Daily headlines - Tuesday, 12 September

DELO

Economic trends
"Economy slipping into recession": Economic cooling in Slovenia's most important trade partners, such as Germany, is increasingly affecting Slovenian manufacturing companies. (front page, 8)

Violence in healthcare, care homes
"Violence against patients and the elderly": Two incidents recently shocked Slovenians - one was a case of violence against a patient at the neurology clinic of the UKC Ljubljana hospital and the other against a resident of a care home in Trebnje. That paper looks at what should be done to prevent such incidents. (front page, 3)

Car accident
"Three dead in terrible car crash": Three cars and two lorries were involved in an accident on the southern part of the Ljubljana ring road on Monday afternoon, including a car towing a camper trailer. Three people died. (front page)

DNEVNIK

Post-flood works
"They are cleaning riverbeds of torrents themselves before it is too late": The cleaning of riverbeds is in full swing, but torrents have been left behind, so locals started cleaning their riverbeds on their own to prevent any future catastrophes. (front page, 3)

Ljubljana WTA tournament
"Suspension and uncertainty instead of a spectacle": The only WTA level tennis tournament in Slovenia, which had to be moved to Ljubljana from Portorož this year after its traditional coastal location was sold, started in Republic Square in front of the parliament building, but needed to be suspended as the court proved too soft after the first three games of the opening match and moved to Tivoli park. (front page, 13)

FINANCE

Interest rates
"Last raise by ECB and then nothing for a long time?": While it was virtually clear before the July meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB) that the ECB will raise interest rates, it is unclear what the bank will do at its September meeting. The only thing that is clear is that the interest rates will not be lowered. (front page, 2-3)

Taxes
"A lot of confusion in the new emergency law": The paper presents the details about the new obligatory solidarity contribution introduced by the post-flood emergency law. (front page, 6)

Resources
"These are the critical resources that could be found in Slovenia": A draft new EU bill says that member states will need to start research to locate potential new sites of critical raw materials. In Slovenia, antimony, baryte and bauxite are most likely to be found. (front page, 16-17)

VEČER

Maribor projects
"Clearing of tree-lined road postponed": The planned cutting of 222 linden trees along the longest tree-lined road in Slovenia has caused a stir, so it has been postponed. Hoče-Slivnica Mayor Marko Soršak says a referendum is also a possibility. (front page, 13)

Regionalisation
"Provinces can be better than municipalities": Only a few months after the National Council, led by Marko Lotrič, withdrew three bills on creating provinces from legislative procedure, the same councillors are trying to revive the project now. (front page, 3)

Car accident
"Three dead in a car crash": A tragic car accident happened on the southern Ljubljana ring road yesterday as cars and lorries collided and burst into flames. Three people lost their lives. (front page, 8)