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Slovakian Peter Sagan wins Stage 4, takes lead in Tour de Pologne [Aug 03, 2011] CIESZYN, Poland (AP) -- Peter Sagan of Slovakia won the fourth stage of the Tour de Pologne on Wednesday to take the overall lead in the race. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakian Sagan wins Stage 4 of Tour de Pologne [Aug 03, 2011] CIESZYN, Poland (AP) -- Peter Sagan of Slovakia won the fourth stage of the Tour de Pologne on Wednesday to take the overall lead in the race. [via YahooNews] More >>

Tour de Pologne Results [Aug 03, 2011] Wednesday At Cieszyn, Poland Fourth Stage 110 miles from Oswiecim to Cieszyn 1. Peter Sagan, Slovakia, Liquigas-Cannondale, 4 hours, 21 minutes, 15 seconds; bonus -10 seconds. 2. Daniel Martin, Ireland, Garmin-Cervelo, 3 seconds behind; bonus -6 seconds. 3. Marco Marcato, Italy, Vacansoleil-DCM, same time; bonus -8 seconds. 4. Paul Martens, Germany, Rabobank, same time. 5. Fabian Wegmann ... [via YahooNews] More >>

WTA Bank of the West Classic Results [Jul 28, 2011] STANFORD, California (AP) -- Results Wednesday from the Bank of the West Classic, a WTA Tour event played on outdoor hardcourts at The Taube Family Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses). Singles Second Round Dominika Cibulkova (8), Slovakia, def. Christina McHale , United States, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. Marion Bartoli (3), France, def. Rebecca Marino , Canada, 6-4, 6-3. Agnieszka Radwanska (5), Poland ... [via YahooNews] More >>

No. 5 seed Radwanska opens with win at Stanford [Jul 26, 2011] Once Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova calmed down, she regained control of her first-round match at the Bank of the West Classic. Fifth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland and the eighth-seeded Cibulkova each won their opening matches Monday night. Radwanska beat Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-2, while Cibulkova held on to beat Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm, 6-2, 7-6 (7). [via YahooNews] More >>

Central European Muslim leaders lament restrictive legislation, media bias [Jun 29, 2011] Muslim leaders from the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia came to Prague on Tuesday to share their experiences and to discuss the challenges faced by their communities. The numbers of the Muslim populations in their countries vary significantly, as do their historic backgrounds. But the debate showed that some challenges are shared by Muslims across the region: islamophobia, media ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Central European Muslim leaders lament restrictive legislation, media bias [Jun 29, 2011] Muslim leaders from the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia came to Prague on Tuesday to share their experiences and to discuss the challenges faced by their communities. The numbers of the Muslim populations in their countries vary significantly, as do their historic backgrounds. But the debate showed that some challenges are shared by Muslims across the region: islamophobia, media ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Border ?security?: how inconvenient is the new deterrence [Jun 02, 2011] I walked from Slovakia to Poland yesterday. No guards, no Customs inspection, no border formalities of any sort. It's how all frontiers ought to be. Read more on the blog... [via YahooNews] More >>

Research and Markets: Distribution on the Pharmaceutical Market in Central Europe 2011 - A Comparative Analysis [May 26, 2011] DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/540760/distribution_on_th) has announced the addition of the "Distribution on the Pharmaceutical Market in Central Europe 2011 - Comparative Analysis of Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria" report to their offering. Distribution on the pharmaceutical ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Stuttgart Grand Prix women's singles results [Apr 19, 2011] Stuttgart Grand Prix women's singles first round results on Tuesday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result). * Andrea Petkovic (Germany) beat Tamira Paszek (Austria) 3-6 6-2 6-2 * Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat Jamie Hampton (U.S.) 6-0 6-1 * Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) beat Roberta Vinci (Italy) 6-3 6-4 * Sabine Lisicki (Germany) beat Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) 7-5 7-6(2) Zuzana ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Visiting the Andy Warhol museum ? in Slovakia [Apr 15, 2011] Wolves and bears still prowl the wooded foothills of the Carpathian Mountains along the border between Poland and Slovakia, and the local populace ? a motley blend of Czechs, Slovaks, Russians, Belorussians, Ukrainians, gypsies and Ruthenians ? still clings to ancient rural ways. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland in Dollar Bond Sale to Benefit on Yield Slovakia Seeks Euro Debt [Apr 15, 2011] Poland is selling 10-year bonds in dollars in its fourth offering of debt in a foreign currency this year as domestic borrowing costs rise. [via YahooNews] More >>

Region: V4 turns 20 [Feb 27, 2011] It wasn't supposed to last this long. On Feb. 15, the coalition of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia - known as the Visegrad Four - turned 20 years old. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hungary's government budget proportionally larger than those of peers [Feb 25, 2011] Hungary's government budget is six percentage points higher as a proportion of GDP than the average in the other three members of the Visegr [via YahooNews] More >>

Visegrad Four Turns 20 [Feb 15, 2011] The prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia have gathered in Bratislava Tuesday to mark the 20th birthday of the Visegrad Four (V4), the grouping of the four Central European countries. Hungary PM Viktor Orban, Czech PM Petr Necas, Slovakia PM Iveta Radicova, and Polish PM Donald Tusk got together for a forum in the capital of Slovakia, which is the current chair of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

EU issues to top agenda at Visegrad Four meet [Feb 15, 2011] (BRATISLAVA ) - EU issues were set to top the agenda at a leaders' summit marking the 20th anniversary of the Visegrad Group comprising Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland in Bratislava Tuesday. [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 >>

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 >>

Slovakia, Poland look into 'Visegrad pipeline' [Jan 17, 2011] Poland and Slovakia have agreed to launch a feasibility study for a natural gas pipeline known as the 'Poland-Slovakia interconnection'. A decision on whether to proceed with the project will be made in 2012. EurActiv Poland and EurActiv Slovakia report. [via YahooNews] More >>

Watch IHF Men?s Handball World Championships 2011 Slovakia vs Sweden, Japan vs Austria, Argentina vs Poland, Brazil vs ... [Jan 15, 2011] 12:15 PM ET Slovakia vs Sweden 18:15 CET 12:45 PM ET Japan vs Austria 18:45 CET 2:15 PM ET Argentina vs Poland 20:15 CET 3:00 PM ET Brazil vs Iceland 21:00 CET [via YahooNews] More >>