BRATISLAVA, April 7 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Thursday.
SPP ON GAS MARKET SITUATION
Slovakia's dominant gas utility Slovensky plynarensky priemysel (SPP), managed by E.ON Ruhrgas (EONGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) and Gaz de France (GSZ.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) will hold a news conference on retail gas market situation, 0800 GMT
SDKU'S FUTURU POLICIES
The Slovak Democratic and Christian union (SDKU), party of Prime Minister Iveta Radicova, Finance Minister Ivan Miklos will present future planned policies, 0830 GMT
SLOVAK NUCLEAR WATCHDOG SAYS ITS REACTORS SAFE
Slovakia's four nuclear reactors and another two planned to go online by 2013 are safe and reliable, according to an annual check carried out by the country's Office for Nuclear Supervision (UJD).
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J&T POSSIBLY INVOLVED IN INA SHARE BUYS
Slovakia's private equity J&T could be involved in share buys in Croatian oil and gas group INA (INA.ZA: Quote, Profile, Research), through suspected Cyprus-based investment funds.
Croatian watchdog suspected selected funds of buying INA shares in interest of Hungary's MOL (MOLB.BU: Quote, Profile, Research), which holds a majority stake in the company. MOL denied its was speculating with INA shares.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 13
TOWNS SEEKS SHARE IN HEATING COMPANIES
Selected Slovak towns could acquire a 5 percent share in a planned privatisation of country's six largest state-run heating companies, Prime Minister Iveta Radicova said.
Sme, page 8
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(Compiled by Petra Kovacova and Martin Santa in Bratislava)
Slovakia – Factors To Watch on April 7