Словаччина подасть позов до суду ЄС через заборону російського газу
This has been reported by Reuters and the Council of the EU.
According to Robert Fico, Slovakia will file a lawsuit in the coming days and ask the court to apply interim measures pending a final decision. Reuters reports that the Slovak authorities plan to meet the procedural deadline of 27 April. Fico himself explained the request for interim relief by noting that the consideration of such cases in the EU court can take between one and a half and three years.
The Slovak Prime Minister argues that the EU decision effectively constitutes a sanctions mechanism and should therefore be approved unanimously by all member states, rather than by a qualified majority. It is precisely this argument that Bratislava intends to base its lawsuit on. Reuters notes that Hungary has already filed a similar lawsuit.
This concerns a regulation that the EU Council finally approved on 26 January 2026. The document provides for a phased ban on imports of Russian pipeline gas and LNG into the European Union. According to the EU Council, the complete ban on LNG imports will come into force from the start of 2027, and on pipeline gas from autumn 2027. It is this decision that Fico is now seeking to challenge.
Reuters notes that Slovakia and Hungary remain among the EU countries that continue to import Russian gas and oppose Brussels’ broader strategy to reduce dependence on Russian energy supplies. According to Fico, Slovakia will continue to receive Russian gas via the southern route through TurkStream and could, in theory, maintain these supplies until autumn 2027.
Fico also stated that for Bratislava, the matter goes beyond a purely energy dispute. In his view, the lawsuit will also concern the decision-making model within the EU itself – whether key issues of foreign policy and restrictions regarding Russia should be decided by consensus, or whether a majority vote is sufficient. In this sense, the Slovak lawsuit could become yet another flashpoint in the conflict between Brussels and the governments of countries opposed to a more drastic energy break with Moscow.
As reported by ThePublic, the European Commission has postponed the submission of a proposal for a complete ban on Russian oil imports. The decision was taken against a backdrop of rising prices and a tense situation on the energy markets.
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