Slovakia wants its concerns about Russian energy resolved before voting on the new package of restrictions, Robert Fico has said
Slovakia will block the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia unless Brussels resolves its concerns over the planned phase-out of Russian energy, Prime Minister Robert Fico has announced. Although the energy measures are set to be presented as trade legislation – thus needing only a qualified majority for approval – Fico argues that they relate to sanctions and should be treated as such.
The issue stems from the European Commission’s RePowerEU plan, which aims to eliminate all Russian energy imports by 2028. The…
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