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Slovakia - Government Joins Eu Commission
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The Ukraine war has affected Slovakia's energy supply, which is why foreigners now have to pay a surcharge at the petrol station. Criticism from Brussels rejects Premier Fico.
Slovakia has rejected a request by the European Commission to abolish different prices for domestic and foreign residents at the petrol stations.
The Prime Minister of Europe criticized the committee sharply.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has declared that the European Commission wants to influence his country's policies. According to the head of government, this stems from a letter from the European Commission criticizing Bratislava's dual fuel prices and, at the same time, opposing the launch of the Druzhba pipeline carrying Russian oil.
Slovakia has rejected a demand from the European Commission to abolish its different fuel prices for domestic and foreign customers at gas stations. Prime Minister Robert Fico announced this in Bratislava. The left-wing populist said that in a letter, the Commission threatened his government with infringement proceedings because the price differences violate EU law.
The opposition Movement Slovakia and Progressive Slovakia rejected statements by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) that the European Commission favors Ukraine over an EU member state and calls on Slovakia to stop applying dual prices for motor fuels. According to the opposition MPs, the Prime Minister should first tax the excessive profits of the Slovnaft refinery and use the money to help people who were hit hardest by the oil crisis.
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