.5 strain spreading in Slovenia too": The incidence of infections with the sars-cov-2 virus is on the rise for the first time in Slovenia since March, with the growth driven by BA.5, a more virulent version of the omicron strain. (front page, 4)

Railways
"By train from Ljubljana to Novo Mesto in 51 minutes": The railway between Ljubljana and Novo Mesto (E) is in for thorough overhaul 130 years after being constructed. It will feature two tracks and be fully electrified, shortening the travel time between the two cities by half. (front page, 7)

Cycling
"Ljubljana hosting international cycling conference Velo-City 2022": The annual, four-day event organised under the auspices of the European Cyclists' Federation started in Ljubljana yesterday. A cycling festival will be held today in Congress Square. (front page, 8)

FINANCE

Top-paying companies
"100 companies with highest salaries": The top-paying company in Slovenia is the IT company SAP, whose 35 employees have an average monthly gross wage of more than EUR 11,000. The average wage in the top 100 companies in this respect is above EUR 4,000. (front page, 2-3)

Energy and environment
"We visited miners 500 metres below Šalek Valley": Finance journalists have visited miners of the Premogovnik Velenje coal mine, who work 500 metres underground, in light of the upcoming green transition. (front page, 18-20)

Food prices
"Race with food inflation starts on rusty Soviet railways": The global prices of edible oil are record high due to problems in railway transport between Ukraine and Romania. Any increase in supply is important due to the growing fears of a food crisis. (front page, 6-7)

VEČER

War in Ukraine
"Debates about war": The new government of Robert Golob has received in less than a week two different letters from Slovenian intellectuals regarding the attitude of Slovenian politics to the war in Ukraine. (front page, 2, 7)

Digital vouchers
"What do we get for a digital voucher?": As of today, EUR 150 vouchers are available for students from 7th grade of primary school through to university in a bid to encourage digital inclusion. (front page, 5)

Staffing in parties
"Employment in full swing": The parliamentary parties are busy employing people in the National Assembly, with the opposition SDS deputy group having the largest number of employees (21). The spouse of Matej Tašner Vatovec, the head of the Left deputy group, also got a job in Ljubljana. (front page, 3)

Tour of Slovenia
"The most beautiful race and hard-working ants": For the next five days, the cycling elite will hit the Slovenian roads for the 28th Tour of Slovenia. "The race is very beautiful, one of the most beautiful in the world," said Slovenia's star Tadej Pogačar. (front page, 16)