BRIEF: Premier: Slovakia Won't Agree to Halting Energy Supplies from Russia
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Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - Slovakia won't agree with a proposal to completely halt energy supplies from Russia to the European Union (EU), the wording of which should be presented by the European Commission (EC) later on Tuesday, said Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) following his meeting with Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) regarding the implementation of the government manifesto by the Economy Ministry on Tuesday.
Fico called the proposal a pointless, ideological and harmful one that could mean a 30- to 50-percent increase in gas prices for households in Slovakia.
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