BRATISLAVA, June 30 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Tuesday.
EU'S SOLANA VISIT
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana will visit
Slovakia, news conference with foreign minister Miroslav Lajcak
1100 GMT.
CURRENT ACCOUNT
The central bank will publish April current account data.
SLOVAK SPP SIGNS 10-YEAR GAS SUPPLY DEAL WITH E.ON
Slovakia's dominant gas utility SPP said on Monday it had
signed a 10-year contract on gas supplies with one of its
western owners to secure stable deliveries in case Russia cuts
the flow to Europe via Ukraine.
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SLOVAK PRESIDENT FORCED OFF PLANE AFTER WARNING
Slovakia's president was evacuated from his official plane
because of a telephone warning shortly before it was due to take
off on Monday.
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KBC SAYS SLOVAK UNIT TO APPEAL CARTEL FINE
Belgian banking and insurance group KBC <KBC.BR> said on
Monday its Slovak unit CSOB would appeal against a fine it
received with two other banks for a cartel agreement against
Czech financial services firm Akcenta.
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PRESS DIGEST
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SMER KEEPS POPULARITY LEAD
The Smer party of Prime Minister Robert Fico remains the
most popular party with 44.8 percent support, followed by the
main opposition SDKU faction with 17.5 percent, a survey by the
Polis agency showed. The junior government party SNS finished
third with 6.1 percent.
Sme, page 2
WIZZ-AIR EXPANSION
Hungary's low-cost carrier Wizz Air, which opened its 11th
base in Prague on Monday, is in talk with Bratislava airport on
possible routes from Slovakia, aiming to take the market of its
ailing rival SkyEurope.
Sme, page 5
DROWNED TURIST
A 73-year old Czech drowned on Monday in a rafting accident
on the northern Slovak River Dunajec after a storm pushed the
water level up.
Pravda, page 11
POCIATEK RICHEST MINISTER
Finance Minister Jan Pociatek remained the richest minister
of Robert Fico's government, according to income filings.
Pociatek reported income of 30 million crowns last year. State
officials are required to report income, but do not have to
disclose details of the source of the revenues.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
CHEAPER GAS
The gas firm SPP is preparing a cut in prices for households
by up to 5 percent in the autumn, sources said. The company and
the economy ministry have declined to comment.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
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