Daily headlines - Monday, 25 September

Ljubljana, 25 September - Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Monday, 25 September:

DELO

Heating prices
"Heating will be costlier in many places": The government restricted heating prices with a regulation last winter. This year, the prices of energy are much lower, but this is not always reflected in the heating prices paid by households. (front page, 3)

Economic situation in Europe
"Europe's economic patients": Germany will slip into recession this year, but its long-term growth is not lower than the long-term average, while those of Italy and France are. (front page, 5)

Violence in Kosovo
"Escalation, bloody Sunday in Kosovo": An armed clash started yesterday early in the morning between a group of masked armed men and Kosovo police. (front page, 5)

DNEVNIK

Delays in traffic
"Tired and angry as classes get interrupted": Maintenance work and investments in railways have been causing severe problems in some sections of the railway network, which affects high school students commuting to the capital on a daily basis. (front page, 2-3)

Post-flood loans
"How to get favourable loan after the floods": The post-flood emergency law passed in August introduced special treatment of borrowers affected by floods, but now the banks added lower interest rates for new loans. (front page, 3)

FINANCE

Investment
"Where to invest money when interest rates are high": Finance experts Blaž Hribar and Primož Cencelj offer advice on where to invest money now that interest rates are the highest in 15 years. (front page, 4-5)

Wage growth
"How will wages go up by 2025": An average gross monthly wage reached EUR 2,202.8 in July, which is 10% higher than a year ago. In real terms, the rise is 3.7%, the Statistic Office has said. (front page, 2-3)

Real estate prices
"Real estate prices up in Q2, transactions down significantly Y/Y": The Statistics Office detected a rise in the prices of apartments in the second quarter of the year, but the number of transactions was lower than a year ago. (front page, 6)

VEČER

Real estate prices
"Square metres not getting cheaper": Rather than going down, the prices of real estate went up again in the second quarter of the year. The number of transactions was down by a third. (front page, 2-3)

Interview with Graz mayor
"Reforms instead of revolution": The Graz mayor, Communist Elke Kahr, speaks of cooperation with Maribor, the economy, the financial situation in Graz and Yugo-nostalgia. (front page, 5)

Charity concert
"Koroška's musicians join forces for locals": The biggest charity concert for flood victims in the northern region of Koroška was held in Prevalje last night in a hall where there is no drinking water. (front page, 7)

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