Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Feb 27

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Friday.
                                
 
                                
 JANUARY INFLATION
                                
 The Statistics Office will publish January EU-norm inflation
data, 0800 GMT. Analysts forecast prices to have risen by 0.5
percent month-on-month and 2.8 percent year-on-year.
                                
 
                                
 GOVT CRISIS COUNCIL
                                
 The government's crisis council will meet to debate new
measures against economic crisis. Prime Minister Robert Fico
will chair the meeting.
                                
 
                                
 NOKIA SIEMENS SAYS WINS DEAL FROM TELEFONICA O2
                                
 Telecommunications equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks
[NSN.UL] said on Thursday it had won a mobile network extension
deal in the Czech Republic and Slovakia from Telefonica O2
<TEF.MC>.
                                
 [ID:nHEL007022] [RTRS-TECH-TEEQ-COMMS-SK-LEN]
                                
 
                                
 EU GETS 28,297 T GRAIN INTERVENTION OFFERS
                                
 European Union farmers offered 28,297 tonnes of grains, of
which 23,297 tonnes of barley and 5,000 tonnes of maize, to the
bloc's intervention stores in the week to Feb. 22, official data
showed on Thursday.
                                
 [ID:nLQ87210] [RTRS-GRA-MEAL-FOD-SK-LEN]
                                
 
                                
 PRESS DIGEST
                                
 ------------
                                
 CAR SUBSIDIES
                                
 The government is considering offering subsidies of
1,500-2,000 euros to Slovaks who would dispose of their old cars
and buy new cars. The total cost is seen at 35 million euro, and
car dealers should also contribute to the programme.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 GAS SUPPLY
                                
 Russian gas giant Gazprom <GAZP.MM> might cut gas supply to
Europe again in March due to an unsettled debt with Ukraine
worth 400 million euros. Slovak gas company SPP is aware of the
situation and says Slovakia would be prepared for a crisis
situation.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 OPPOSITION ANTI-CRISIS MEASURES
                                
 The three main opposition parties have proposed to cut the
flat-tax rate to 16 percent from current 19 percent, improve
labour market flexibility and adjust public procurement system
as measures to combat the impact of the economic crisis. Prime
Minister Robert Fico says he will never cut the tax rate.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 6
                                
 
                                
 For news on upcoming events in the United States and other
Group  of Seven countries, see <G7TODAY>. For a diary of
forthcoming Slovak events, double click [SK/DIARY], and a
calendar of east European economic indicators, see [CONV/DIARY].
                                
 News editor of the day: Peter Laca on +421 2 5341 8402; fax:
.+421 2 5341 8403
                                
 E-mail: editorial@reuters.sk
                                
 Reuters Messaging: peter.laca.reuters.com@reuters.net
                                
 For real-time index quotes, double click in brackets:
                                
 Warsaw WIG20 <.WIG20>  Budapest BUX <.BUX>  Prague PX50
<.PX50>
 Other related news:
 Slovak equities      [SK-E]  E.Europe equities           [.CEE]
 Slovak money         [SK-M]  Czech debt                  [CZ-D]
 Slovak Indicators  [SK-ECI]  Emerging forex          [EMRG/FRX]
 Eastern European     [EEU]   All emerging markets        [EMRG]
 Hot stocks           [HOT]   Stock markets                [STX]
 Market debt news     [DBT]   Forex news                   [FRX]
 TOP NEWS -- Emerging markets                         [TOP/EMRG]
 TOP NEWS -- Convergence watch                        [TOP/EAST]