Daily headlines - Wednesday, 20 September
Ljubljana, 20 September - Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Wednesday, 20 September:
DELO
Public transport
"Pubic transport is not competitive": Slovenians still make three-thirds of their journeys and more than 80% of kilometres by car and less than 5% of the journeys by public transport, which is still time-consuming and marred by bad connections. (front page, 4)
Crimes against women
"Change of law will not save women": Murders within families are still the main cause of violent and premature deaths of women in Slovenia. The Justice Ministry is thinking about legislative changes. (front page, 5)
Economy
"Wages can revive inflation": Economist Marko Jaklič warns that inflation pressure is moving towards wages, which "is understandable but also very unfavourable for stabilisation of inflation": (front page, 8)
DNEVNIK
Floods
"The agency knew but did not act": More than a month after the devastating floods the company KLS Ljubno is still in a state of complete mess. Toxic waste brought by floods is lying around the building, which is still full of mud. "All this would never have happened if the levee were built properly," says CEO Bogomir Strašek. (front page. 2-3)
Politics
"MP Krivec broke the law": Danijel Krivec, MP for the opposition Democrats (SDS) and deputy National Assembly president, was until recently also a member of the council of the public institute for tourism Dolina Soče, which was a breach of the law. He said he did not know he was not allowed to hold both posts, and stepped down in July after the anti-graft watchdog launched a procedure against him. (front page, 3)
FINANCE
Wages in energy sector
"Where do employees get highest wages and where their bosses make the most money too?": After Robert Golob left GEN-I to become prime minister, the management board of energy company Petrol led by Nada Drobne Popovič are the top earners in the energy sector. (front page, 2-4)
Companies
"The Šuštars should have lost everything in Marinblu. What will happen?": Court-mandated restructuring started at fishpacking plant Marinblu in mid-April. In line with the law, the current owners, Rozana and Boris Šuštar, would have to lose all their assets, but in this case the situation is complex. (front page, 4-5)
VEČER
Floods aftermath
"Plastic debris": After empty car battery cases buried into the riverbank of the Meža raised dust in the town of Mežica, it seems that the floods brought a number of TAB Mežica battery cases all the way to the Drava river in Maribor. (front page, 2, 13)
Health minister
"Who will head Health Ministry?": Valentina Prevolnik Rupel, who is known as a close associate of former Health Minister Dorjan Marušič, is being mentioned as a possible successor to Danijel Bešič Loredan. (front page, 3)
Murder case
"Self-interest has led to murder": A 33-year-old Bosnian citizen allegedly attacked a 64-year-old entrepreneur, his neighbour, in a dispute over the theft of a few items. (front page, 9)