Slovakia rejects eurozone bailout plans

Slovakia is the last of the eurozone's 17 members to vote on expanding the £440bn EFSF fund, which is aiming to stop a potential meltdown in Europe by rescuing Greece. The country's coalition government failed to push through the measures by 21 votes, believing the volume of funding to bail-out Greece is too high. The governing coalition had linked the vote to a confidence motion and as a result has effectively been toppled. However, a second vote on the issue could be held soon and is expected to succeed, according to the BBC. A number of the country's citizens believe Slovakia...