Eurozone hopes hinge on Slovakia

Preview and report of the vote in the parliament of the Slovak Republic on the 11 October 2011 on whether to support the expansion of the eurozone's bail-out fund.

Despite pressure from across the continent, Richard Sulik, leader of Slovakia’s libertarian Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party, repeated on the 9 October 2011 that his party would reject the measure.

ESO: Background information: Slovakian minister backs swift rescue vote / Slovakia PM fights bail-out opposition http://www.europeansources.info/record/slovakian-minister-backs-swift-rescue-vote-slovakia-pm-fights-bail-out-opposition/

Spiegel Online International, 7.10.11: 'The Greatest Threat to Europe Is the Bailout Fund http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,790577,00.html

ESO: Background information: German parliament approves EFSF boost http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-parliament-approves-efsf-boost/

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