Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Oct 14

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Oct 14 (Reuters)  - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Wednesday.
                                
 
                                
 GOVERNMENT MEETING 
                                
 Government will hold its regular weekly meeting, 0800 GMT.
Cabinet is expected to debate the social affairs ministry's
proposal to hike the minimum wage by 8.1 percent next year
                                
 
                                
 POLITICAL INSTABILITY NOT HELPING E. EUROPE-NOWOTNY
                                
 The European Union's new member states have the highest
growth potential in the bloc but their political instability
does not help, European Central Bank Governing Council member
Ewald Nowotny said on Tuesday.
                                
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 HARRAH'S TO LAUNCH CASINO RESORT IN SLOVAKIA
                                
 Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. [HAMLEH.UL], one of the world's
largest casino operators, said it will build a 1.5 billion euro
($2.22 billion) gambling and hotel resort in Slovakia jointly
with Hungary's TriGranit.
                                
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 EMPLOYERS WARN OF JOB LOSSES
                                
 Employers' Union urged the government of Prime Minister
Robert Fico not to increase the minimum wage, saying this  would
put new and existing jobs with low added-value at risk.
                                
 Sme, page 6
                                
 
                                
 ECONMIN SAYS 18,000 JOBS AT RISK
                                
 Economy ministry said some 18,000 jobs remain at risk.
320,000 Slovaks were jobless in August, up by 130,000 from last
August.
                                
 Sme, page 6
                                
 
                                
 PM FICO BACK TURKEY'S EU ASPIRATIONS
                                
 Prime Minister Robert Fico backed Turkey's aspirations to
join the European Union while visiting Ankara.
                                
 Sme, page 4
                                
 
                                
 JUSTICE MINISTER NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE
                                
 Justice MInister Viera Petrikova, nominated by junior
government party HZDS, will face a no-confidence vote on
Thursday, initiated by the opposition. She's expected to survive
the motion.
                                
 Sme, page 2
                                
 
                                
 SECOND VICTIM OF POHODA FESTIVAL DIES
                                
 19-year old Slovak woman died on Tuesday, becoming the
second victim of a collapse of a marquee at the music festival
in northern Slovakia in July.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 2
                                
 
                                
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