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Slovakia fails to end rift over euro fund [Oct 04, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Parties in Slovakia's center-right government failed to overcome a rift over a plan to expand the euro zone's financial safety net on Tuesday but said more talks would be held ahead of a ratification vote in parliament next week. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovak government challenged to find EFSF backing [Oct 02, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovakia's ruling coalition will have to reallocate cabinet posts or face a snap election unless it can find its own majority in parliament for a crucial vote on the euro zone's rescue fund, the main opposition party Smer said on Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Euro zone rescue plan to pass Slovak hurdle - PM [Oct 01, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovakia's prime minister said on Friday her country's parliament should approve new powers for the euro zone's bailout fund by October 14, which would clear a major obstacle to a key part of the bloc's strategy for handling its debt crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Euro zone rescue plan to pass Slovak hurdle - PM [Sep 30, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovakia's prime minister said on Friday her country's parliament should approve new powers for the euro zone's bailout fund by October 14, which would clear a major ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Euro zone rescue plan to pass Slovak hurdle - PM [Sep 30, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovakia's prime minister said on Friday her country's parliament should approve new powers for the euro zone's bailout fund by October 14, which would clear a major ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia's EFSF vote not before December: coalition party head [Sep 04, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - The Slovak parliament will vote on strengthening the euro zone joint rescue fund in December at the earliest, the head of junior government party said on Sunday, prolonging uncertainty over when the new powers could take effect. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ireland and Slovakia draw to stay level [Sep 03, 2011] DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland drew 0-0 with a superior Slovakian side on Friday in a European Championship Group B qualifier that kept both teams level in second place, two points behind leaders Russia whom they will each face in the next few weeks. [via YahooNews] More >>

UPDATE 1-Slovakia given rare positive outlook on rating [Aug 24, 2011] * Chance of upgrade if reforms, austerity delivered * Deficit must be cut, debt level stabilised * S&P sees fiscal gap narrowing slower than government plans BRATISLAVA, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Austrians, Dutch follow Finns, seek Greek collateral [Aug 21, 2011] VIENNA/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Austria, the Netherlands and Slovakia said Thursday they want collateral on loans to Greece after Finland secured a commitment, raising question marks over a second bailout agreed for Athens last month. [via YahooNews] More >>

Austrians, Dutch follow Finns, seek Greek collateral [Aug 19, 2011] VIENNA/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Austria, the Netherlands and Slovakia said Thursday they want collateral on loans to Greece after Finland secured a commitment, raising question marks over a second bailout agreed for Athens last month. [via YahooNews] More >>

Austrians, Dutch follow Finns, seek Greek collateral [Aug 18, 2011] VIENNA/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Austria, the Netherlands and Slovakia said on Thursday they want collateral on loans to Greece after Finland secured a commitment, raising question marks over a second bailout agreed for Athens last month. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovak party threatens to derail EU bailout deal [Aug 08, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovakia should reject any changes to the euro zone's rescue fund, parliamentary speaker Richard Sulik, who also heads a junior government party, said on Monday, raising a potential threat to plans to tackle the bloc's sovereign debt crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Tennis-Cibulkova pulls out of Stanford with abdominal strain [Aug 01, 2011] STANFORD, California, July 30 (Reuters) - Slovakian D ominica Cibulkova was forced to withdraw from her semi-final against France's Marion Bartoli at the Stanford Classic on Saturday due to a left abdominal strain. [via YahooNews] More >>

Cibulkova pulls out of Stanford with abdominal strain [Aug 01, 2011] STANFORD, California (Reuters) - Slovakian Dominica Cibulkova was forced to withdraw from her semi-final against France's Marion Bartoli at the Stanford Classic on Saturday due to a left abdominal strain. [via YahooNews] More >>

Cibulkova pulls out of Stanford with abdominal strain [Jul 31, 2011] STANFORD, California (Reuters) - Slovakian Dominica Cibulkova was forced to withdraw from her semi-final against France's Marion Bartoli at the Stanford Classic on Saturday due to a left abdominal strain. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia: Greece should restructure if savings not approved [Jun 30, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - The Greek debt crisis should result into debt restructuring if the country's parliament fails to approve a package of fiscal reforms demanded by international lenders, Slovak Finance Minister Ivan Miklos said on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia: Greece should restructure if savings not approved [Jun 30, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - The Greek debt crisis should result into debt restructuring if the country's parliament fails to approve a package of fiscal reforms demanded by international lenders, Slovak Finance Minister Ivan Miklos said on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia: Greece should restructure if savings not approved [Jun 29, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - The Greek debt crisis should result into debt restructuring if the country's parliament fails to approve a package of fiscal reforms demanded by international lenders, Slovak Finance Minister Ivan Miklos said on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia: private involvement needed in Greek aid deal [Jun 29, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovakia would not consider approving fresh aid for Greece unless it came with guarantees that private sector investors would bear part of the burden, its finance minister said on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

AU Optronics opens Slovak plant, to offer 3,000 jobs [Jun 28, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Taiwan's AU Optronics (AUO) opened on Tuesday its second European base for production of LCD displays in Slovakia, helping recovery in the heavily export-reliant economy. [via YahooNews] More >>