Daily headlines - Monday, 28 August

DELO

Bled Strategic Forum
"Record turnout at Bled forum": Some three thousand people are expected to attend the Bled Strategic Forum today and on Tuesday, which the organisers say is the maximum number that the venues can take. Solidarity will be the main topic. (front page, 2-3)

Storms forecast
"Orange alarm on again": Meteorologist from the Environment Agency have issued an orange alert for today, as there is a possibility that the country will again be hit by heavy storms. (front page)

Post-flood reconstruction
"No news yet on the move of buildings": Boštjan Šefic, the official coordinating the reconstruction effort in the wake of the devastating early-August flooding, told mayors of the Upper and Lower Savinja Valleys that repair of watercourses was a priority, along with the reconstruction of roads. (front page, 3)

DNEVNIK

Interview with Ljubljana deputy mayor
"Plečnik Stadium should be preserved in original form": Ljubljana deputy mayor in charge of urbanism Roman Žnidaršič says the dilapidated Ljubljana stadium designed by Jože Plečnik should keep as many original features as possible during renovation that would make it suitable for sports use again. (front page, 6-7)

Healthcare
"Community of those without named GP approaching the 150,000 milestone": The number of people without named GP reached 144,500 at the end of July, which is 12,560 more than at the beginning of the year, data from the ZZZS health fund show. (front page, 2)

FINANCE

Profit tax for banks
"How much profit tax do banks in Slovenia pay": Much like any other companies, banks shield themselves against taxes. Transferring losses to next year is not restricted to five, seven or ten years in Slovenia. Banks can transfer losses without restriction. (front page, 2-3)

Post-flood measures
"Key measures in floods aftermath": The paper presents five main areas where post-flood measures will be introduced to help companies and individuals with the reconstruction. (front page, 4)

Municipal calls for applications
"Where can you collect money for business and home by autumn": A number of calls for applications in Slovenian municipalities offering companies and households subsidies regardless of the floods are still open until autumn. (front page, 12-13)

VEČER

New school year
"School challenges": This school year will be marked by a lack of teachers and the problem will become even more pronounced in the years to come. Some schools will have problems securing a safe way to school or drinking water to their students this year. (front page, 4-5)

Agriculture
"President's support to farmers": Agriculture will be marked by new technologies in the future and the food processing industry will face major challenges too. The consequences of the early-August storms will be felt for quite a few years, were some of the conclusions made at the Agra agriculture and food fair in Gornja Radgona. (front page, 7)

Gaming
"Games, virtual reality and simulators": One of the biggest gaming events turned the Tabor hall in Maribor into a kind of a parallel fantasy universe last weekend. (front page, 6)

Basketball
"Ice broken, battle on with Georgia for first place": After Slovenia beat Venezuela and Georgia won against Cape Verde in the FIBA World Cup, it is clear that the Slovenian basketball team will fight for the first place in the group F at today's match with Georgia. (front page, 13)