Daily headlines - Wednesday, 5 April

Ljubljana, 5 April - Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Wednesday, 5 April:

DELO

Trump arraignment
"Trump pleads not guilty": Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 criminal charges at a New York court yesterday. He said he could not believe this was happening in America. (front page, 6)

Finland in NATO
"Finland the 31st member of the alliance": Finland became the 31st member of NATO yesterday, exactly 74 years after the signing of the Washington Treaty. (front page, 5)

RTV Slovenija strike
"Highlighting unbearable situation once again": RTV Slovenija journalists staged a 24-hour work stoppage yesterday to warn that the situation at the broadcaster is getting worse. (front page, 2)

Health reform
"Start of public consultation": Bills on the digitalisation of healthcare and governance of ZZZS, the public health insurer, have been unveiled. Stakeholders are likely to have many remarks. (front page, 3)

DNEVNIK

UN Security Council lobbying
"Diplomatic offensive for African votes": Slovenia is stepping up its campaign to attract African votes two months ahead of the vote for non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. (front page, 2)

Payment delays in creative sector
"They are waiting up to a year to get paid": Freelance artists working with the SNG Maribor theatre have long been complaining about waiting for payments for up to a year. The theatre says they have always paid all bills. (front page, 12, 16)

FINANCE

Subsidies
"How to pick up state money in tourism": There is a new open call out for sustainability subsidies for restaurants and tourism companies. (front page, 6)

Pharmacy finance
"How well public pharmacies performed last year": Publicly owned pharmacies - there are 24 of them in the country - last year posted a 7% increase in profits. (front page, 4)

VEČER

Velenje patient death
"Why is there no record of the conversation?": The Velenje Community Health Centre insists they could have done nothing to prevent the death of a man, who suffered a brain aneurysm while driving himself to the doctor's because he could not get an ambulance. (front page, 2, 23)

School renovation
"They will be able to open windows": Renovation is under way of Tabor I, which is considered the school in the worst shape in Maribor. (front page, 17)

Charity auction
"EUR 275,000 collected for the Renault 4": Former President Borut Pahor's 30-year-old Renult 4 fetched EUR 275,000 at an auction that had the form of a crowdfunding campaign. The money will go to the Slovenj Gradec General Hospital. (front page, 32)

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