The proposal of the European Commission on gas will damage the Slovak economy and reduce the competitiveness of the entire ...

By Ben Aris in Berlin Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is becoming a major embarrassment for the EU plans tophase out all ...

Slovakia's stance at the EU foreign ministers' meeting on 15 July was to seek a postponement of the sanctions vote.

Bratislava wants exemption from EU plan to halt Russian oil and gas imports if bloc wants its support for new sanctions ...

Slovakia has blocked the EU sanctions package over concerns that a proposal to end Russian gas imports could damage ...

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has written to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, criticising the EU’s ...

The European Union failed to approve a new package of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, as Slovakia demanded more guarantees that it would not be harmed by a separate EU plan to phase out Russian ...

European Union governments want Brussels to keep secret how they plan to phase out using Russian oil and gas by the end of ...

Slovakia demands an exemption to keep importing Russian gas until 2034 in exchange for dropping its veto on new EU sanctions ...

Slovakia is seeking an exemption that would allow it to fulfill its contract with Gazprom until it expires in 2034 ...

Currently holding the EU presidency, Denmark has drafted a document stating that these plans should be kept under ...

The European Union assured Slovakia that it would take measures to soften the impact of a bloc-wide ban on Russian gas supplies ... Robert Fico demanded safeguards. Fico sought guarantees from the ...