Daily headlines - Thursday, 13 July

DELO

Education and finance
"Better social status, better grades": Different surveys have been showing for years that a student's social and economic status is significantly connected with their academic achievements. (front page, 3)

Elections in coalition Left
"Changes at the top expected": Sources say that at least one replacement will happen at the upcoming Left party's election congress, as Aleksander Sašo Slaček Brlek, the spouse of Culture Minister Asta Vrečko, will no longer act as coordinator of the programme conference. (front page, 2)

Long-term care legislation
"Procedural turns for a new bill": The procedure of adopting a long-term care bill will take a day or two longer after the opposition Democrats (SDS) succeeded with its demand for a vote in parliament on whether the bill should be fast-tracked. (front page, 3)

DNEVNIK

Guidelines for new pension reforms
"40 years of service remains": The Labour Ministry does not envisage raising years of service in the blueprint of the pension reform, which will remain at 40, and is also reserved towards raising retirement age. (front page, 2)

Ljubljana roads
"Linhartova Street: Six bids for renovation of the first section": The Ljubljana municipality has received six bids for the reconstruction of the Lihartova Street, ranging from EUR 6.5 million to 8.1 million. (front page, 8)

Basketball
"Nesterović's departure a blow for KZS": Just over a month before the start of Basketball World Cup, the Slovenian Basketball Association was left without secretary general. (front page, 14)

FINANCE

Subsidies
"Want poof that big state can harm companies? Here it is!": Four researchers, three Slovenians and one Croat, have demonstrated at the example of Slovenia how doing business with the public sector reduces efficiency of what would otherwise be helpful state subsidies. (front page, 4)

Crisis loans
"Crisis loans of up to hundred thousand euro available to businesses": Businesses of all size can take out loans of hundred thousand euro and more, including for investment. (front page, 2, 3)

Doctors' workload
"How big are the differences in the amount of work among doctors": An analysis conducted by the ZZZS health fund into the amount of health services provided between last July and March this year shows difference between public hospitals and specialist clinics as well as between private and public providers. (front page, 6, 7)

VEČER

Swiss franc loans
"'The Swiss' at a turning point": Those paying back Swiss franc loans face a rise in the monthly instalment and principal. The court proceedings under way seem to be leaning to their favour. (front page, 2,3 )

Football
"Start of European challenge": The Maribor football club will start a new season tonight with a qualifications match for the UEFA Europa Conference League. Their opponent will be Birkirkara from Malta. (front page, 2, 11)

Animal acupuncture
"Helping animals with acupuncture": Živa Grešovnik from Slovenj Gradec is a young vet, but not a usual one, as she uses acupuncture on dogs, horses, cants and rabbits. (front page, 18)