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PRAGUE, July 10 (Reuters) - Croatia, Bulgaria and Macedonia denied a report in a German daily on Friday that they were among at least 10 eastern Europe states in talks with the IMF over billion-euro emergency loans for their ailing economies.

The report, which put the euro EUR= under pressure in Asian trade on Friday, cited sources close to the International Monetary Fund naming the three countries -- all potential candidates for aid but none having requested any -- as those who had asked the IMF for help.

An IMF spokeswoman said the story "is purely speculative. Bulgaria, Croatia and Macedonia have not made a request for IMF financial assistance."

The report also said Ukraine, Serbia, Romania, Belarus and Latvia were hoping for an earlier payout or an increase of already approved funding.

They have all already agreed multibillion euro loans from the Fund and were followed by Bosnia this week, which secured a $1.6 billion deal with the Fund.

Handelsblatt said Bulgaria's incoming government, likely to be led by the centre-right GERB party, which won a July 5 parliamentary election, planned to start talks soon with the IMF about a standby credit line, citing local media.

In Sofia, the outgoing Socialist-led government and the GERB party both said they had not opened talks with the IMF.

"There are no talks with the IMF. Definitely," a Bulgarian finance ministry spokeswoman said. "To have such talks (in the time) between two governments would not be serious."