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Government of SR assessed options for a lawsuit against the EU in the event of termination of gas imports from Russia

by AI | 03.Dec 2025 | Europe in brief AI

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico confirmed that Slovakia is considering the possibility of suing the EU over the ban on supplies of Russian gas.

Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Robert Fico confirmed that Slovakia is considering a lawsuit against the EU over Russian gas. PHOTO: TASR/Freepik

Bratislava – If, after the adoption of the regulation on the gradual termination of imports of natural gas from Russia, relevant legal objections persist that could lead to the invalidity of the regulation, it will be necessary for the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic to submit an initiative for filing a lawsuit on behalf of Slovakia. Subsequently, it will be necessary for the government to decide on the further course of action. This follows from an analysis of the possibilities of filing a lawsuit in connection with the draft EU regulation on the gradual termination of imports of natural gas from Russia, which the cabinet acknowledged at its Wednesday meeting, TASR reports.

“The submitted material is intended to serve as a basis for consideration and decision-making on the possible course of action of the Slovak Republic in the event of the adoption of a regulation in a wording that will not sufficiently reflect the objections of the Slovak Republic, either directly in the regulation or in the absence of special measures that would compensate for the negative impacts of the regulation,” warned the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic, which submitted the analysis.

The Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Robert Fico (Smer-SD) reiterated after the government meeting his negative stance on the decision to end imports of Russian gas into the EU by the autumn of 2027, as agreed by the negotiators of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday night.

“We consider this decision ideological and harmful for the entire EU. We have a sufficient legal basis to consider filing a lawsuit,” added the Prime Minister, noting that the next step will be to analyze how the European Commission is fulfilling its compensation commitments towards Slovakia in connection with the recognition of the negative effects that the import ban will cause Slovakia. “At the same time, we are analyzing all the legal arguments on which we could base the lawsuit in the event of filing,” added Fico.

The study by the Ministry of Justice also contains a summary of possible legal means to achieve the invalidity of the regulation and related procedures at the national level.

“The applicability of possible legal arguments is also analyzed with regard to the current state of the draft and the existing case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union,” added the Ministry of Justice. The material was submitted to the meeting as partially inaccessible, which the ministry explained by stating that the material contains legal assessments and possible argumentative approaches which, if disclosed, given the contentious nature of the lawsuit proceedings, could adversely affect the procedural position of the Slovak Republic and weaken the procedural strategy within the proceedings.

“The material also contains sensitive information that may be subject to trade secrets,” the submitter pointed out. (3 December)

“We have a sufficient legal basis to consider filing a lawsuit.” Robert Fico