Slovakia's populist leader has rejected a European Union plan to halt imports of Russian natural gas by the end of 2027 to deprive President Vladimir Putin of revenue that helps fuel the war in ...

Fico's opposition involves a separate matter: the European Commission's proposed phase-out of Russian fossil fuels, including oil and gas, which Slovakia ... to disagree on what to do next with the ...

According to Slovakia's ministry, ten out of the 27 EU member states imported Russian gas last year. "Slovakia and Hungary oppose EU proposal to end Russian gas imports by 2027" was originally ...

Slovakia will stand firm in defending its right to continue importing Russian gas, Prime Minister Robert Fico declared on ...

Slovakia will not back the EU's 18th package of sanctions against Russia unless the European Commission provides a solution to the situation the country faces if the bloc phases out Russian energy ...

Slovakia had proposed technical solutions including taking ownership of the Russian gas before it reached Ukraine, but Kyiv rejected them at an EU summit in December. Days later, Fico met Russian ...

"We are holding very intense talks at an international level on gas supplies in 2025," Fico told a press conference on Friday. "There are many hurdles, such as political statements by the Ukrainian ...

The European Commission on Tuesday proposed a temporary cap on natural gas prices, with the goal of taming energy costs and safeguarding supplies ahead of winter. The so-called Market Correction ...

The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, said Tuesday that its proposal was designed to deal with exceptional circumstances where the benchmark price for natural gas in Europe exceeds ...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist leader on Wednesday blasted a European Union plan to halt imports of Russian natural gas by the end of 2027 to deprive President Vladimir Putin ...