Dnevnik
Judges and prosecutors secure better pay
Slovenian judges and prosecutors will benefit from a substantial increase in their base pay under a deal reached with the government after the Constitutional Court found judge pay is so low it jeopardises judicial independence.
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German investor promise of better future for Beti
Having struggled for years, Beti, a leading European manufacturer of dyed polyamide yarns, broke even last year and has managed to sell its debt to a strategic investor. According to unofficial information obtained by the newspaper Dnevnik, the investor is affiliated with German company Medi&Co.
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Polling day approaches after campaign full of twists and turns
After a campaign that saw many twists and turns, Slovenians will head to the polls on Sunday to cast their vote in the presidential election although the country’s fifth president is not expected to be elected until the run-off on 13 November.
Father sentenced to almost 4 years for raping daughter
Ljubljana – A 55-year-old man from Maribor will go to jail for three years and 10 months for having raped his daughter, who just turned 18 before the time of the crime in April 2021. Dnevnik and Večer newspapers reported on Saturday that the sentence is final, meaning it can no longer be appealed.
Dnevnik critical of NIJZ covid strategy
Ljubljana – The newspaper Dnevnik is critical in its commentary on Saturday of the strategy put forward by the National Institute for Public Health (NIJZ) to cope with the coronavirus in autumn and winter. It suggests the strategy should be more restrictive to protect the vulnerable groups. At first glance the recommendations are transparent, easily understandable and sustainable.
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Dnevnik urges crack down on wild camping in Ljubljana
Ljubljana – The newspaper Dnevnik raises the issue of illegal camping by camper vans in Ljubljana in Tuesday’s commentary headlined When Tourist Sleeps Under Your Window. It says the authorities should crack down on the practice.
Journalist Bezjak Cirman to be new govt communications officer
Ljubljana – Prime Minister Robert Golob has proposed that TV Slovenija journalist Petra Bezjak Cirman be appointed the new head of the government Communications Office (UKOM). Earlier on Wednesday, the prime minister’s office confirmed for the STA that Dragan Barbutovski was leaving the post after just over two months on the job.
Damages suits against protesters withdrawn
Ljubljana – The State Attorney’s Office has withdrawn suits against individuals to compensate the Interior Ministry for the costs of policing anti-government protests held in the past two years. This was after the ministry under the new government withdrew its consent for the damages claims last week.
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Dnevnik says officials wanted to further erase the erased
Ljubljana – Commenting on President Borut Pahor’s formal apology to the erased, the newspaper Dnevnik says on Saturday, on the 30th anniversary of the erasure, that this comes after state officials wanted to further erase those 25,671 people to silence them. It is ironic it was Pahor who apologised, the paper points out.
Dnevnik links strike demands with general election
Ljubljana – The newspaper Dnevnik examines the wave of unionist demands for higher wages in the public and private sectors in Monday’s commentary, finding the issue will be a mobilising force in the general election.
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