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Brussels – Besides participating in the informal EU summit, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico also met with European Commissioners for Energy Dan Jörgensen and for Democracy and Rule of Law Michael McGrath on Monday in Brussels, as reported by TASR.
Fico announced this in a video on the social network Facebook, describing the meeting with Jörgensen as “traditional,” since they discussed gas supplies for Slovakia. With Commissioner McGrath, he talked about the planned amendments to the Slovak Constitution.
The Prime Minister stated that after being unable to land in Brussels last week for technical reasons, he resumed prior discussions with the Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen on the sidelines of leader talks about defense.
“Once again, we talked about gas for Slovakia. Together with the European Commission, we are working on an alternative to import gas from Azerbaijan to Slovakia, which would ensure good, quality gas supplies for our country in terms of internal consumption,” he described the situation. He added that this would gradually help influence gas transit through Ukraine and expressed that good news for Slovakia will soon arrive.
Commissioner Jorgensen announced on the social network X that discussions continue with the Slovak Prime Minister on energy issues, with both parties seeking solutions to mitigate the end of gas transit and ensure the supply of this resource, in alignment with the EU’s RepowerEU program.
The subject of the conversation with McGrath, according to Fico, was a “technical legal problem,” about when the Slovak Constitution can take precedence over EU legal acts. McGrath had previously reminded that the supremacy of EU law is firmly established in the case law of the EU Court of Justice and is not open to discussion.
The Prime Minister presented to the Commissioner the intention to include a provision in the constitution that Slovakia recognizes only two genders – male and female. According to him, this amendment also concerns child adoptions. Fico also wants the state educational program to be in line with the constitution.
According to his statements, Fico agreed on dialogue with McGrath and expressed confidence that if any proposal regarding the amendment of the Slovak Constitution is definitively submitted to the Slovak National Council, it will be “perfect” from a legal standpoint and will not cause any conflicts with Brussels.
The extraordinary EU summit, according to Fico, confirmed that “the world has completely changed.” He mentioned steps taken by US President Donald Trump, who imposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, is pushing for increased defense spending, and proposes Greenland to become part of the USA.
“Under these circumstances, it is increasingly important to tell the Slovak public how the government will behave within our EU and NATO membership when facing all difficulties considering the described events,” Fico added. (February 3rd)