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	7 Invitees - Slovakia
		Mikuláš Dzurinda, Slovak Prime Minister, took part in the Washington EAPC summit, where the report “Towards a Partnership for the 21st Centuty was endorsed.
		Slovakia was represented by Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan and Defence Minister Pavol Kanis.
		Slovakia with other six countries was invited to start the accession talks with the view of joining the Alliance during the NATO Summit.
	www.nato.int /invitees2004/slovakia/chronology.htm (2802 words)

	Vladimir Meciar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Starting in the Communist Party of Slovakia, the only road to prominence in Communist Czechoslovakia, he became committee chairman in the town of, only to be dismissed in the year after the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, when he delivered a pro-reform speech to the national congress in 1969 and was thrown out.
		The winners of the June 1992 elections in Czechoslovakia and new prime ministers were the Civic Democratic Party led by Václav Klaus in the Czech Republic and the HZDS led by Vladimír Mečiar in Slovakia.
		As a result, Slovakia under his rule became partially isolated from the West and the pace of EU and NATO accession negotiations was much slower than in the case of neighbouring countries, although Mečiar has always supported both EU and NATO membership of his country and put in Slovakia's applications to those two organisations.
	www.hackettstown.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Vladimir_Meciar (1200 words)

	Ján Čarnogurský - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ján Čarnogurský (born January 1, 1944, Bratislava -) is a former Slovak politician, a former Prime Minister of Slovakia (1991-1992) and the former chairman of the Christian Democratic Movement (1990-2002).
		Since the Christian Democratic Movement was Slovakia's second largest party after the Slovak parliamentary election, 1990, Čarnogurský became the vice-prime minister of Slovakia and in June 1990.
		After the 1992 election he ceased to be prime minister and was a deputy to the National Council of the Slovak Republic (Slovak parliament) as an opposition member and strong Mečiar opponent from 1992 to 1998.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/J%C3%A1n_%C4%8Carnogursk%C3%BD (614 words)

	Mikulas Dzurinda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		He has been Prime Minister since October 30 1998 for the (SDK) and was re-elected in October 2002 for the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union.
		At the time of the split of Czechoslovakia and the establishment of an independent Slovakia (1993), he was KDH responsible for economy.
		Dzurinda was appointed Slovakia's prime minister for the first time in October 1998, leading five previous opposition parties united as the (SDK) and defeating the government of Vladimír Mečiar at the polls.
	www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Mikulas_Dzurinda (849 words)

	Slovakia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Accession negotiations with Slovakia, which began in 1999, were concluded at the Copenhagen European Council in December 2002.
		Slovakia is also a member of the OECD and the OSCE.
		Slovakia’s main trading partners are Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany and Italy.
	www.eu2004.nl /default.asp?CMS_TCP=tcpPrint_EU2004&CMS_ITEM=D1A303F5162A4CB5A27535B389DBB562X1X53299X77 (190 words)

	Slovakia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Slovakia was part of the center of Samo's empire in the 7th century.
		Most executive power lies with the head of government, the prime minister, who is usually the leader of the major party or a majority coalition in parliament and appointed by the president.
		Slovakia would like to adopt the Euro currency in January 2009, although the public sector deficit needs to be cut in the draft budget from its current 3.8 percent of GDP to below 3 percent in order for this to be possible.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/Slovakia.htm (1441 words)

	Slovakia.ORG Featured Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Slovakia is one of six countries expected to be invited to join six others already holding membership talks when EU leaders meet for a summit in Helsinki on December 10-11.
		Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda said this week the 2006-2008 closure date was final, and Kukan said the date already represented a compromise because Slovakia had initially intended to close the reactors between 2012 and 2015.
		Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania and Malta are expected to be asked by the EU to join Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Slovenia and Cyprus, which have been negotiating membership terms since March 1998.
	www.slovakia.org /fa-nov5.htm (458 words)

	List of Prime Ministers of Slovakia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Prime Minister of autonomous Slovakia (1938 – 1939; within Czechoslovakia)
		Prime Minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic [March 1990 - 1992 called Slovak Republic] (1969 – 1992; within Czechoslovakia)
		Prime Minister of Slovakia (since 1993; independent Slovakia)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Slovakia (607 words)

	Slovakia
		The country was liberated from the Germans by the Soviet army in the spring of 1945, and Slovakia was restored to its prewar status and rejoined to a new Czechoslovakian state.
		Slovakia's very low influx of foreign capital during Meciar's tenure was the result of his government's lack of transparency.
		Slovakia - Slovakia or the Slovak Republic,Slovak Slovensko, republic (1995 est.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107967.html (1012 words)

	Slovakia - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It is bound by Hungary to the south, Poland to the north, Austria and the Czech Republic to the west and Ukraine to the east.
		Slovakia is surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains to the north and northeast.
		In 1946 Gottwald was elected Prime Minister and in 1948 the communists forced Pres.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/slovakia.htm (1325 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of Prime Ministers of Slovakia
		Jozef Lenart Jozef LenÃ¡rt (3 April 1923 in Slovakia - 11 February 2004 in Prague) was Czechoslovak politician.
		Portrait of MikulÃ¡Å¡ Dzurinda MikulÃ¡Å¡ Dzurinda (born February 4, 1955) is the current Prime Minister of Slovakia.
		History of Slovakia Notes: A stands for the house of Arpád M stands for the house of Mojmír In the 10th to 12th century, only app.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Prime-Ministers-of-Slovakia (1059 words)

