Slovakia - Factors To Watch on June 25

                                
 BRATISLAVA, June 25 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Friday.
                                
 
                                
 KIA MOTORS SLOVAKIA PRESENTS NEW MODEL
                                
 Kia Motors <000270.KS> Slovakia will present its new SUV
model Kia Sportage, 0800 GMT.
                                
 
                                
 SDKU BOARD MEETING
                                
 The strongest centre-right party SDKU, whose election leader
Iveta Radicova is expected to become the prime minister, will
hold a board meeting to debate current coalition talks on
forming of the government.
                                
 
                                
 GUANTANAMO DETAINEES IN SLOVAKIA ENTER HUNGER STRIKE
                                
 Three detainees, who were sent to Slovakia from the U.S.
military prison at Guantanamo Bay in January, went on hunger
strike on Thursday, Amnesty International Slovakia reported.
                                
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 SLOVAKS GREET GOLDEN MOMENT WITH SILENCE AND SCOWLS
                                
 Stony faces and silence were the unusual reactions of
Slovakia's players after stunning Italy 3-2 to reach the
knockout stages of the World Cup and send the holders home on
Thursday.
                                
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 SLOVAKIA'S WEISS HAILS SECOND BEST DAY OF HIS LIFE 
                                
 Slovakia coach Vladimir Weiss celebrated "the second best
day of his life" after his World Cup debutants stunned holders
Italy 3-2 on Thursday and stole their place in the last 16.
                                
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 FATHER TIME CATCHES UP WITH POOR ITALY
                                
 Father Time finally caught up with poor old Italy on
Thursday when they were deposed as world champions after
suffering a dramatic and shocking 3-2 defeat at the hands of
World Cup debutants Slovakia.
                                
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 NEW GOVERNMENT WITH 15 MINISTERS
                                
 The new government, formed by centre right parties, will
have 15 ministers. The strongest SDKU party of future Prime
Minister Iveta Radicova, will get five, Freedom and Solidarity
(SaS) four, and booth the Christian Democrats (KDH) and mostly
ethnic Hungarian Most-Hid will get three ministries.
                                
 Sme, page 2
                                
 
                                
 COMMISSION TAKES SLOVAKS TO COURT
                                
 The European Commission has referred Slovakia to EU's Court
of Justivce over award of legal services contract for motorway
construction projects. It considered Slovaks have breached EU
public procurement rules by not opening up a contract for legal
services relating to motorway construction projects.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
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