Daily headlines - Tuesday, 27 December

DELO

Consumer prices
"Inflation holding back Christmas spending": Retailers say inflation has reduced people's appetite for Christmas shopping. Budgets for presents are limited and there are fewer impulse purchases. (front page, 3)

Education policy
"New education programme": A task force that will author the new national education programme will hold its first meeting in January. This is a key document that will define the educational system in the next decade. (front page, 4)

Weather
"Blizzard in the US claims at east 55 lives": A blizzard not seen in seventy years has claimed at least 55 lives in the US. The lowest temperature, -45 degrees Celsius, was measured in Montana. (front page, 6)

DNEVNIK

Ljubljana politics
"Year in the capital from A to Z": Dnevnik provides an overview of key political events in Ljubljana, a list topped by the local election, which extended the term of Mayor Zoran Janković by another four years. (front page, 6-8, 12)

Emergency care
"They come sick and leave sick": At the Maribor emergency care centre the number of people treated has risen by 60% in two years. About a third come there because they have been unable to get an appointment with their GP. (front page, 2)

Kosovo
"Tense in north after shooting": The situation in Kosovo is tense after a shooting on Sunday evening at Zubin Potok, not far from one of the NATO mission's posts, due to what some Serbian media have reported was an attempt by the Kosovo police to remove a barricade erected by the Serbs. (front page, 5)

FINANCE

Outlook for 2023
"What the bosses of listed companies are forecasting for 2023": Almost all Slovenian blue chips forecast lower profits for next year. (front page, 2, 3)

Real estate market
"Market cooling down, what to expect next year?": Fresh statistics show that apartment sales continue to decline. There are first signs of price stagnation in Ljubljana. (front page, 4, 5)

Electricity prices
"Gen-I, have you really sold electricity that you have not purchased?": There are rumours that Gen-I, the country's largest power retailer, has sold more electricity for 2023 than it has bought. The company has not provided answers. (front page, 7)

Appointments
"Christmas for Jamnik, who is becoming a state banker": Modra Zavarovalnica chairman Borut Jamnik has been appointed to the board of the state-owned SID bank. (front page, 5)

VEČER

Science
"Will diabetes be cured?": A team at the Maribor School of Medicine led by Andraž Stožer which is researching diabetes has managed to develop a new diabetes drug to the phase of clinical trials. Their paper has just been published in the journal Diabetes. (front page, 6)

Football
"Association pleased, clubs reserved": As of next season Slovenian clubs will have to have a quota of domestic players. The Football Association says this is to nurture the development of young talent. (front page, 19)

Diplomatic appointments
"Who will be ambassadors to NATO and the US": Several major ambassador postings will be open in the next round of diplomatic appointments in 2023. For Washington, the Foreign Ministry will reportedly nominate Andrej Benedejčič, currently state secretary at the prime minister's office. (front page, 2)