Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Nov 3

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Wednesday.
                                
 
                                
 GOVERNMENT MEETING
                                
 The government will hold its regular weekly meeting, no
major economic items on agenda. The cabinet will debate a boost
of Slovak troops in Afghanistan under NATO's ISAF.
                                
 
                                
 PARLIAMENT SESSION
                                
 The parliament will hold a session to debate a nomination of
new Attorney General and an opposition proposal to introduce a
special bank levy, submitted by the strongest opposition party
SMER, led by ex-Prime Minister Robert Fico.
                                
 
                                
 ZILINA VS OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE
                                
 Zilina will play against Olympique Marseille in Wednesday's
match in Champions League, Group F.
                                
 
                                
 BUDGET GAP MORE THAN DOUBLES Y/Y
                                
 The Slovak central state budget showed a deficit of 3.373
billion euros ($4.70 billion) between January and October,
compared with a 1.537 billion euro deficit in the same period
last year, finance ministry data showed on Tuesday.
                                
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 PM RADICOVA WARNS OF TRNKA'S RE-ELECTION
                                
 Prime Minister Iveta Radicova stressed a need to replace the
outgoing Attorney General Dobroslav Trnka with a new person. She
said if Trnka would be re-elected thanks to her SDKU party, than
she could consider to step down as Prime Minister.
                                
 SDKU, however, agreed later on Tuesday, to support another
candidate.
                                
 www.hnonline.sk
                                
 
                                
 COALITION AVERS ROW OVER ATTORNEY GENERAL
                                
 The ruling coalition of Prime Minister Iveta Radicova
averted a row after her SDKU party backed off from supporting
Dobroslav Trnka for re-election as the Attorney General, a move
which could put the government's stability at risk.
                                
 Sme, page 1
                                
 
                                
 FINMIN SLAMS OPPOSITION SPECIAL BANK TAX
                                
 Slovak finance ministry slammed an opposition proposal
seeking a special tax on banks next year, to offset a planned
hike in the value added tax (VAT). 
                                
 "The proposal bypass an ongoing European debate, contains
technical imperfections, but it in particular it is based on bad
calculations and ignores negative impacts on citizens and
economy." the ministry said.
                                
 Sme, page 7
                                
 
                                
 
                                
 
                                
 
                                
 
                                
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