Daily headlines - Monday, 5 February

Ljubljana, 5 February - Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Monday, 5 February:

DELO

Farmers' protests
"It's boiling over in Europe, Slovenian farmers negotiating": Europe has been paralysed by a wave of farmers' protests, which have spread from the Netherlands to France, Germany and other countries. Slovenian farmers have not joined the protests as yet. (front page, 3)

Fate of justice minister
"Golob waiting for SD, SD waiting for Golob": After Justice Minister Dominika Švarc Pipan, who is at the centre of a scandal involving a costly purchase of what would be a new court building, and Prime Minister Robert Golob met in private on Friday, it was expected that a decision on her fate would be made, but Golob took some more time. Švarc Pipan's party, the SD, expects his decision by tonight. (front page, 4)

Ski jumping
"With personal record to new podium result": Slovenia's best ski jumper Nika Prevc continued her podium streak on Sunday by placing second behind Silje Opseth of Norway in Willingen. She also extended her lead in the overall World Cup standings ahead of Yuki Ito, who finished third. (front page, 9)

DNEVNIK

One year of the Robert Golob government's new ministries
"We will have to wait for tangible results": A year has passed at the end of January since the Robert Golob government started operating at full capacity with all its 20 ministries. (front page, 2-3, commentary 12)

Energy sector
"Soon we will only have Elektro Slovenija East and West": Slovenia currently has five electricity distributors, but soon they are to merge into two - Elektro Slovenija East and Elektro Slovenija West. (front page, 4)

VEČER

Sports in Maribor
"Under-nurtured sports city": It has been thirty years since Katja Koren won an Olympic medal. Maribor would like to see more such feats, but athletes warn the city is under-nurtured sports-wise. (front page, 14-15)

Drug case
"Kamenik was silent in front of judge": Special forces arrested Kristijan Kamenik in a forest near his home in a high-profile operation. He is in custody since yesterday, and his lawyer plans to appeal. (front page, 9)

Farmers' protests
"Rhetoric heating up": Slovenian farmers' organisations demand that their strike demands are fulfilled or protests will resume. A meeting with the agriculture minister is scheduled for Tuesday. (front page, 2-3)

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