Slovakia - Factors To Watch on May 27

                                
 BRATISLAVA, May 27 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Thursday.
                                
 
                                
 INVESTORS MEET ETHNIC HUNGARIANS
                                
 Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia will
meet with officials of the ethnic Hungarians (SMK), part of a
series of meeting will political parties ahead of the June 12
general election.
                                
 
                                
 POLITICAL PARTIES MEET EU OFFICIALS
                                
 Senior officials of Slovakia's eight strongest political
parties will attend a meeting with the European Commission's
representatives in Slovakia to debate issues related to the
upcoming June general election.
                                
 
                                
 HUNGARY PASSES CITIZENSHIP LAW, SLOVAKS RETALIATE
                                
 Hungary approved a law on Wednesday easing access to its
citizenship for over two million ethnic Hungarians living
elsewhere in central Europe, triggering legal retaliation by
neighbouring Slovakia.
                                
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 MARCH CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT 70 MLN EUROS
                                
 The Slovak current account showed a preliminary deficit of
70 million euros in March, down from a 215 million euro gap in
the same period of 2009, the central bank said on Wednesday.
                                
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 OECD SEES RECOVERY TAKING HOLD IN E.EUROPE, ISRAEL
                                
 Emerging Europe will show a solid recovery in 2010 and
accelerate next year, the Organisation of Economic Cooperation
and Development said on Wednesday, although it said fiscal
consolidation was expected to weaken demand.
                                
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 FIT AGAIN SANTA CRUZ HAPPY WITH NEW STRIKE PARTNER
                                
 Paraguay forward Lucas Barrios has made the best start to
his international career and like other Argentine-born team
mates, is very welcome in the World Cup-bound squad,
strike-partner Roque Santa Cruz said.
                                
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 ITALY'S NEW LEFT BACK CRISCITO ADDS RARE YOUTH
                                
 The surprise exclusion of Fabio Grosso from Italy's World
Cup party has propelled left back Domenico Criscito into the
limelight and placated critics demanding more youth in the
Azzurri team.
                                
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 SCIENTISTS OBJECT SLOVAK HIGHWAY PROJECTS
                                
 More than 100 scientists from Slovakia and the Czech
republic turned to the European Commission, seeking an
infringement proceeding against Slovakia for a suspected
violation of environmental NATURA 2000 because of a highway
project.
                                
 Sme, page 7
                                
 
                                
 OUTSTANDING MORTGAGE LOANS RISE
                                
 Share of outstanding mortgage loans, out of the entire loan
pool, rose by 0.5 percentage points to 3.7 percent in the first
quarter of the year, compared with the last quarter of 2009.
                                
 Sme, page 8
                                
  
                                
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