Daily headlines - Thursday, 16 November

DELO

Slovenia-Croatia cooperation
"Neighbours in business enhancing cooperation": The Slovenian newspaper Delo and Croatia's Jutarnji List have launched a joint magazine, called Next, which will focus on the economic cooperation between the two neighbouring countries. (front page, 8)

Parliamentary inquiry
"Investigation of Gen-I on horizon": There are indications that a parliamentary commission could be established to look into business operations of the energy company Gen-I in the period when it was headed by current Prime Minister Robert Golob. (front page, 2)

Watercourse management
"Permanent solution sought for levee in Sneberje": As Prime Minister Robert Golob visited yesterday Sneberje on the outskirts of Ljubljana, which was hit by the August floods, he announced that the state would do everything in its power to keep the residents safe. (front page)

DNEVNIK

Speed limit enforcement in Ljubljana
"22 locations for speed traps already": The 17 locations at which the local authorities in Ljubljana installed speed traps in recent years were joined this year by five new speed traps. Traffic wardens are also using two mobile radar speed guns. (front page, 8)

Accommodation of asylum seekers
"Office for migration cannot find location for new asylum centre": Complications with the search for new locations in Kočevje and other parts of southeastern Slovenia are nothing new, with the Government Office for the Support and Integration of Migrants facing opposition from local residents and mayors. (front page, 2, commentary 12)

FINANCE

Economic outlook
"10 EU members will end the year in recession. What 2024 will be like?": Germany, Austria and Hungary, three out of the ten largest trading partners to Slovenia, will end the year in recession, the paper says, noting that the main problems are price hikes, growing interest rates and declining foreign demand. (front page, 2-3)

Investments
"What to be careful about when buying "Corwin" real estate bonds": The paper examines what yield small investors can expect from a EUR 9.5 million bond issue by the Slovak project developer Corwin. It also warns about potential traps. (front page, 4-5)

Takeovers
"Mercator embarking on buying Tuš": The retailer Mercator has signed a contract to acquire the retail arm Engrotuš of the Tuš holding, while the real estate segment will remain in the hands of the Alfi fund. Unofficially, the transaction is worth EUR 30 million. (front page, 8-9)

VEČER

Takeovers
"Mercator with Tuš": The long-standing rumour has apparently materialised, as representatives of the Alf fund and Tuš Holding, which is owned by the Tuš family, have reportedly sold the Tuš retail shops to the retailer Mercator and its Croatian owner Fortenova for EUR 30 million. (front page, 2-3)

Strike in administrative units
"Empty administrative units": Around 800 clerks from seven of Slovenia's 58 administrative units went on strike yesterday over work overload and bay pay. They said they were "striking for the sake of citizens, as the system is falling apart". (front page, 2-3)

Dormitories in Maribor
"Rector cuts off director": Zdravko Kačič, the rector of the University of Maribor, has dismissed Maja Krajnc Ružič as the director of the company that runs the university's dormitories, although she enjoys wide support of her peers. (front page, 13)