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

MEPs raise alarm over media intimidation, political retaliation, and democratic backsliding, drawing parallels with Hungary’s trajectory.

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Prime Minister Robert Fico has stated that Slovakia will not support the EU's new sanctions package against Russia unless it receives clear guarantees that the country will not suffer financial losses due to the termination of Russian gas transit to the EU starting from 1 January 2028.

A man has gone on trial for last year’s attempted assassination of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico

Slovakia aims to reach an agreement with the European Commission and EU partners by Tuesday on guarantees it will not suffer from the end of Russian gas supplies and on a new sanctions package against Russia,

The proposal of the European Commission on gas will damage the Slovak economy and reduce the competitiveness of the entire European Union. This was announced on July 14 by Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico.