Slovakia - Factors To Watch on July 3

                                
 BRATISLAVA, July 3 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Friday.
                                
 
                                
 CROP ESTIMATES
                                
 The Statistics Office will publish crop estimates as of June
20.
                                
 
                                
 SLOVAKS CUT TAX REVENUE FORECAST, CALM OVER FUNDING
                                
 The Slovak Finance Ministry expects tax revenue for the 2009
budget to fall by 16 percent versus its original plan as the
economic crisis hurts industries and curbs household spending,
the ministry said on Thursday.
                                
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 DEBT AGENCY SEES NO SUDDEN FINANCING PRESSURE
                                
 Slovakia should not face a sudden refinancing pressure this
year despite new forecasts of lower-than-planned tax revenues, a
senior official at the country's debt management agency told
Reuters on Thursday.
                                
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 PRESS DIGEST
                                
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 EMISSION RIGHTS
                                
 Interblue Group, a company with an option to buy Slovakia's
carbon emission rights, has no longer a valid trading licence,
local private TV channel Markiza reported.
                                
 Sme, page 2
                                
 
                                
 OPPOSITION SPLIT
                                
 The opposition ethnic Hungarian SMK party did not secure
backing of the two other opposition factions for a no-confidence
vote against Prime Minister Robert Fico. SMK wanted to dismiss
Fico over the disputed sale of carbon emission rights.
                                
 Sme, page 2
                                
 
                                
 MOCHOVCE COMPLETION
                                
 Slovenske Elektrarne, a unit of Italy's Enel <ENEI.MI>, has
signed contracts with four Slovak and Czech companies worth
1.053 billion euros to complete the 3rd and 4th blocs of the
nuclear power plant in Mochovce.
                                
 Sme, page 6
                                
 
                                
 PASSENGERS CAUTIOUS OVER SKYEUROPE
                                
 Passengers have become cautious about flying with the
Slovak-based low-cost airline SkyEurope <SKYV.VI> after it was
placed under crout protection from creditors, a survey by the
daily Sme showed.
                                
 Sme, page 7
                                
 
                                
 SKYEUROPE CEO LEAVES
                                
 Jason Bitter, the CEO of SkyEurope, stepped down and will be
replaced by company's CFO Nick Manoudakis. Czech Airlines CSA
has joined other SkyEurope's competitors in efforts to lure
passengers with ticket discounts.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 U.S. STEEL KOSICE CUTS 400 JOBS
                                
 Some 400 employees of the Slovak factory of U.S. Steel will
voluntarily leave with financial compensation. The factory
unions said even more people may.
                                
 Pravda, page 51
                                
 
                                
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