Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Sept 13

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    QUESTION TIME 
    Prime Minister Robert Fico and ministers will attend regular 
question time in parliament, 1200 GMT. 
     
    BELLAMY DOUBLE HELPS WALES THRASH SLOVAKIA 
    Wales captain Craig Bellamy scored twice to help his team 
thrash Slovakia 5-2 in their Euro 2008 qualifier on Wednesday. 
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    PRESS DIGEST 
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    INFLATION CRITERION 
    The central Bank recapped it expects Slovakia to meet the 
Maastricht euro adoption inflation criterion in August. the data 
are due out on Friday. 
    Sme, page 7 
     
    PENSION SYSTEM 
    Central Bank governor Ivan Sramko said current settings of 
Slovakia's private-pension scheme, "the second pillar", were 
accurate, adding any changes to the system would only deliver 
problems in the future. 
    Sme, page 1 
     
    HEALTH CARE MINISTER POPULARITY 
    Most Slovaks have no confidence in Health Care Minister Ivan 
Valentovic, nominated by Prime Minister Robert Fico Smer party, 
due to what they see as inability to solve health care system 
problems, an opinion poll conducted by private polling agency 
MVK showed. 
    Sme, page 2 
     
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