Slovakia - Factors To Watch on April 2

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    STATE BUDGET DATA 
    The finance ministry will publish central state budget data 
for January-March. 
     
    STATE BOND AUCTION 
    The Debt and Liquidity Management Agency will auction 
10-year, 4.2 percent state bond, by 1000 GMT. 
     
    SLOVAKIA QUESTIONS EU UNITY ON KOSOVO 
    Slovakia on Saturday challenged the idea that the European 
Union was united behind a plan for Kosovo's independence and 
said it would work to ensure Serbia's concerns were taken into 
account at the United Nations. 
    [ID:nL31712781] [RTRS-EU-DIP-POL-BAK] 
     
    CAR MAKERS SLAM GOVT LABOUR CODE PLANS 
    Slovak car makers on Friday attacked government plans for 
more job protection as a threat to competitiveness and growth. 
    [ID:nL30428918] [RTRS-AUT-JOB-POL-SK] 
     
    C.BANK FOREX RESERVES JUMP AFTER INTERVENTION 
    The Slovak central bank's (NBS) foreign currency reserves 
jumped to $16.587 billion as of March 28 from $14.771 billion 
the previous week, the bank said on Friday. 
    [ID:nPRG000289] [RTRS-CEN-FRX-SK] 
     
    CROWN STRONGER, EYES CBANK REPO FOR TREND 
    The Slovak crown was stronger against the euro on Friday 
thanks to a positive mood on central European markets, and 
investors waited for a new central bank signal about the 
currency's strength, traders said. 
    [ID:nL30382237] [RTRS-MMT-FRX-SK] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    ETHNIC HUNGARIANS CHANGE LEADER 
    Pal Csaky surprisingly beat Bela Bugar to become the leader 
of the ethnic Hungarian party SMK. Some ruling coalition 
politicians said they feared more radical views from the 
opposition SMK, but analysts said that was unlikely to occur. 
    Sme, page 1 
     
    SLOTA SLAMS U.S. FOREIGN POLICY 
    Jan Slota, the leader of the right-wing Slovak National 
Party, a junior coalition member, has slammed foreign policy of 
the United States, saying Washington was destroying entire 
nations. 
    Pravda, page 2 
     
    NO TRUST IN UNIONS 
    Majority of employees in Slovakia do not trust trade unions, 
a poll conducted by a private agency FOCUS showed. The workers 
polled by Focus said unions cannot not protect the employees' 
rights. 
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 1 
     
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