Daily headlines - Wednesday, 2 August

DELO

Red tape
"Krka's three-year struggle for new facility in Krško": The pharmaceutical company Krka has been pushing to expand its capacities in Krško for three years in what is a clear example of excessive red tape. (front page, page 3)

Global Services Location Index
"Asian-Pacific connection at the top": Slovenia made it to the annual Kearney's Global Services Location Index or Offshore Location Attractiveness Index for the first time, ranking 64th among 78 countries. (front page, page 5)

Football
"Spectacular win for Ljubljana footballers": Slovenia's football champions Olimpija have beaten Bulgaria's Ludogorets 2:1 to get in the third round of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League. (front page, page 15)

DNEVNIK

Replacements
"'I can't work with the minister doing it her way'": Janez Posedi, outgoing acting director of the Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection, explains his reasons for stepping down. (front page, page 4)

Domestic violence
"Victims often find suspended sentence better outcome": Domestic violence cases often end in suspended sentences, but the main thing for victims is that a punishment, either a suspended sentence or prison, is handed down. (front page, page 10, commentary 12)

FINANCE

Dividends
"Dividends - powerful weapon of Slovenian companies": The latest season of dividends featured some surprises in the form of record-high dividend payouts or no payouts at all. (front page, pages 2-3)

Loans
"Green investments; what companies are offered by state funds and what by banks": State funds offer cheap loans, but since these are state aid they come with certain obligations. (front page, pages 4-5)

Car damage
"Scenarios of blaming it on higher power, and scenarios of a chance for compensation": The paper looks at scenarios where the owner of a wrecked car can claim damages and where they cannot. (front page, pages 6-7)

VEČER

Slovenian Watergate
"Abuse of state institutions": The previous government subjugated the Office for Money Laundering Prevention to get its hands on sensitive data in what was one of the most extreme cases of abusing state institutions for political purposes in Slovenia's history. (front page, pages 2-3)

Staffing
"Golob's records": The prime minister's office will soon welcome the 11th state secretary, a new record which adds to the record number of ministries. (front page, page 5)

Patients
"Apology can go a long way": The patients' rights ombudsman in Maribor recorded 725 complaints last year, with most involving GP offices.

Culture
"He went around the world, but stayed at home": A number of events and projects will mark the 130th birth anniversary of author Lovro Kuhar, also known by his pen name Prežihov Voranc. (front page, page 17)