Daily headlines - Tuesday, 29 August

DELO

Floods
"Three weeks after floods, red alert is back": Hydrologist Janez Polajnar warns about the unpredictable nature of current flooding, pointing to the danger of swollen tributaries of major rivers. (front page, page 3)

Agriculture
"Reducing emissions in cattle farming": There are no ambitious targets in efforts to mitigate the impact of climate change in farming, but it will still be hard to meet them. (front page, page 4)

Basketball World Cup
"Jaka Blažič's injury coincides with second win": The Slovenian men's basketball team achieved another win at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, having beaten Georgia, a tougher opponent than the previous, but Jaka Blažič's injury is a cause for concern. (front page, page 13)

DNEVNIK

Floods
"Storms unroofing buildings in Istria, flooding underpasses in Ljubljana": Yesterday's storms flooded parts of all four coastal municipalities before moving eastward to pound central Slovenia. A firefighter was struck by lighting in the port of Koper and transported to hospital. (front page, page 3)

Ljubljana
"At least 40 trees will have to be felled in Barjanska Road": The planned expansion of the tree-lined Barjanska Road will come at the cost of at least 40 trees. (front page, page 8)

BSF
"New ideas for EU enlargement process": The EU and the Western Balkans must be ready for enlargement by 2030, European Council President Charles Michel said at the opening of the Bled Strategic Forum in what was the first time he mentioned a target deadline for this. The region's leaders were rather unimpressed. (front page, page 4)

FINANCE

Stock market
"Investor Maks explains how floods swept away returns on Slovenian shares too": Since the early-August floods, the Ljubljana Stock Exchange is among the stock markets who have lost the most. (front page, pages 2-3)

Banks
"Banks rising prices of services: NKBM, SKB and BKS": Amid debates about enormous banks' profits and the possibility of a windfall tax, certain banks are increasing the prices of their services. NKBM and SKB will do this in November and BKS in October. (front page, pages 4-5)

VEČER

BSF
"EU enlargement on agenda in Bled": The Western Balkan countries are not pleased with the potential 2030 deadline for EU enlargement, since they believe the region should join the bloc sooner. (front page, page 4)

Floods
"Some politicians hibernating post-floods": National Assembly President Urška Klakočar Zupančič has retreated background after the early-August floods, but she plans to visit the affected communities in September. Democrats MP Anže Logar helped on his own rather than participating in his party's relief efforts. (front page, page 3)

Basketball World Cup
"Is Friday D Day?": Scoring 34 points, Luka Dončić led Slovenia to their second victory at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. The team will finish first in Group F and will most likely face Australia after the Cape Verde islands. (front page, page 11)