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Veolia Environnement: Dalkia Renews Contract in Bratislava Worth over One Billion Euros [Apr 29, 2013] Regulatory News: Veolia Environnement (Paris:VIE): Dalkia announced that ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia, Italy on top in Fed Cup [Apr 21, 2013] PARIS (AFP) - Slovakia and Italy edged closer to a Fed Cup final showdown on Saturday after sweeping into 2-0 leads over fading Russia and defending champions Czech Republic respectively. [via YahooNews] More >>

France's euro partners fear deficit delay will hurt credibility [Feb 23, 2013] By Martin Santa and Eva Kuehnen BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - France's European partners raised alarm on Wednesday about the possibility of giving Paris more time to meet the European Union's ... [via YahooNews] More >>

France's euro partners fear deficit delay will hurt credibility [Feb 21, 2013] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - France's European partners raised alarm on Wednesday about the possibility of giving Paris more time to meet the European Union's public deficit target. Officials from Slovakia, Austria, and Finland said such a step could harm credibility at home and with international investors. France has acknowledged that it will miss its 2013 growth target as well the European Union's ... [via YahooNews] More >>

France's euro partners fear deficit delay will hurt credibility [Feb 20, 2013] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - France's European partners raised alarm on Wednesday about the possibility of giving Paris more time to meet the European Union's public deficit target. Officials from Slovakia, Austria, and Finland said such a step could harm credibility at home and with international investors. France has acknowledged that it will miss its 2013 growth target as well the European Union's ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Tennis - Cibulkova exits in Paris [Feb 01, 2013] Fourth seed Dominika Cibulkova was dumped out of the Paris Open while top seed Sara Errani progressed. [via YahooNews] More >>

UPDATE 4-Tennis-Paris Open women's singles round 2 results [Jan 31, 2013] Jan 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Paris Open Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Thursday Kristina Mladenovic (France) beat Yanina Wickmayer (Belgium) 6-4 6-4 1-Sara Errani (Italy) beat Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) 4-0 (Rybarikova retired) 6-Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) beat Alize Cornet (France) 6-2 4-6 6-2 Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat 8-Klara Zakopalova (Czech Republic) 6 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

UPDATE 3-Tennis-Paris Open women's singles round 2 results [Jan 31, 2013] Jan 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Paris Open Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Thursday 1-Sara Errani (Italy) beat Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) 4-0 (Rybarikova retired) 6-Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) beat Alize Cornet (France) 6-2 4-6 6-2 Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat 8-Klara Zakopalova (Czech Republic) 6-4 6-3 Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) beat 4-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia ... [via YahooNews] More >>

My Memories of 9/11, and the End of Freedom [Sep 11, 2012] I was in Europe at the time. My schedule called for a visit to Paris on September 10 followed by a meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society in Slovakia, then speeches in Warsaw and Amsterdam on welfare reform and economic freedom. My flight from Paris to Slovakia was uneventful and, returning from lunch in downtown Bratislava, I thought how the city had changed in the decade since I had last visited ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Sagan wins first stage in first Tour [Jul 02, 2012] SERAING, Belgium (Reuters) - One of the most precocious talents in cycling, Peter Sagan came of age when he won the first stage of his first Tour de France on Sunday. At 22, the Slovakian had already impressed the cycling world since his two stage wins in Paris-Nice two years ago but the victory over 198 kilometers from Liege was career topping and probably the first of a long list of Tour ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Sagan wins first stage in first Tour [Jul 02, 2012] SERAING, Belgium (Reuters) - One of the most precocious talents in cycling, Peter Sagan came of age when he won the first stage of his first Tour de France on Sunday. At 22, the Slovakian had already impressed the cycling world since his two stage wins in Paris-Nice two years ago but the victory over 198 kms from Liege was career topping and probably the first of a long list of Tour successes. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Sagan wins first stage in first Tour [Jul 02, 2012] SERAING, Belgium (Reuters) - One of the most precocious talents in cycling, Peter Sagan came of age when he won the first stage of his first Tour de France on Sunday. At 22, the Slovakian had already impressed the cycling world since his two stage wins in Paris-Nice two years ago but the victory over 198 kilometers from Liege was career topping and probably the first of a long list of Tour ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Azarenka dumped out in French Open fourth round [Jun 17, 2012] PARIS, June 3 ? Victoria Azarenka suffered a shock early exit at the French Open today when she slumped to a 6-2 7-6 fourth-round defeat by Slovakian 15th seed Dominika Cibulkova that put her world number one status at risk. Belarussian Azarenka, who lost the tiebreak 7-4, will lose her world number one spot to Maria Sharapova if the Russian ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Stosur beats Cibulkova to reach French Open semis [Jun 09, 2012] Australia's Samantha Stosur returns the ball to Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova during their quarterfinal match in the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. [via YahooNews] More >>

Azarenka dumped out in French Open fourth round [Jun 06, 2012] PARIS (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka suffered a shock early exit at the French Open when she slumped to a 6-2 7-6 fourth-round defeat by Slovakian 15th seed Dominika Cibulkova that put her world number one status at risk on Sunday. Belarussian Azarenka, who lost the tiebreak 7-4, will lose her world number one spot to Maria Sharapova if the Russian second seed reaches the final. Cibulkova, who ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Stosur beats Cibulkova to reach French Open semis [Jun 05, 2012] Australia's Samantha Stosur returns the ball to Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova during their quarterfinal match in the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. [via YahooNews] More >>

Azarenka dumped out in French Open fourth round [Jun 05, 2012] PARIS (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka suffered a shock early exit at the French Open when she slumped to a 6-2 7-6 fourth-round defeat by Slovakian 15th seed Dominika Cibulkova that put her world number one status at risk on Sunday. Belarussian Azarenka, who lost the tiebreak 7-4, will lose her world number one spot to Maria Sharapova if the Russian second seed reaches the final. Cibulkova, who ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Azarenka dumped out in French Open fourth round [Jun 04, 2012] PARIS (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka suffered a shock early exit at the French Open when she slumped to a 6-2 7-6 fourth-round defeat by Slovakian 15th seed Dominika Cibulkova that put her world number one status at risk on Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Azarenka dumped out in French Open fourth round [Jun 04, 2012] PARIS (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka suffered a shock early exit at the French Open when she slumped to a 6-2 7-6 fourth-round defeat by Slovakian 15th seed Dominika Cibulkova that put her world number one status at risk on Sunday. Belarussian Azarenka, who lost the tiebreak 7-4, will lose her world number one spot to Maria Sharapova if the Russian second seed reaches the final. Cibulkova, who ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Azarenka dumped out in French Open fourth round [Jun 04, 2012] PARIS (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka suffered a shock early exit at the French Open when she slumped to a 6-2 7-6 fourth-round defeat by Slovakian 15th seed Dominika Cibulkova that put her world number one status at risk on Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>