Daily headlines - Tuesday, 26 July

DELO

Kras fire
"They are still searching for ways to pay our reward to firefighters": The Firefighting Association estimates some 11,000 firefighters were involved in the firefighting operation in the Kras region in the past 11 days. A financial reward has been promised to them, but the details are not clear yet. (front page, 3)

Pelješac bridge
"Infrastructural project of the century": The bridge connecting the Pelješac peninsula in Croatia with the mainland will open tonight with a special ceremony. (front page, 5)

Word champion in discus throwing
"Čeh: There was a competition and I won": Discus thrower Kristjan Čeh, who won the gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, US, says he has still not quite comprehended what happened. "There was a competition and I won," the 23-year-old told the press. (front page, 19)

DNEVNIK

Kras fire
"Lessons of the worst fire in our history": Almost 4,000 hectares of land were affected by the worst fire in Slovenia's history. In eight days, more than 10,000 volunteer and professional firefighters fought the blaze along with 1,250 members of various support teams. (front page, 3)

Fish die-off
"There will be no fish in Mali Graben for the next ten years": A massive fish die-off occurred on Saturday in Mali Graben, a river canal of the Gradaščica river in Ljubljana. Around a tonne and a half of fish are dead, according to the Barje Angling Club. (front page, 9)

FINANCE

Interest rates
"EURIBOR reaches 10-year peak": The paper looks at how much the monthly instalments of loans with variable interest rate have risen so far and how much they are expected to rise further. (front page, 2-3)

Economic outlook
"Germany on the verge of recession": Whether or not the German economy is heading for recession will become clear on Friday when the first estimate of GDP in the second quarter will be released. (front page, 4)

Fuel transport
"Pišek: If someone is complaining they don't have cisterns, send them to me": Fuel retailers say the transport of fuel has become a problem, so the paper looks at whether there is not enough of cisterns or the prices of fuel for trucks are the problem. (front page, 6)

VEČER

Kras fire
"Firefighters from Štajerska helped too": Firefighters from across the country joined the efforts to contain the fire in the Kras region, including 580 from the Štajerska region. (front page, 2-3)

Parking in Maribor
"Letter to Mayor Arsenovič": A number of businesses and residents from the Maribor city centre have written to Mayor Saša Arsenovič over the planned abolishing of parking areas in the centre. (front page, 18-19)

Crime
"To jail over backpack full of pot": Police started following two Italian men over speeding only to see how they dropped a suspicious bag, which turned out to be full of pot. One has been sentenced to two years and four months, and the other a year. (front page, 12)