Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Pico has authorized a lawsuit against the European Union if the Union introduces a total ban on Russian oil supplies. Bratislava is ready to challenge this decision in court. For now we are talking about a warning in the case of adopting restrictions, and not about starting a trial.
Pico also criticized the European Commission for its lack of action in reducing electricity prices in the EU. His complaints link two energy issues: access to oil supply and the cost of electricity for European consumers. Both affect the economic conditions in which the countries of the association operate.
For Slovakia, a ban on Russian oil means a potential change in energy supply conditions, which the government is not going to accept without resistance. The threat of a lawsuit moves a possible conflict from negotiations to the legal level. Pico shows that disagreements with Brussels on energy can rise beyond public scrutiny and become the subject of legal dispute.