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Hungary's PM defends controversial media law [Jan 28, 2011] (AP:BRATISLAVA, Slovakia) Hungary's prime minister on Friday defended his country's controversial media law, which has come under international criticism that it seeks to stifle the opposition and press freedom. [via YahooNews] More >>

V4 aims to reduce dependence on Russian gas [Jan 25, 2011] The Visegrad Group (V4) will meet in Bratislava on Tuesday to adopt a declaration aimed at reducing dependence on Russian gas supplies. The V4 is an alliance comprising the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland. [via YahooNews] More >>

Citizenship spat sours Slovak-Hungary summit [Jan 20, 2011] (BRATISLAVA ) - The presidents of Slovakia and Hungary locked horns Thursday over a controversial dual citizenship law as the spat soured a rare summit between the two leaders. [via YahooNews] More >>

Watch IHF Men?s Handball World Championships 2011 Chile vs Slovakia, Korea Republic vs Poland, Norway vs Brazil ... [Jan 18, 2011] 10:15 AM ET Chile vs Slovakia 16:15 CET 11:00 AM ET Japan vs Hungary 17:00 CET 12:15 PM ET Korea Republic vs Poland 18:15 CET 1:10 PM ET Norway vs Brazil 19:10 CET 2:15 PM ET Sweden vs Korea Republic 20:15 CET 2:30 PM ET Bahrain vs Egypt 20:30 CET 3:30 PM ET Austria vs [...] [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 >>

EU trade balances up; Czech jobs data dismal [Jan 10, 2011] November trade data from Hungary , Romania and Slovakia beat market forecasts yesterday, but a jump in Czech unemployment and prices signalled the potential headwinds to growth for governments implementing austerity measures. [via YahooNews] More >>

EUR 50m-60m still available for cross-border projects in Hungary, Slovakia [Jan 06, 2011] Between EUR 50 million and 60 million in European Union funding is still available for cross-border projects in the region along the border between Hungary and Slovakia during the 2007-2013 budget period, Slovakian farm minister Zsolt Simon said at a meeting of the local business chamber in Hungary's Heves County on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>