Slovakia hopes to secure guarantees by early next week to protect it from the impact of a planned EU-mandated halt in Russian gas imports, according to Prime Minister Robert Fico, as cited by Bloomberg. Slovakia has made receiving such guarantees a condition for supporting the EU’s latest sanctions package against Moscow.
The European Commission last month unveiled a plan that aims to phase out all Russian energy imports by 2027. The proposal, which is opposed by Hungary, Austria, Slovakia, and reportedly Italy, is expected to be introduced as trade legislation, thus allowing Brussels to bypass any vetoes and adopt it by majority vote.
“We want to resolve this by Tuesday because tensions are rising on all sides,” Fico told reporters on Saturday, reiterating that Bratislava would continue blocking the approval of sanctions if it does not receive the necessary guarantees.
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