Daily headlines - Tuesday, 23 May

DELO

Kresnik Prize
"Pinnacle at Rožnik will be about woman authors": The list of candidates for the Kresnik Prize for best novel of the year conferred by Delo has narrowed down to five novels one month ahead of the award ceremony at Rožnik Hill in Ljubljana. Four women are in the running, along with Lado Kralj, who has been nominated posthumously. (font page, 19)

Energy prices
"Products on energy exchanges getting cheaper": As prices on energy exchanges continue to drop, the question arises as to why the government keeps regulating prices. For instance, the government is using fuel price regulation to gradually raise taxes. (front page, 9)

President's visits
"President visits Pope Francis": President Nataša Pirc Musar met Pope Francis on Monday in the Vatican, with the pair calling for tolerant dialogue and promotion of policies that connect. They also discussed Ukraine, agreeing that a lasting and fair peace must be achieved there. (front page)

DNEVNIK

Aviation
"Air Slovenia could be established soon": With the government seriously mulling the idea to establish a new flag carrier, experts note that this is not the only option, as Slovenia can improve air connectivity also in other ways. In any way, the state would have to finance the effort itself. (front page, 2)

Healthcare
"Emergency wards almost without specialists": Today, the number of specialists in emergency wards in Slovenia is much lower than it had been planned when the wards were being established. What is more, future doctors rarely opt to be trained for this medical speciality. (front page 3)

FINANCE

Employers
"100 companies which pay their employees the most": Microsoft is in the lead with an average gross wage of EUR 10,286. Subsidiaries of IT multinationals top the list this year again, with the top 10 being rounded off by drug makers, a builder and a state-owned company. (front page, 2-3)

Construction
"Who are Bulgarians who want to build 60-metre skyscraper in Šiška": The Bulgarian-owned company Smart Property has started building a 40-apartment complex in the Ljubljana, while it also wants to build there a 16-storey skyscraper in the coming years. (front page, 5)

Subsidies
"600 million euro from EU for environmental projects": Companies can get subsidies from the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency for their projects if they contribute to the environmental goals of the EU and are marketable. (front page, 6)

Long-term care
"Two more years without new compulsory insurance for long-term care?": Under the new changes to the long-term care act, under which EUR 777 million would go from the budget in 2024 and 2025, after which a special act on the compulsory insurance for this purpose is expected to be passed. (front page, 7)

VEČER

Foreign investments
"No to Slovenia, yes to neighbourhood": After closing its paint shop in Hoče, and dismissing workers, Magna Steyr is building a factory for chassis parts in the Hungarian town of Vecses, and is looking to expand its production facilities in North Macedonia. (front page, 3)

Bublic broadcaster
"Golob: Legal vacuum hurts RTVS": Tensions flared up in parliament yesterday as opposition Democrats (SDS) MP Andrej Hoivik grilled PM Robert Golob about the fate of RTV Slovenija, comparing his rhetoric to Russian President Vladimir Putin. (front page, 2)

Football
"Champion too expensive, Portuguese next in line": The management of the Slovenian football champions Olimpija Ljubljana has confirmed that Portuguese Joao Henriquez will be the new head coach. The management expects the club to finish in the black this year after posting a EUR 4.5 million loss in 2022. (front page, 11)