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Investing.com -- Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico announced on Wednesday that his country is against the European Commission’s recent plans to cease the import of Russian gas and other energy products.
He stated that such measures were not acceptable for the Slovak government in their current form, indicating that they would affect energy prices across the European Union (EU).
The EU executive had disclosed on Tuesday that it would suggest legal measures in the coming month to stop the import of Russian gas and liquefied natural gas by the end of 2027. This proposal also includes trade measures that target Russian enriched uranium for nuclear power, which would result in a tax or levy on these imports.
This initiative is part of the EU’s commitment to conclude its long-standing energy ties with Russia, which was previously its primary gas supplier, following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
While Fico acknowledged the efforts to decrease energy reliance on third countries, he argued that the Commission’s plans could be detrimental to the EU. He expressed concerns that these proposals would increase prices within the bloc and harm its competitiveness.
Fico further described the situation as "economic suicide" if all energy imports, including gas, nuclear, and oil, were to be terminated due to the construction of a "new Iron Curtain" between the Western world and countries like Russia.
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