	Slovakia (08/05)
		Slovakia imports nearly all of its oil and gas from Russia and its export markets are primarily OECD and EU countries.
		Slovakia's ambitious roadmap for defense reform is the Force 2015 Long-Term Plan, which strikes a well-reasoned balance between requirements and resources and envisions a professionalized, combat-capable force of 18,000 uniformed personnel.
		Slovakia officially became a member of the NATO on March 29, 2004 and joined the EU in May 2004.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3430.htm (3507 words)

	Slovakia and the European Union
		The Speech of the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Mikulas Dzurinda and the President of the USA George Bush at the Government Office of the Slovak Republic, 24.
		The Prime Minister understands that those of us who are free have a responsibility to help free others in order to make ourselves more secure.
		The Prime Minister was very strong about reminding me that he wants there to be a different visa policy, a better visa policy for the citizens of Slovakia.
	www.government.gov.sk /eu_en/aktuality_start.php3?id_ele=5299&print_me=1 (1214 words)

	news rsi
		The current state of the judiciary in Slovakia cannot be compared to its state in 1998, Justice Minister Daniel Lipsic said on Monday after a conference that discussed reforms in the Slovak judiciary in the period from 1998 to 2005.
		The agreement between Slovakia and the Vatican states concerns about such issues as the right of doctors to refuse to perform abortions and prescribe contraceptives on the grounds of conscientious objections.
		The Czech Republic hopes to succeed Slovakia, which was chosen on October 10 as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2006-2007.
	www.slovakradio.sk /radioinet/spravy/news/newsi.phtml (1333 words)

	Slovakia's Thin Ice
		Slovakia gained in prestige during the current administration's reign from 1998, he explained his unseemly advice.
		Austrian prime minister Wolfgang Schussel, notorious for his co-habitation, in a now defunct coalition, with Jorg Haider and his ultra-rightist party, cajoled the Slovaks to re-elect Mikulas Dzurinda, the prime minister.
		Slovakia endured one of the worst post-communist contractions among countries in transition.
	samvak.tripod.com /pp173.html (1131 words)

	Europe: Country Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Slovakia's economic difficulties have put pressure on the advertising market, which is dominated by national dailies and magazines.
		Under Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurindas, the SDK implemented a series of unpopular belt-tightening measures that drove unemployment to the highest levels in eastern Europe.
		In February, CPJ asked Prime Minister Dzurindas to look into cases of Slovak TV journalists who had apparently been fired and otherwise mistreated because of their political affiliation with Meciar's Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS).
	www.cpj.org /attacks99/europe99/Slovakia.html (477 words)

	The Slovak Republic Government Office
		The Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Mikulas Dzurinda during the Meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos in Bratislava
		The Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Mikulas Dzurinda during the Summit of the European Council in Brussels
		The Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Mikulas Dzurinda during the Transmission of the Treaty of European Constitution to the Chairman of the Slovak Parliament Pavol Hrusovsky in Bratislava
	www.vlada.gov.sk /english/foto_zoznam.php3?id_stranky=1&id_typ=&id_akcie=0&start=140&vlada=2 (274 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Former hard-line prime minister leads after first round of Slovakia's ...
		BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – A former authoritarian prime minister led after the first round of Slovakia's presidential election and will move on to a runoff against a former political ally, according to final results released Sunday.
		By the time he was voted out of office in 1998, Slovakia was shunned by the United States and Western Europe, and both his popularity and that of his right-leaning Movement for a Democratic Slovakia faded.
		Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda, whose government has worked hard to improve Slovakia's image after Meciar's rule, was disappointed over Kukan's failure to advance, blaming it on low turnout and voter apathy.
	ww.uniontrib.com /news/world/20040404-0710-slovakia-elections.html (587 words)

	Joint Press conference with the Prime Minister of Slovakia in Bratislava
		And therefore I am so happy to see him coming to Slovakia, and I am very happy to be able to say that we could cooperate together in the difficult European issues, and I would like to thank him that he achieved to come to Slovakia despite his very busy agenda.
		And there is a great deal of admiration I think for the progress that Slovakia has made in these past few years, and the strength of its economy and the commitment to making sure that it is a strong and good partner both in Europe and in NATO has been extremely important.
		And finally I should say that the relationship between Britain and Slovakia takes an even more practical form in that we have many Slovaks who work in the UK today, and are most welcome there, and we have a couple of thousand Slovak students also in the UK.
	www.number-10.gov.uk /output/Page9178.asp (2343 words)

