Daily headlines - Wednesday, 4 January

Ljubljana, 4 January - Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Wednesday, 4 January:

DELO

Renewables
"Quarter of electricity a year could come from wind": Slovenia has a significant potential to produce electricity from the sun and wind, but its legislation does not allow major development projects. Meanwhile, Serbia and Croatia allow bigger investments in renewables. (front page, page 8)

Healthcare
"Stimulative payment for doctors": Special clinics will be established for patients who have been left without a GP. There will be 94 in total across the country, 19 in Ljubljana alone. The first will open next week. Doctors will be paid EUR 80 an hour, nurses EUR 35. (front page, page 2)

Ski jumping
"Kits causing a stir": The Four Hills Tournament continues with the competition in Innsbruck on Wednesday. Meanwhile, some fans are upset about the kit of Poland's Piotr Zyla, which seems to be too big, and new ski bindings of team Norway. (front page, page 18)

Museum
"High anniversary of Ethnographic Museum": Slovenian Ethnographic Museum will be celebrating its centenary in 2023 with a new permanent exhibition and a book about the museum, among other things. (front page, page 16)

DNEVNIK

Denationalisation
"Seven Lakes at administrative court again": More than 30 years after the Catholic Church launched a denationalisation procedure for nearly two thousand hectares of land in the Seven Lakes Valley in the Julian Alps, the case is being discussed by the administrative court. Moreover, it is unclear whether the Archdiocese of Ljubljana is even the rightful claimant. (front page, page 2)

Ljubljana
"Mayor's List and the Freedom Movement officially form coalition": The councillor group of Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković and the group of the Freedom Movement have signed a coalition agreement. (front page, pages 8 and 12)

FINANCE

Export forecast
"Where will growth happen?": The paper provides growth forecasts for Slovenia's biggest export markets: Germany, Italy, Croatia, France, Austria and Poland. (front page, page 4 and 5)

Energy prices
"All aids for high energy prices": The paper provides an overview of aid designed to mitigate the high cost of fuels and electricity. (front page, pages 2 and 3)

Technology
"Slovenian application that impressed Apple": Gentler Streak, a fitness tracker designed by the Kranj-based company Gentler Stories, has been named Apple Watch App of the Year. (front page, page 8)

VEČER

Healthcare
"Soon a clinic in Maribor": Maribor will initially get one clinic for people who have been left without a GP. It is expected to have a capacity of 2,000 patients. (front page, page 5)

Road safety
"Roads claim 85 lives in 2022": 85 people died in road accidents last year, 25% less than the year before. The Road Safety Agency reported improvements for nearly all categories, bar cyclists (up by 20%) and e-scooter riders (no casualties in 2021, two in 2022). (front page, page 12)

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