Daily headlines - Friday, 17 March

DELO

Visit by Italian FM
"Minorities are an asset in neighbourly relations": Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will pay a visit today. Slovenia and Italy share a number of values but there are also some open issues. (front page, 3)

Bank bailout
"NBI working on new criminal complaint": While the Constitutional Court annulled a law that would require the Slovenian central bank to cover all repayments to those who lost their investments during the banking sector bailout of 2013, the criminal investigation into suspected abuse of office during the bailout of NLB is also moving forward. (front page, 9)

Parliamentary rules
"(Un)professional conduct in politics": Expert in protocol and behavioural culture Bojana Košnik Čuk says that the same rules should apply to all public officials in Slovenia regardless of their ideological views, as she commented on the behaviour of parliamentary Speaker Urška Klakočar Zupančič, who is again raising dust. (front page, 2)

DNEVNIK

Healthcare
"Turbulent ending to a peaceful term at UKC Ljubljana": The resignation of UKC Ljubljana medical director Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar came as a surprise to staff and members of the hospital council. Some say it was connected to the scandal involving neurosurgeon Marko Bošnjak. (front page, 3)

Visit by Italian FM
"With Italian minister about managing migration": One of the main topics of today's visit by Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will be migration and border control. (front page, 2)

VEČER

Hate speech
"Battle against hate speech": The Council for the Prevention of Hate Speech will meet for its maiden session today. Questions have already been raised about the point of such a body. (front page, 2)

Maribor
"Opposition stops a wave of price hikes": The Maribor city council could not even vote on the planned price hikes, as the opposition parties voted to remove the topic from the agenda. (front page, 15)

Diesel spill
"16 cubics of diesel spills in Rače": A large amount of diesel spilt out of a petroleum products storage facility operated by the energy company Petrol in Rače in the north-east on Wednesday. (front page, 14)