Parliament vote rejects economic bailout plan

1. Wide of parliament 2. Mid of lawmakers talking 3. SOUNDBITE (Slovak) Iveta Radicova, Slovak Prime Minister: "What we are deciding on today is the credibility of Slovakia. What we are deciding on is where does Slovakia belong. It is about who our partner is going to be." 4. Lawmakers voting 5. Radicova approaching podium 6. Cutaway of cameraman 7. SOUNDBITE (Slovak) Iveta Radicova, Slovak Prime Minister: "So I am asking what have they accomplished, if we really have a common desire for Slovakia. The citizens of Slovakia finally have lived through a short period of stability and calm. Instead we should have offered to them an exclusion from the eurozone community and the European Union." 8. Cutaway of cameraman 9. SOUNDBITE (Slovak) Richard Sulik, Slovakia Freedom and Solidarity party leader: "It is not true that we never came with any compromise proposals, quite the contrary. Our partner refused an offer that we laid on the table. And we are very sorry, that because of these principles, we have been blackmailed by the joint voting on the rescue fund and on the government support." 10. Mid of media STORYLINE: Slovakia's Parliament rejected on Tuesday a key euro bailout bill, threatening Europe-wide efforts to ease a debt crisis that is threatening the global economy. The vote triggered the collapse of the government, but the outgoing prime minister and her main opponent both said they would now work to approve the bill quickly. The agreement to talk came shortly after parliament voted against an expanded euro bailout fund, a vote that Prime Minister Iveta Radicova had tied to a confidence measure. Parliament is scheduled to convene again on Thursday, but it is not clear when another vote might be held. The eyes of officials and investors around the world are on the small central European country, because expanding the fund requires the approval of all 17 countries that use the euro currency. Sixteen countries have already approved, and now Slovakia, with a population of just 5.5 million people, holds in its hands the fate of a measure that will affect all Europe, and by extension, the global economy. But the statements of the country's leading politicians late on Tuesday left little doubt the Slovakian Parliament will approve the measure soon. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/b0c3a4a9f547afc0a1a27133fcc45104 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork