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Slovaks get rid of koruna coins after euro adoption 30 June 2009, 23:54 CET
Slovaks, who have been using the euro for six months, got rid of all their old koruna coins on Tuesday -- their last opportunity to exchange the coins for euros in banks.

Slovakia fears extremism in Hungary after EU vote 08 June 2009, 20:55 CET
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said Monday he was afraid of rising extremism after neighbouring Hungary's far-right Jobbik party won three seats in the European Parliament elections.

Slovak ultra-nationalists grab seat in EU vote: official results 07 June 2009, 23:53 CET
Slovakia's ruling left-wing party won the country's European Parliament elections, but an ultra-nationalist party picked up a seat amid low turnout, official results showed Sunday.

Slovakia opens EU vote, expects record-low turnout 06 June 2009, 11:28 CET
Slovakia opened its polling stations for the European Parliament vote early on Saturday, expecting the lowest voter turnout in memory.

Slovak-Hungarian tensions flare before EU vote 04 June 2009, 19:20 CET
Tensions between Slovakia and neighbouring Hungary were mired in nationalist anger as a Slovak moratorium on EU election campaigning Thursday failed to defuse a row over ethnic representation.

Slovakia says it may relaunch old nuke plant in crisis 29 May 2009, 18:52 CET
Slovakia said Friday an energy crisis may force it to relaunch an outdated Soviet-type reactor shut down as part of the deal that saw the country join the European Union in 2004.

Slovaks spend and save abroad five years after EU entry 17 April 2009, 11:10 CET
Five years ago, Peter Michalka, a copywriter in Bratislava, would never dream of spending his weekends in art galleries in Vienna, only a 60-minute-drive away from the Slovak capital.

Slovakia launches 332-million-euro crisis plan 28 January 2009, 22:48 CET
The Slovak government on Wednesday launched a 332-million-euro (437-million-dollar) plan to support employment and boost domestic demand to fight the global economic crisis.

EU regulators raid Slovak Telekom in antitrust probe 22 January 2009, 17:36 CET
EU antitrust regulators raided Slovak Telekom last week on suspicions that the group had violated European anti-monopoly rules.

New gas eases pressure on Slovakia to restart nuclear reactor 18 January 2009, 23:34 CET
New supplies of natural gas arrived in Slovakia on Sunday easing pressure on the government to restart a nuclear reactor shut down as part of the deal that saw the country join the European Union.

Slovakia to receive Russian gas through Yamal-Europe pipeline 17 January 2009, 21:32 CET
Slovak gas group SPP announced Saturday that Slovakia will begin receiving Russian gas through the Yamal-Europe pipeline starting Sunday, which will lift restrictions on Slovak businesses.

Gazprom floats gas fix for Slovakia 14 January 2009, 16:58 CET
Gazprom on Wednesday assented to a proposal for supplying gas to Slovakia, which has been hard hit in the gas dispute between Ukraine and Russia.

Slovakia tests EU's patience with nuclear plant relaunch plan 12 January 2009, 23:39 CET
Slovakia is keeping the European Union on tenterhooks with its plan to reactivate an outdated nuclear reactor in a bid to avert an energy crisis after gas pipelines from Russia dried up.

Slovakia to halt nuclear reactor preparations if gas resumes: Austria 12 January 2009, 23:36 CET
Slovakia told Austria Monday that it would halt all preparations to reopen a controversial nuclear reactor if Russian gas supplies resumed on Tuesday as promised, the Austrian government said.

EU warns Slovakia against reopening nuclear plant 12 January 2009, 21:34 CET
The European Commission warned Slovakia Monday that its decision to reactivate an old nuclear reactor runs counter to EU law and was "not an option."

Slovakia must press ahead with reforms: ECB chief 08 January 2009, 23:33 CET
Euro-newcomer Slovakia must not ease up on fiscal and economic reform now that it has adopted the single currency, the European Central Bank President said on Thursday.

Slovak euro entry, Czech presidency deepen Czechoslovak split 01 January 2009, 13:33 CET
Former Czechoslovak federation peers made European Union history on Thursday as the Czech Republic took over the EU presidency while Slovakia became the 16th member of the eurozone.

Slovakia becomes 16th eurozone member 02 January 2009, 23:58 CET
Slovakia adopted the euro as of Thursday to become the 16th member of the eurozone, exactly ten years after the single European currency was introduced.

Slovakia closes nuclear reactor unit to comply with EU rules 31 December 2008, 15:55 CET
Slovakia has shut down the last unit of Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear plant, meeting a commitment it made to Brussels that paved the way for its 2004 entry in European Union.

Slovakia and the euro 04 February 2008, 00:49 CET
The euro is the single currency shared by 15 of the European Union's Member States - Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Greece, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta - which together make up the eurozone. Around 317 million EU citizens now use the euro as their currency.

Slovak economic boom, 2009 euro entry on track 05 April 2007, 21:54 CET
Slovakia's economy is on track for further growth and should meet adoption criteria for the euro early 2009, the OECD said on Thursday.

Slovakia country profile 05 January 2008, 16:20 CET
Slovakia is a member of the European Union

Guide to Slovakia 04 August 2006, 15:32 CET
Slovakia Document Store - Panorama.sk - Guide to Slovakia

Slovakia Investor Resources 04 August 2006, 15:31 CET
The Slovakia Investor Resources web site offers help to potential foreign investors in Slovakia. It contains a list of significant investments, sorted by the country of the company's HQ location. Also links to government agencies and business resources about the Slovak economy.

Business Environment - Slovak Republic 04 August 2006, 11:30 CET
Snapshot of the business environment for the Slovak economy, from the World Bank

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