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CEE: Slovakia remains confident about 2009 euro entry
Czech National Bank Governor Zdenek Tuma said today that the Czech Republic might adopt the euro...
SlovakiaCEE: 'Hidden' economy poses risks to growth
The hidden economy has grown from perhaps 10% of measured GDP at the end of communism to about...
EU/SERBIA: Kosovo continues to divide
EU member states in principle agreed to a 1,800-strong police and civilian mission to be deployed...
EuPROSPECTS 2008: Weaknesses may cut CEE growth
Nationalism and populism continue to dominate politics, and unstable coalitions are common. ...
SLOVAKIA: Vote backs both canny budget and coalition
Parliament yesterday approved the 2008 budget in a vote that Prime Minister Robert Fico made also...
SlovakiaEASTERN EUROPE: Slovaks nab uranium smugglers
The Slovak police yesterday announced that they had arrested three men on the border with Hungary...
SLOVAKIA: Coalition rallies to support speaker
The ruling coalition held together today in rejecting an opposition motion to sack the speaker of...
SlovakiaSLOVAKIA: Fico fires junior partner's minister
President Ivan Gasparovic today accepted Prime Minister Robert Fico's request for the dismissal...
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