Daily headlines - Friday, 12 May

Ljubljana, 12 May - Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Friday, 12 May:

DELO

Food security
"Natura 2000 is not jeopardising food security": The National Assembly will debate the position of Slovenian farmers today at the request of the Democrats (SDS). The SDS is the latest right-wing party to want to help farmers by opposing new environmental standards, but this is short-sighted. (front page, 3)

Eurovision
"Joker Out the tenth finalists": Slovenian Eurovision entrants Joker Out have made it to the final of the Eurovision song contest. (front page)

Health
"Slovenians' oral health": Only seven out of ten Slovenian adults brush their teeth at least twice a day and fewer than half regularly floss, shows an oral health study by the National Institute of Public Health. (front page, 12)

DNEVNIK

Tourism
"Slovenian I Feel slogan being copied by others": The tourism slogan I Feel Slovenia was criticised at first but it has grown into a national symbol. Now, Croatians and Austrians are starting to use similar slogans. (front page, 3)

Industrial accident anniversary
"Relatives of Melamin victims go to court for damages": The relatives of the seven victims of the chemical blast at Melamin in Kočevje a year ago have still not received all the damages. They will have to take their cases to court. (front page, 7)

VEČER

Green transition
"Concretely into the green transition": Večer's conference Green Transformation heard calls for immediate development steps and green energy projects as the only way to succeed in the green transition. (front page, 4, 5)

Monuments
"Monuments are not tradeable goods": The monument to the independence proposed by former President Milan Kučan must not become a means to eradicate the Monument to the Revolution currently located at Republic Square. (front page, 2)

Business performance
"Good economic results in Podravje": More than 9,000 companies in the region posted revenue of EUR 13.6 billion and a net profit of EUR 550 million last year, show data by AJPES, the agency for public legal records. (front page, 3)

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