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- Slovakia supports UN reconfiguration
BELGRADE -- Slovakian Foreign Minister Jan Kubi says Bratislava welcomes the reconfiguration of the UN mission to Kosovo. After talks in Belgrade with Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremi, he said that Slovakia supported resolving Kosovo's status on the basis
- EU admits Slovakia to euro zone
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union on Tuesday agreed to let Slovakia adopt the euro as of Jan. 1, 2009, hailing the step as proof of the 'great success' of European monetary union. Slovakia will become the 16th EU nation in the euro zone â?? and
- UPDATE: ECOFIN: EU Sets Final Slovak Euro Rate At SKK30.126
(Adds comments, details.) BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- European Union finance ministers Tuesday set the Slovak currency's final conversion rate against the euro at SKK30.126. This marks the last formal step for Slovakia to start using the currency Jan. 1. The
- SUBSCRIBERS: Slovakia To Adopt Euro Already Reported
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- EU fixes euro-Slovakian koruna exchange rate at 1:30
Brussels - The European Union's finance ministers agreed the official exchange rate for the euro against the Slovakian koruna Tuesday: from January 1, 30.126 koruny will buy one euro. The ministers also gave formal approval for Slovakia to become the
- Slovakia gets greenlight to adopt euro
EU finance ministers gave Slovakia the final greenlight on Tuesday to adopt the euro on January 1, 2009, leaving the ex-communist country less than six months to prepare for the changeover, an EU official said. The ministers also set the definitive
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In 1918 the Slovaks joined the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a communist nation within Soviet-ruled Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once more became free. The Slovaks and the Czechs agreed to separate peacefully on 1 January 1993. Slovakia has experienced more difficulty than the Czech Republic in developing a modern market economy.
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