Slovakia - Factors To Watch on March 10

                                
 BRATISLAVA, March 10 (Reuters) - Here are news stories,
press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak
financial markets on Thursday.
                                
 
                                
 FINMIN ON 2020 EUROPE STRATEGY
                                
 Finance minister Ivan Miklos will take part in conference on
2020 Europe strategy, news conference 0900 GMT. 
                                
 
                                
 SLOVAK PM AT REUTERS INSIDER
                                
 The Prime Minister Iveta Radicova will speak about EU Summit
in an interview in the "Top Storis and Analysis" on Reuters
Insider, 0930 GMT
                                
 
                                
 ECON AND LABOUR MIN ON EMPLOYMENT
                                
 Economy and labour ministers will give a speech at the
international conference on employment organised by labour
ministry, 1440 GMT
                                
 
                                
 SLOVAK PM-GREECE MAY DEFAULT, PORTUGAL MAY NEED AID
                                
 There is a risk Greece will default and the euro zone should
prepare rules for that option, Slovak Prime Minister Iveta
Radicova said on Wednesday. 
                                
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 SLOVAK PLANS TO DOUBLE SMALL HYDRO CAPACITY BY 2030
                                
 Slovakia plans to more than double energy production from
small hydropower plants by 2030 as part of efforts to increase
reliance on renewable sources, a government plan showed on
Wednesday. 
                                
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 HONEYWELL EYES PRODUCTION START IN SLOVAKIA IN 2012
                                
 U.S. company Honeywell International <HON.N>. could start
production at its Slovak planned 38 million eur ($52.72 million)
assembly plant next year, an environmental study showed. The
car-parts maker was expected to create some 446 jobs.
                                
 Sme, page 8
                                
 
                                
 FORMER MINISTER ACCUSED OF FRAU
                                
 Former Development Minister Igor Stefanov, member of the
nationalist Slovak National Party (SNS), faces allegations of
public procurement fraud. Interior ministry will file a request
to the parliament to strip him of deputy immunity to start an
investigation.
                                
 Sme, page 1
                                
 
                                
 DOCTORS STAGE A PROTEST
                                
 Slovak doctors staged a protest on Wednesday to close their
ambulances for an hour, seeking higher salaries. Similar actions
were planned for the next week.
                                
 Hospodarske noviny, page 5
                                
 
                                
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 (Compiled by Martin Santa in Bratislava)