Slovak PM sees budget recalculation up to SKK 5bln

...at most, an amount the euro zone hopeful can cope with, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday.

Fico also told reporters at a meeting of European Socialists in Prague that he fears politics, and not just meeting the Maastricht criteria, will play a role in deciding whether Slovakia will be accepted to join the euro in January 2009, as planned.