Daily headlines - Monday, 29 January
Ljubljana, 29 January - Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Monday, 29 January:
DELO
Energy
"Lower electricity prices as late as 2025": Stock market forecasts show that electricity prices will go down next year, but they will not reach the pre-energy crisis levels. (front page, 3, 11)
Domestic retail bond
"Domestic retail bonds and their costs": The government will issue bonds for domestic retail investors with interest rate at 3.4%, but potential buyers should be aware of trading account costs and even taxes in the event they invest more than EUR 29,411. (front page, 13)
Gaza
"Suspicions about UNRWA agency": The UNRWA agency has taken a lot of flak in the wake of Israel's allegations about a dozen of its employees being involved in Hamas's 7 October attack. Some countries suspended their UNRWA funding. (front page, 5)
Ski flying
"Zajc wins bronze in Kulm, team gold": Slovenia defended their title at the Ski Flying World Championships team event in Austria on Sunday, while Timi Zajc took bronze in the individual event on Saturday. (front page, 10)
DNEVNIK
Education
"Is that truly an emergency measure to ensure safety?": Head teachers are now allowed to inspect students' bags when suspicions arise that the safety of others may be compromised. (front page, 2-3, commentary 12)
Traffic
"Third lane signalisation only for groups of several passengers": New traffic rules are being drafted under which cars with at least two passengers would have another lane at their disposal. (front page, 6)
Archive
"Gotenica: Ex-shelter turned film archive": The Gotenica shelter, a network of tunnels running under Mount Gotenica in the Kočevje area in the south, is nowadays an archive for the Interior Ministry and Slovenian Cinematheque, where more than 200 film copies are stored. (front page, 8)
VEČER
Ski flying
"World Champions!": Slovenian ski jumpers defended their title at the Ski Flying World Championships team event, defeating Austria by as many as 26.5 points. Timi Zajc won bronze in the individual event. Meanwhile, Nika Prevc won a Ski Jumping World Cup event in Ljubno. (front page, 13)
Industry
"Our steel companies profiting from wars": The Ravne na Koroškem metal construction company Armas has been seeing record orders and deals. Asked whether it supplies to Russia or any country involved in a war, they said everything was in line with the law. (front page, 4)
Culture
"Tavčar stages UGM exhibition": Celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, the Maribor Art Gallery is putting on an exhibition organised by designer David Tavčar. (front page, 10-11)
Religion
"Franciscans in town for 160 years": The order of Franciscans has been present in Maribor for 160 years. The anniversary was marked by a number of events. (front page, 6)