The European Green Party criticized the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Robert Fico for the exercise of the right of the sentence in receiving 18 sanctions against Russia. She described this as “open sabotage” and Fico as the “Trojan horse of Russia”, stated in a statement sent to TASR. In this context, the party called on the European Council to has replaced the need for unanimity in the EU foreign policy by voting a qualified majority, Especially on the support of Ukraine support.
“The unilateral veto of Robert Fico disrupts the unity of Europe at a critical time and undermines strong calls from the European Council meeting on June 26, where the EU leaders condemned the Russian war, demanded a ceasefire and committed themselves to strengthen the defense capacities of Ukraine,” The Irish politician and co -chairman of the European Green Ciaran Cuffe declared.
Fico after the end of the one -day meeting of the European Council in Brussels on Friday, he repeated that Slovakia will not support 18. Pack of sanctions against Russia, Unless he has a guarantee related to the proposal to stop the import of Russian gas from January 2028. He discussed this matter before the summit with EC head Ursulu von Der Leyen. Slovakia then blocked an agreement on the penalty package on Friday at the instruction of Fico at the level of permanent EU representatives. According to Politico magazine, Hungary is also opposed to its acceptance.
“One-unique leader should not be able to disrupt the uniform attitude of Europe to peace, democracy and international law. We urgently call on the European Council to replace the rule of unanimity in the EU foreign policy by voting a qualified majority, especially as regards Ukraine’s support,” he reported cuff.
Co -chairman of the European Greens Vula Tsetsi from Greece She reminded Fico’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, which, in her opinion, caused a shock across Europe.
“Fico’s veto confirms what many feared: in the European Council he acts as a Trojan horse of Russia. We want Europe to know: attacks on Ukraine deserve urgent and uniform sanctions,” She stated in a statement and called on the EU Member States and institutions to prepare a way to overcome Fico’s “malicious veto”. “Europe has to replace its words with actions,” she added.
Representatives of the Government of the Slovak Republic express concerns that Disconnecting from energy sources from Russia will not only affect their price increases, but also on the increase in the transport fees of such commodities. They argue that after the application of the EC plan, the EC will become an end country instead of a country benefiting from transit fees.
According to Politica, Slovakia asks the EC to assure that Slovak companies will not be defendant for breaking contracts with Russian companies, It also wants to compensate for lost transit fees and also requires that the plan is not approved with full support of Slovakia. In the event that Brussels takes into account these concerns and provides the desired guarantees, the Slovak Republic, according to government officials, is ready to support the penalty package.
