Slovak PM Fico to discuss gas transit with Commission on Jan 9
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 7, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 7, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Slovak PM Robert Fico will meet the European Commission on Jan 9 to discuss the halted Russian gas transit through Ukraine, affecting Slovakia's economy.
(Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will discuss the end of Russian gas transit through Ukraine with representatives of the European Commission on Jan. 9 in Brussels, Slovakia's government office said on Tuesday.
Supplies through Ukraine stopped on Jan. 1 after a transit agreement between Ukraine and Russia expired, but Fico had been keen to continue receiving Russian gas through that route and threatened to retaliate against Ukraine for what he said were large economic losses for Slovakia.
(Reporting by Jan Lopatka in Prague)
The main topic is Slovak PM Robert Fico's discussions with the European Commission about the halted Russian gas transit through Ukraine.
The gas transit stopped because the transit agreement between Ukraine and Russia expired on Jan 1.
Slovakia, led by PM Fico, is keen to continue receiving Russian gas and has threatened retaliation against Ukraine for economic losses.
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