Slovakia taking EU to court over Russian gas import ban, says prime minister
Jan 28, 2026
Bratislava [Slovakia], January 28: Slovakia plans to file a complaint with the EU's top court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), contesting the bloc's ban on imports of natural gas from Russia, Prime Minister Robert Fico announced in Bratislava on Tuesday.
The EU regulation violated the subsidiarity principle allowing all EU member states to decide on their own energy mix, Fico said, described the regulation as "a breach of the fundamental principles on which the European Union is built." The regulation, adopted on Monday by a majority of the EU's 27 member states, requires imports of Russian gas to end by the end of 2027.
Its aim is to limit Russian income from gas exports as part of EU moves to pressure Russia over the ongoing war in Ukraine. Hungary has also indicated it will take legal action. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
