Daily headlines - Friday, 24 June

Ljubljana, 24 June - Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Friday, 24 June:

DELO

Kresnik Prize
"Hundred Years of Blindness lights the fire": Roman Rozina has won the Kresnik Prize for novel of the year for Hundred Years of Blindness, a story about the restless 20th century. (front page, 13)

EU and Western Balkans
"Bosnia without candidate status": EU leaders granted Ukraine and Moldova EU candidate status yesterday, but Bosnia-Herzegovina remained empty-handed. (front page, 5)

Fuel prices
"All service stations now have fuel": There were still some problems with fuel supplies yesterday, but by today all service stations should have sufficient quantities. (front page, 10)

DNEVNIK

Tourism
"Croatia hoping for record season": Tourism is one of the few bright spots for Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. Despite high prices, bookings are high. (front page, 4)

History
"Statutes from Brdo in Pivka": The previous government quietly moved eleven statues from Brdo estate to the Park of Military History in Pivka, where they are now on display in a new park. (front page, 16, 12)

VEČER

Festival
"Lent Festival begins": The 30th edition of the Lent Festival begins today, marking the start of the summer in the city. (front page, 18, 19)

Holidays
"Hooray, holidays!": Today is the last day of school for primary and secondary school students. They are hoping they return to school in September in normal circumstances, just like it was before Covid. (front page, 3)

Presidential election
"The first one to step up to the plate": Lawyer Nataša Pirc Musar will enter the presidential election as an independent with the endorsement of two former presidents. (front page, 2)

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