BRATISLAVA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press

reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial

markets on Thursday.

QUESTION HOUR

Parliament will continue its October session, Prime Minister

Robert Fico and ministers scheduled to answer deputies'

questions during the regular question hour, 1300 GMT.

SLOVAKS APPROVE '10 BUDGET, BRING OUT CONSOLIDATION

The Slovak parliament approved the state budget for 2010 on

Wednesday, designed to kick-off fiscal tightening in the

election year and cut the public finance deficit to 5.5 percent

of gross domestic product (GDP).

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WEISS TAKES SLOVAKIA OUT OF THE SHADOWS

Slovakia's appearance at the 2010 World Cup finals will

finally bring soccer out of the shadows of ice hockey in the

small central European country, said coach Vladimir Weiss.

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SLOVAKS APPROVE LAW ALLOWING CBANK CHIEF NEW TERM

The Slovak parliament approved a legal change on Wednesday

allowing the outgoing central bank governor and European Central

Bank governing board member Ivan Sramko to serve another

five-year term.

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EU CLEARS CEZ, JAVYS TO BUILD SLOVAK NUCLEAR PLANT

European Union competition regulators approved on Wednesday

plans by Czech power group CEZ and Slovak energy

company JAVYS to build and operate a nuclear power plant in

Slovakia.

SLOVAKIA REPLACES NOV.30 AND DEC.14 BOND AUCTIONS

Slovakia will replace November 30. and December 14. bonds

auctions with another maturities, finance ministry's Debt and

Liquidity Management Agency (ARDAL) said on Wednesday.

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LAW ON STRATEGIC COMPANIES UNDER FIRE

Parliament will debate the economy ministry's draft law,

allowing the state to force owners of strategic companies in

bankruptcy to sell the business to the state. Investors, lawyers

and opposition slammed such a legislation. The ministry said

would adjust the text.

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SLOVAK TELEKOM SALE DETAILS TO GO PUBLIC

The Highest Court ruled there was no reason not to disclose

details of to sale of country's fix-line operator Slovak Telekom

to Deutsche Telekom, which holds a controlling 51 percent share.

Slovaks sold the stake in 2001, but the cabinet rejected to go

public with the deal.

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