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Slovakia to be downgraded by S&P: Euro zone source [Jan 20, 2012] BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Slovakia is among several euro zone countries that will be downgraded by ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Friday, a senior euro zone source said. S&P said in early December it was reviewing the ratings of 15 of the 17 euro zone member states, with the possibility of downgrading their creditworthiness in the face of a deepening debt crisis. Euro zone sources have told ... [via YahooNews] More >>

EU offers new funds to shut down Soviet-era reactors [Nov 24, 2011] (BRUSSELS ) - The European Commission offered on Thursday an additional 500 million euros in EU aid for Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia to put Soviet-era nuclear reactors out of service for good. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia clears way for euro zone rescue fund [Nov 11, 2011] BRATISLAVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Slovakia finally ratified new powers for the euro zone's rescue fund on Thursday, the last country to do so, clearing the way for a bolder effort to arrest Europe's sovereign debt crisis, which threatens global financial stability. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia clears way for euro zone rescue fund [Nov 09, 2011] BRATISLAVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Slovakia finally ratified new powers for the euro zone's rescue fund on Thursday, the last country to do so, clearing the way for a bolder effort to arrest Europe's sovereign debt crisis, which threatens global financial stability. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia clears way for euro zone rescue fund [Oct 28, 2011] BRATISLAVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Slovakia finally ratified new powers for the euro zone's rescue fund on Thursday, the last country to do so, clearing the way for a bolder effort to arrest Europe's sovereign debt crisis, which threatens global financial stability. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia clears way for euro zone rescue fund [Oct 16, 2011] BRATISLAVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Slovakia finally ratified new powers for the euro zone's rescue fund on Thursday, the last country to do so, clearing the way for a bolder effort to arrest Europe's sovereign debt crisis, which threatens global financial stability. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia clears way for euro zone rescue fund [Oct 14, 2011] BRATISLAVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Slovakia finally ratified new powers for the euro zone's rescue fund on Thursday, the last country to do so, clearing the way for a bolder effort to arrest Europe's sovereign debt crisis, which threatens global financial stability. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia clears way for euro zone rescue fund [Oct 14, 2011] BRATISLAVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Slovakia finally ratified new powers for the euro zone's rescue fund on Thursday, the last country to do so, clearing the way for a bolder effort to arrest Europe's sovereign debt crisis, which threatens global financial stability. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia clears way for euro zone rescue fund [Oct 14, 2011] BRATISLAVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Slovakia finally ratified new powers for the euro zone's rescue fund on Thursday, the last country to do so, clearing the way for a bolder effort to arrest Europe's sovereign debt crisis, which threatens global financial stability. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia clears way for euro zone rescue fund [Oct 14, 2011] BRATISLAVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Slovakia finally ratified new powers for the euro zone's rescue fund on Thursday, the last country to do so, clearing the way for a bolder effort to arrest Europe's sovereign debt crisis, which threatens global financial stability. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU urges Slovakia to give 'swift' approval to eurozone deal [Sep 06, 2011] (BRUSSELS ) - The European Commission told Slovakia on Tuesday that a "swift" vote ratifying a July 21 eurozone agreement granting Greece a second bailout and boosting eurozone rescue funding was "in Slovakia's own interest." [via YahooNews] More >>

Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Netherlands join Finnish demand for collateral for Greek loans [Aug 21, 2011] BRUSSELS - A 109 billion euro ($157 billion) international bailout for Greece ran into trouble after at least five countries demanded that the Greek government give them cash as collateral in exchange for their contributions to the rescue fund. The Netherlands, Slovenia, Austria and Slovakia said Th [via YahooNews] More >>

Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Netherlands join Finnish demand for collateral for Greek loans [Aug 19, 2011] BRUSSELS - A 109 billion euro ($157 billion) international bailout for Greece ran into trouble after at least five countries demanded that the Greek government give them cash as collateral in exchange for their contributions to the rescue fund. [via YahooNews] More >>

Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Netherlands join Finnish demand for collateral for Greek loans [Aug 19, 2011] BRUSSELS - A 109 billion euro ($157 billion) international bailout for Greece ran into trouble after at least five countries demanded that the Greek government give them cash as collateral in exchange for their contributions to the rescue fund. [via YahooNews] More >>

Eurozone fights over collateral for Greek bailout [Aug 18, 2011] BRUSSELS (AP) - Officials from Austria, Slovenia and Slovakia say that their countries are pushing for Greece to provide collateral to secure their contributions to a 109 billion euro ($157 billion) rescue loan. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsEurozone fights over collateral for Greek bailout [Aug 18, 2011] BRUSSELS (AP) - Officials from Austria, Slovenia and Slovakia say that their countries are pushing for Greece to provide collateral to secure their contributions to a 109 billion euro ($157 billion) rescue loan. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU extends Lithuania, Slovakia's land bans to 2014 [Apr 14, 2011] (VILNIUS ) - Brussels has approved an extension to 2014 of Lithuania and Slovakia's bans on farmland sales to foreigners, seen as crucial to prevent speculation, Vilnius said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Lithuania, and Slovakia nuclear plants must improve - EU warns [Apr 05, 2011] BRUSSELS : Old nuclear power plants in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, which function under decommissioning programs, were criticized in a European Parliament resolution on Tuesday for having a lack of coordination, delays, and too much money going to unrelated energy projects. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakian, Belgian, seek seat on European Central Bank board [Jan 18, 2011] Brussels - A Slovakian and a Belgian are candidates for a seat on the European Central Bank executive board that is expected to be vacant in May, Eurogroup president and Luxembourg premier Jean- Claude Juncker said Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hungary's EU allies criticise minority voting law [Jan 12, 2011] (BRUSSELS ) - Hungary came under pressure Wednesday from its allies in the European Parliament to abandon plans to extend voting rights to ethnic Hungarian minorities abroad. [via YahooNews] More >>