Daily headlines - Thursday, 4 May

DELO

Banks
"Making money on interest rates, failing to bring prices down": When interest rates were low, the prices of banking services went up significantly to make up for the shortfall, but now that the rates are high, banks are not considering bringing the prices down. (front page, page 3)

Coalition
"Relationships between political top brass": The paper looks at the potential tensions between Prime Minister Robert Golob and President Nataša Pirc Musar amid the Democrats' (SDS) attempts at destabilising the coalition, saying that the impression of the senior officials' unity in the public is important. (front page, page 2)

Serbia school shooting
"Student killer pre-planned the shooting": Yesterday's mass shooting at an elite school in Belgrade was pre-planned as the shooter had made a "kill list" and planned the crime a month in advance before going on a rampage that killed eight children and a security guard. (front page, page 5)

DNEVNIK

Energy
"No one knows how to shut down coal mine": In 2033 the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant will stop burning coal, but those responsible have no idea how to shut down the Velenje coal mine as one of the major employers in the region. (front page, page 2)

School-leaving exam
"School-leaving exams get under way": Primary and secondary schools across the country kick off the school-leaving exam season today. (front page, page 3, commentary 12)

FINANCE

Healthcare
"UKC Ljubljana's operations raise concerns": Slovenia's largest hospital, UKC Ljubljana, treated fewer patients last year than in the years before the Covid pandemic, and the number of patients waiting for their turn too long rose by almost 50%, even though the hospital employs more doctors now. (front page, pages 2-3)

Real estate
"Market cool-down affecting real estate agency earnings": Business results of real estate agencies in 2022 are already showing the impact of the ongoing market cool-down with the biggest change recorded in Ljubljana where revenue dropped. (front page, pages 4-5)

VEČER

Poverty
"Donated food seen as treasure": The paper focusses on the getting-by strategies of the under-privileged, telling the stories of several Maribor locals who struggle to make ends meet. (front page, pages 14-15)

Serbia school shooting
"He will not be held criminally responsible for the massacre": The 13-year-old student who gunned down eight children and a security guard at a Belgrade school and injured many others will not be held criminally responsible for the shooting due to his age. (front page, page 8)

Trade unions
"Distance of light years between them": Trade unions are not satisfied with the EUR 100 million proposal outlining the separate pay pillar for healthcare, so Health Minister Danijel Bešič Loredan expects them to make a counter-offer. (front page, page 3)

Bear culling
"Politicisation of bear culling": So far, 158 bears have been culled out of the 230 approved for culling in mid-April, but it seems that MPs will continue to discuss the matter next week after the record figure drew criticism and raised concerns about hunting tourism. (front page, page 2)