Slovakia - Factors To Watch on July 13

                                
 BRATISLAVA, July 13 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Tuesday.
                                
 
                                
 PM RADICOVA MEETS EU PARTNERS
                                
 Prime Minister Iveta Radicova will meet with euro-group
Jean-Claude Juncker, European Commission President Jose Manuel
Barroso in Brussels to debate Slovakia's position on the
European Financial Stability Facility.
                                
 
                                
 EURO EFSF SEEN READY IN JULY, WON'T MAKE MOCK ISSUE
                                
 The euro zone's emergency loan facility should be
operational this month, finance ministers said on Monday,
expressing hope Slovakia would cease to block the activation of
the 440 billion euro ($554 billion) fund.
                                
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 SLOVAKIA NOT READY TO SIGN OFF ON EU AID FUND - PM
                                
 Slovakia's parliament and the cabinet must be consulted
before the country can sign off on the European Union's 440
billion euro ($554 bln) aid mechanism, new Slovakian Prime
Minister Iveta Radicova said on Monday.
                                
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 EURO ZONE LOAN FACILITY READY THIS MONTH-MINISTERS
                                
 The euro zone's emergency loan facility should be
operational this month, finance ministers said on Monday,
expressing hope Slovakia would cease to block the activation of
the 440 billion euro ($554 billion) fund.
                                
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 FINMIN SEEKS TALKS ON EU SAFETY NET - PAPER
                                
 Slovak Finance Minister Ivan Miklos reiterated on Monday
that talks about Slovakia's share in the European Union's 750
billion euro safety net were needed before the euro zone
member's signing of the aid mechanism.
                                
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 SLOVAKS SELL EUR 247.2 MLN WORTH OF 364-DAY T-BILLS
                                
 Slovakia sold 247.2 million euros ($311.4 million) worth of
364-day treasury bills at an auction on Monday, the finance
ministry's Debt and Liquidity Management Agency said.
                                
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 MAY TRADE SURPLUS BELOW EXPECTATIONS
                                
 Slovakia's foreign trade balance showed a smaller than
expected surplus of 83.4 million euros in May, compared with a
revised 219.7 million euro surplus in April, the Statistics
Office said on Monday.
                                
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 SLOVAKS CUT SOLAR POWER PRICES BY 10 PCT
                                
 Slovakia will cut solar power prices by around 10 percent,
effective from next January.
                                
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