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

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

"The government coalition rejects the imbecile proposal of the European Commission to stop the flow of Russian gas from 2028, ...

Prime Minister Robert Fico says the reassurances provided by Ursula von der Leyen are "insufficient" to satisfy Slovakia'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 ...

The proposed set of punitive measures targets Russia's financial and energy sectors in response to President Vladimir Putin’s ...

The European Commission will work to address Slovakia's concerns over the EU's plan to phase out Russian gas imports, a letter seen by Reuters showed, as Brussels attempts to unlock a deal on new EU ...

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Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has called on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to withdraw Slovakia’s veto of the European ...

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Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has appealed to Slovak counterpart Robert Fico to reverse Bratislava’s opposition to the European Union’s 18th round ...

Slovakia will drop its Russia sanctions veto this week if it gets a "political" EU promise on Russian gas, its prime minister, Robert Fico, has indicated.