At the top we straddled two countries, standing with one foot in Poland, the other in Slovakia.
Slovakia, one of the poorest members of the EU, is expected to ratify the EFSF.
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Five of the 27 EU countries do not recognise Kosovo: Spain, Greece, Romania, Slovakia and Cyprus.
Russia also went to a decider against Japan before sealing a semifinal clash with Slovakia.
Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia after a "velvet divorce" in 1992.
Sugiyama will face Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova , a 6-2 6-3 second-round winner over Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko.
Miloslav Mecir of Slovakia was the surprise winner of the men's event, beating American Tim Mayotte.
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Slovakia is about to enact a 19% flat tax, for both individuals and corporations.
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Jan was born in Slovakia to Jewish parents who fled the Nazis during World War II.
In 1993, the Slovak parliament elected economist Michal Kovac as newly-independent Slovakia's first president.
The Republic top Group B on goal difference from Slovakia while Russia lie third.
An astonishing 91% of current foreign investors in Slovakia intend to increase their stakes.
The strong euro brings new guests from Germany and even Slovakia (now in the euro).
No party has ever governed alone in Slovakia since the country threw off its communist shackles.
Jan Dzudza, 40, Matus Tipan, 28, and Miroslav Karicka, 45, were extradited from Slovakia last year.
And Accenture is adding staff in the Philippines, China, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
The case against Mr Csatary in Slovakia means that extradition proceedings may be launched.
George Morgan, who reached the boys' doubles final at Wimbledon, also lost to Slovakia's Filip Horansky.
But Slovakia, independent for only 17 years and a Hungarian colony for centuries, finds it threatening.
Slovakia's best chance of a breakthrough, though, came through New Zealand's nervy keeper Mark Paston.
Condemnation of Mr Solyom's planned visit came from Slovakia's president, prime minister and foreign minister.
Until last month, another married couple served as British ambassadors to Austria and Slovakia, respectively.
Slovakia is suffering from the recession in the Czech Republic and its own failure to reform.
In a BBC interview, Slovakia's Miroslav Lajcak also warned Westminster about "cherry picking" its EU membership.
That problem was solved, provisionally at least, by the general election in Slovakia in September 1998.
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Slovakia has made significant economic reforms since its separation from the Czech Republic in 1993.
It is reassuring that he wants to keep Slovakia in Europe's political and economic mainstream.
Conchita Martinez had earlier put Spain ahead with a straight-sets victory over Janette Husarova of Slovakia.
For reasons of pride and practical convenience, Slovakia would like to join at the same time.
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