	The Slovak Republic Government Office
		The Prime Minister of Slovakia Mikulas Dzurinda during the Retrospective Meeting of the 1.
		The Prime Minister of Slovakia Mikulas Dzurinda during the Opening of a new Part of the Highway D 61 in Bratislava
		Reception of the Foreign Minister of the United Kindom Jack Straw by the Prime Minister of Slovakia Mikulas Dzurinda
	www.vlada.gov.sk /english/foto_zoznam.php3?id_stranky=1&vlada=1&id_typ=&id_lang=1&id_akcie= (335 words)

	How will Slovakia define itself in EU by Heather Grabbe
		Slovakia could follow this model, using membership to overcome a history of domination by its larger neighbors prior to its independence in 1993.
		But Finance Minister Ivan Miklos recently broke with the more federalist member states with his flat tax policies, seeking to maintain Slovakia's competitiveness and inward investment by setting income and corporate tax rates that are more attractive to business than those in other EU countries.
		Jan Figel, Slovakia's former chief negotiator for entry, would be a very competent commissioner, but he would lack the clout of a former prime minister, so Slovakia would get a less prestigious commission job.
	www.cer.org.uk /articles/grabbe_iht_14jan04.html (831 words)

	Slovakia.ORG History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Prime Minister Tiso was hanged for treason and collaboration with the Nazis, and other high party officials were also punished.
		Because Slovakia had industrialized during the Communist period, it inherited an inefficient, defense-oriented industrial base; the transition to a market economy thus resulted in greater unemployment and economic hardship in Slovakia than it did in the more economically advantaged Czech lands.
		However, Slovakia’s relations with Hungary have been strained by the status of Slovakia’s large Hungarian population, and by fear among Slovaks of Hungarian expansionism.
	www.slovakia.org /history6.htm (2008 words)

	BBC News \| Europe \| Slovakia rejects criticism of its Prime Minister
		Slovakia has rejected American and European Union criticism of its Prime Minister, Vladimir Meciar, saying his use of presidential powers is constitutional.
		The western criticism followed Mr Meciar's decision to halt a key referendum on Nato membership and the direct election of the president, to sack half the country's ambassadors and to end a politically sensitive criminal investigation into the kidnapping of the son of the former Slovak President Michael Kovac.
		Slovakia is one of 11 countries due to start negotiations for EU membership at the end of the month.
	news.bbc.co.uk.edgesuite.net /1/low/world/europe/64538.stm (313 words)

	DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF SLOVAKIA TO COMMISSION : FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM SHOULD NOT VIOLATE HUMAN RIGHTS
		ALYAKSANDR SYCHOV, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belarus, affirmed that the principled position of his country in the field of human rights remained unchanged: human rights were universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated, and their protection was one of the most important functions of the State.
		MARIE-MADELEINE KALALA, Minister of Human Rights of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, recalled that the inter-Congolese political negotiations held in Sun City and Pretoria in South Africa had led to the signing of a global agreement on the transition in the country and setting of new institutions of the Republic.
		FRANCES RODRIGUES, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique, said the Commission was once again called upon during this session to engage in a common reflection in search for the best options for peoples to attain rightfully the prerogatives enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
	www.unog.ch /news2/documents/newsen/cn04010e.htm (4995 words)

	The Insider - Bush blames media for public opinion in Europe
		The Prime Minister of Sovakia is loyally repeating Bush's claims.
		The prime minister was reminded that while the governments of Central and Eastern Europe supported Operation Iraqi Freedom, the populace was much more skeptical, according to polls.
		The prime minister predicted that it is "only a question of time when people in Slovakia, in Germany, in European countries, will understand more that this activity were necessary.
	theinsider.org /news/article.asp?id=0981 (733 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Slovakia's running prime minister
		Mr Dzurinda's website describes him as a "fiery" marathon runner, and he has becomethe first serving prime minister to run in the event.
		But party colleagues were also obliged to cycle round the country during last year's election campaign, on a whim of the prime minister's.
		On a Czech fun run a few years ago he accidentally crossed on to the course marked out for the Prague marathon, which was being held simultaneously, and ended up running double the intended nine kilometres.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/2940707.stm (561 words)

	Amnesty International 1999 Annual Report on Slovakia (the Slovak Republic)
		In February and March, by abstaining in the parliamentary vote for a new president, the ruling coalition blocked presidential elections and prevented the organization of a referendum on whether the president should be elected by a popular vote.
		Slovakia signed in September the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty.
		In March Prime Minister Me.iar declared an amnesty in connection with the abduction of former President Ková.'s son in 1995, in which agents of the Slovak Secret Service had allegedly been involved.
	www.amnesty.org /ailib/aireport/ar99/eur72.htm (570 words)

	Slovenia Business Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The tasks awaiting Slovenia and Slovakia upon accession to the EU and NATO were high on the agenda as Prime Minister Anton Rop met his Slovak counterpart in Bratislava on Friday, 6 February.
		Asked to present his view on the restrictions to the free movement of labour, Prime Minister Rop said this was one of the EU dilemmas.
		Prime Minister Rop, on an official visit to Slovakia, has already met Speaker of Slovak Parliament Pavol Hrusovsky and President Rudolf Schuster.
	www.gzs.si /SBW/head.asp?idc=15145 (525 words)

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