Daily headlines - Thursday, 22 September

DELO

Coal mining
"Velenje coal mine at risk of bankruptcy": The Velenje coal mine is at risk of insolvency. Its parent company plans a capital injection and an increase in the price of coal it charges to the Šoštanj coal-fired power plant, which is owned by the same group. (front page, 10)

Aviation
"No new Adria": It seems the state does not plan to start a new national airline despite Slovenia being among the most poorly connected countries in the EU. The economy ministry says the subsidising of foreign airlines has been successful. (front page, 4)

Politics
"Bottleneck between government and parliament": The government is trying to get its legislative proposals through the parliamentary procedure quickly. The parliament now appears to be pushing back with coalition MPs refusing to just rubber stamp bills. (front page, 2)

Sports
"Planica 2023: Over 120,000 spectators": The organisers of the Nordic World Championship in Planica are counting down the days to the begin of competition. They expect more than 120,000 spectators from 21 February to 5 March. (front page)

DNEVNIK

Krško 2 project
"Has NEK2 gone the way of TEŠ6?": Gen Energija, which runs the Krško Nuclear Power Station (NEK), is continuing with procedures leading to the construction of the second unit even though the final political decision as to whether Slovenia wants unit two has not been reached yet. (front page, 4)

War in Ukraine
"Putin's escalation of war with announcement of mobilisation": Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to escalate the conflict by announcing a partial mobilisation and threatening to use nuclear weapons. (front page, 6, 12)

FINANCE

Food prices
"Bread has never been so expensive": The EU still has tariffs on the imports of ammonia and fertiliser despite the fact that 70% of ammonia production in the EU has been halted, which has resulted in shortages of fertiliser and CO2, and higher prices across the entire food chain. (front page, 4, 5)

Mortgage rates
"The trap of variable interest": Growth of the EURIBOR interest rate spells trouble for those with variable rate mortgages. This is particularly acute in Baltic countries, whereas in Slovenia most new mortgages have a fixed rate of interest. (front page, 2, 3)

VEČER

Presidential election
"Candidacies by the favourites": The two current front-runners in the presidential election, Anže Logar and Nataša Pirc Musar, formally submitted their candidacies yesterday, just before the kick-off of the month-long campaign leading up to polling day. (front page, 2)

Sports
"A new tennis hall": The Maribor Tennis Club Branik will soon have a new hall. The prefabricated building currently being erected will meet all criteria for top-level tennis tournaments. (front page, 19)

Dementia
"Still a stigmatised disease": There are 43,000 people with dementia in Slovenia; by 2050 the figure is expected to climb to 85,000. (front page, 5)

Recall of ambassadors
"Loyal to parties or the state": President Borut Pahor has begrudgingly signed the recall of Ambassador to the US Tone Kajzer, whose case shows how influence by political parties is making it impossible to form a professional diplomatic service. (front page, 4)