Daily headlines - Thursday, 21 September

DELO

AI
"AI can be a powerful and useful tool": Artificial intelligence has already become part of our daily lives, but most people still do not understand its functioning and potential. (front page, 13)

Interview with foreign minister
"Tanja Fajon, foreign minister": Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon says in an interview that partner countries are looking at Slovenia with optimism and expectations. She believes diplomacy is about searching for compromises and countries that Slovenia could cooperate with. (front page, 5)

Children's heart surgery
"Harmful silence about the death of children": Paediatric heart surgery is raising dust again after the UKC Ljubljana hospital chose not to inform the public of the death of two children during surgery abroad where they were sent after two surgeons left UKC Ljubljana. (front page, 3)

DNEVNIK

Housing issues
"Apartments available to tourists in Ljubljana, but not to locals": In Ljubljana, a lot more apartments are available for short-term rent to tourists than for long-term rent to locals. (front page, 3)

New passenger centre
"Criticism over planned road arrangements around passenger centre": After examining the plans the Ljubljana municipality has for the system of roads around the planned new passenger centre, NGO Coalition for Sustainable Traffic Policy has listed a number of issues. (front page, 8)

FINANCE

Post-flood reconstruction
"Govt claims there is no money, but actually sits on billions": Government representatives have been saying in recent weeks that money for post-flood reconstruction must be scraped up wherever possible and announced an extra tax on profit, but the actual situation is not so bad. (front page, 2-3)

Interview with top exporter
"We are making the best bottles because we are stubborn just right": The paper runs an interview with Steklarna Hrastnik glassworks, the winner of the title of Exporter of the Year at the 10th Conference of Slovenian exporters, held by the newspaper Finance. (front page, 8-9)

Interview with ESG award winner
"Nazarje will boast the first carbon-free BSH plant in 2025": The paper runs an interview with home appliances maker BSH, the winner of Finance's new award to monitor progress in environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG). (front page, 7)

VEČER

People with disabilities
"They need assistance": Awareness is raised about the mobility of people with disabilities during the European Mobility Week. They are part of this society and need assistance or at least empathy and understanding, says Milan Kotnik, head of the Maribor city council for people with disabilities. (front page, 13)

MLM foundry
"SSH will continue to wait for MLM buyer": Since the state-owned foundry MLM must not receive any more state aid, Slovenian Sovereign Holding will wait a while longer for a new buyer. (front page, 2)

Children's heart surgery
"They will wait for results of inquiry": Prime Minister Robert Golob said as he visited the UKC Ljubljana hospital on Wednesday that the Health Ministry would wait for results of an inquiry before assessing whether two children who died during surgery abroad received proper treatment. (front page, 3)