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    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.f2c">        <title>No new aid for Greece beyond current bailout: Slovakia</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.f2c</link>        <description>Slovakia opposes further aid to embattled eurozone member Greece, beyond
a 130-billion-euro ($173 billion) loan package which Athens is trying to
unlock, Finance Minister Ivan Miklos said Thursday.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Slovakia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Greece</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-09T12:52:01Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
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    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/slovakia-euro.eqb">        <title>Slovaks enjoy Hungary shopping sprees with cheap forint</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/slovakia-euro.eqb</link>        <description>Slovaks, the eurozone's second poorest members, are taking advantage of
the slumping rate of neighbouring Hungary's forint against the euro to
go on shopping sprees in Hungarian border towns.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>retail</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Slovakia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>euro</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-23T21:58:32Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/slovakia-finance.dxy">        <title>Slovakia adopts 2012 budget with 4.6% deficit</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/slovakia-finance.dxy</link>        <description>Slovak lawmakers on Wednesday adopted a 2012 budget with a projected
deficit of 4.6 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), higher than
the originally proposed deficit of 3.8 percent.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>budget</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Slovakia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>deficit</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-12-07T21:39:10Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/czech-hungary-debt.dcl">        <title>Poland blames states breaching EU pact for crisis</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/czech-hungary-debt.dcl</link>        <description>Current European Union president Poland on Friday faulted fellow members
who have violated the 27-nation bloc's stability pact for the
ever-deepening eurozone crisis.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Czech</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Hungary</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Poland</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Slovakia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>diplomacy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-11-04T15:27:03Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/slovakia-finance.czx">        <title>Slovakia adopts 0.4 per cent bank tax</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/slovakia-finance.czx</link>        <description>Slovak lawmakers on Thursday approved the introduction of a special bank tax as of next year aimed at generating 80 million euros to help cut the public deficit to 3.8 per cent of GDP in 2012.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>budget</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Slovakia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>deficit</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-10-20T14:55:03Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.cwu">        <title>EU's Barroso thanks Slovakia for eurozone bailout approval</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.cwu</link>        <description>European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso thanked Slovakia on
Thursday for finally granting its approval to a crucial rescue fund for
debt-laden members of the eurozone.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>EFSF</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Slovakia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Barroso</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-10-13T18:17:02Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.cwr">        <title>The debt crisis in the eurozone</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.cwr</link>        <description>Key dates in the latest phase of Europe's financial crisis:</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Slovakia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>timeline</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>CHRONO</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-10-13T16:52:02Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.cwq">        <title>After Slovak scare, EU's Barroso wants eurozone vote reform</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.cwq</link>        <description>The European Commission's president called on Thursday for an end to the
eurozone's unanimous decision-making process after the fate of its debt
crisis fund was left in the hands of one state, Slovakia.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Commission</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Slovakia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>politics</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-10-13T17:06:19Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.cwj">        <title>Slovakia ratifies eurozone rescue fund</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.cwj</link>        <description>Slovakia on Thursday became the final eurozone member to approve the crucial rescue fund for debt-laden members of the currency bloc, after a struggle that brought down its government.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Slovakia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Headline1</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-10-13T17:05:41Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/slovakia-finance.cvn">        <title>Slovakia's outgoing cabinet okays 2012 austerity budget</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/slovakia-finance.cvn</link>        <description>Slovakia's outgoing cabinet on Wednesday approved a 2012 budget aimed at
slashing the public finance deficit by more than one percentage point,
Finance Minister Ivan Miklos said.l</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>budget</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Slovakia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>deficit</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-10-12T20:38:35Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/slovakia-politics.cuy">        <title>Slovakia's PM Iveta Radicova falls over eurozone</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/slovakia-politics.cuy</link>        <description>Iveta Radicova, the first woman to govern as prime minister in Slovakia
sacrificed her centre-right government in a high-stakes, but ultimately
failed bid to save the eurozone's bailout fund.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Slovakia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>politics</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>PROFILE</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-10-12T11:27:08Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.cum">        <title>Austria sees Slovakia approving euro rescue fund</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.cum</link>        <description>Austria's deputy chancellor and foreign minister on Wednesday said he
was confident that Slovakia would approve a revamped eurozone debt
bailout fund in a second vote next week.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Austria</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Slovakia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-10-12T09:34:31Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.cuh">        <title>Slovak opposition ready to vote for EFSF, urges election</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.cuh</link>        <description>Slovakia's leftist opposition Smer-SD said Tuesday it was ready to team
up with the outgoing government to vote in favour of the eurozone EFSF
rescue fund in exchange for a snap election.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Slovakia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-10-11T21:40:54Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.cug">        <title>Slovak lawmakers reject eurozone's revamped EFSF rescue fund</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.cug</link>        <description>Slovakia's lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a revamp of the eurozone's EFSF rescue fund in a crunch vote that also toppled the country's centre-right government which had staked its future on the motion.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Slovakia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Headline1</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-10-11T21:56:06Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>




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