Europe's Bailout Fund Overcomes a Hurdle

It appears that the world can take its eyes off Bratislava.

Slovakia's largest opposition party, after a bit of parliamentary gamesmanship, cleared the way Wednesday for the country to endorse changes to the €440 billion ($600 billion) euro-zone bailout fund that European political leaders have deemed essential to the bloc's efforts to beat back the sovereign-debt crisis.

Slovakia to back new aid to Greece if conditions met

Slovakia said Tuesday it would back a second aid package for its eurozone peer Greece if it meets conditions set by the European Union's rescue fund, refuting reports that it might block the loan.

"We didn't agree with the first loan to Greece (...) but we are part of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) and there are rules for every country," Slovak Finance Minister Ivan Miklos told journalists.