Daily headlines - Thursday, 26 January

DELO

Foreign policy
"Slovenia's diplomacy turning toward core EU": The first diplomatic consultation under the Rober Golob government brought a change in strategy. Foreign policy is now reverting back to core EU countries, whereas the previous government was more Visegrad group-oriented. (front page, 3)

Pharmaceutical industry
"New Krka plant in Krško": Pharmaceutical company Krka is planning a EUR 163 million second development and production facility in Krško, which is expected to create several hundred jobs. (front page, 8)

Healthcare
"Midwives - yesterday, today and tomorrow": A small exhibition opened in the lobby of the Ljubljana maternity clinic, marking a centenary of this institution and 270 years since the launch of the first midwives training in the country. Slovenia has one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the world. (front page, 12)

DNEVNIK

Diplomatic consultation
"Time for global foreign policy": Slovenia's foreign policy is changing course back to core EU countries. As the country is focusing on its bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, Prime Minister Robert Golob and Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon are calling for a more active approach on the global level. (front page, 6)

Traffic
"Chaos on Kranj roads as of Tuesday": The Ljubljana road bridge across the Sava in Kranj will be closed to all traffic on Tuesday for nine months. Many fear that the city will descend into traffic chaos. (front page, 10)

FINANCE

Housing loans
"Loan for the same apartment EUR 100,000 costlier than a year ago": As interest rates are growing, the price of loans is skyrocketing. The paper calculated that taking into account the cost of financing, a 50-year-old apartment in Ljubljana now costs nearly EUR 6,200 per square metre. (front page-3)

Public sector pay analysis
"Whose salaries have grown the most in public sector": Since 2018 the biggest increase in salaries was seen in nurses, police officers and soldiers. How will the government sell to poorly-paid public sector employees its plan to increase managerial salaries in the sector by half? (front page, 4)

E-mobility
"Slovenian startup receives EUR 2 million worth of pre-orders without advertising": After Flux Performance, an electric motocross bike maker, posted a render of its bike prototype, it received 170 pre-orders and 2,700 people applied for a test ride. (front page, 8-9)

VEČER

Childcare
"Preschools getting costlier": The paper investigates which municipalities are likely to increase the price of public preschools following a pay rise for assistant teachers, and in the face of growing prices of materials and food. (front page, 2, 18)

Fuel imports
"Fuel retailers secretive about share of Russian fuel": Just over a week before the EU embargo on Russian oil derivates steps into force, fuel retailers Petrol, OMV and Mol are secretive about the share of Russian fuels in their sales. (front page, 4)