Daily headlines - Friday, 19 February

Ljubljana, 19 February - Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Friday, 19 February:

DELO

E-tolling
"Tender for new e-vignettes brings new complications": The parliamentary Public Finance Oversight Commission will discuss today the recent decision by the motorway company DARS to pick the Slovak company Skytoll to set up the country's e-tolling system in the wake of reports that DARS tailored the tender for Skytoll. There are also suspicions of other irregularities. (front page, 9)

Janša's tweeting
"Brussels's slap in the face for Janša": The European Commission has condemned the tweet in which PM Janez Janša discredited a Politico journalist. The paper says it is hard to think of a case of the Commission condemning actions of any prime minister or president so fiercely and clearly. (front page, 3)

Women's Ski Jumping World Cup
"Nika Križnar jumps into yellow bib": Nika Križnar, a Slovenian female ski jumper, bagged her fourth World Cup podium result in Rasnov, Romania on Thursday, and the second World Cup victory in her career. (front page, 18)

DNEVNIK

Protective equipment procurement
"Mistakes in every single phase of procurement": The Court of Audit says in its proposal for a review of the procurement of protective equipment for the epidemic that irregularities have been found in setting up the system, assessing the needs, choosing bids and making deals. (front page, 2)

Illegal waste dump in Ljubljana
"Traces of illegal dumping of waste in Stanežiči being erased": After Dnevnik's reports and inquiries about company Prenova-Gradbenik's dumping construction waste in Stanežiče near Celovška Road on the Ljubljana municipal land without any permits whatsoever, trucks are no longer dumping waste there and workers are picking waste. (front page, 9)

VEČER

Bitcoins
"Bitcoinomania": The price of the bitcoin crypto currency has gone wild since December. On Wednesday, one token was worth US$50,000, which is an all-time high. (front page, 4, 6)

Janša's tweeting
"Janša raising dust in Brussels": A dispute between PM Janez Janša and journalists has triggered a response of the European Commission. The paper wonders what consequences will this have for Slovenia's presidency to the EU Council. (front page, 9)

Investigation
"Investigations at Aleksandra Pivec's": The National Bureau of Investigation conducted 29 house searches around Slovenia on Thursday as part of an investigation into an EU-funded tourism project, including at the home of former Agriculture Minister Aleksandra Pivec. (front page, 5)

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