Daily headlines - Tuesday, 3 August

DELO

Healthcare financing
"Government tempted by health billions": Amendments to the health care and insurance act that are being proposed by the Health Ministry would bring a major change to the management of the EUR 3.4 billion health purse. The draft bill proposes abolishing the 45-member assembly of the Health Insurance Fund (ZZZS) and replacing it with an 11-member council. (front page, page 3)

Aviation
"Scheduled flights restored with Spain": An Iberia flight touched down at Ljubljana airport in the late afternoon on Monday, restoring scheduled flights between Madrid and Ljubljana. (front page)

Road reconstructions
"Good nerves heading to north ring-road": Reconstruction work under way at the north section of the Ljubljana ring road is causing bottlenecks, but the national motorway company is promising the work will be completed in the last week of August. (front page, page 10)

DNEVNIK

Holiday traffic jams
"Congestions blocking life in Bela Krajina": The chaos seen in Bela Krajina last weekend with kilometres-long queues of holiday traffic at border crossings was worse than the locals can remember. (front page, page 4)

Road accidents
"Deadly section of Gorenjska motorway": A car driver who crashed into a line of lorries jammed at the end of the Gorenjska motorway heading toward the Karawanks border tunnel was killed yesterday in what is the sixth casualty in five years on what has become known as the death section. (front page, page 10)

Pharmacy practice act
"SMC jeopardising small pharmacies with amendments": Amendments to the pharmacy practice act that are being proposed by the junior coalition Modern Centre Party (SMC) could eventually lead to pharmacies in smaller towns being closed down, says the head of the Pharmacy Chamber. (front page, page 2)

FINANCE

Property auctions
"Cheapest flats at auctions": The paper picks the 17 cheapest flats to be available at bankruptcy and foreclosure auctions next month with asking prices starting at EUR 12,000. (front page, pages 12, 13)

Pharma industry
"Who are the winners of vaccination battle?": Three of the four major vaccine manufacturers whose Covid-19 jabs are also available in Slovenia have recently disclosed their business results for the second quarter, Moderna will do so this week. (front page, pages 4, 5)

Companies post-privatisation
"Fotona up for sale again, being sold by Chinese": Four years after a majority stake in Fotona, the Ljubljana-based global medical laser production leader, was acquired by the Chinese fund Agic, the latter is moving out in what will be a third change of ownership since Fotona was privatised in 2014. The company has more than doubled revenue and increased profit ten-fold since then. (front page, page 5)

Recovery package
"What does EUR 400 million recovery package brings for businesses": The national recovery and resilience plan, which allows Slovenia to draw EUR 2.5 billion in grants and loans from the Recovery and Resilience Facility, envisages EUR 427 million to boost the economy's competitiveness. (front page, pages 2, 3)

VEČER

Real estate
"Buying wisely": Properties are selling like hot cakes in Slovenia at the moment but it makes sense checking out what we are buying, what the costs will be and how the parking and the district are. (front page, pages 4, 5)

Politics
"We don't have a voting machine": Jožef Horvat, the head of the deputy faction of the junior coalition New Slovenia (NSi), talks with Večer about topical issues, including the popularity of MEP Ljudmila Novak. (front page, page 3)

Tokyo Olympics
"Dark side of the 'medal'": After Kristjan Čeh placed 5th in the discus throw event at the Tokyo Olympic Games in his debut Olympic appearance details have begun to transpire that could have contributed to his failing to win a medal, involving his girlfriend, his former coach and his former sponsor and manager. (front page, pages 24, 25)