US EditionSlovakia Allows Setting Higher Fuel Prices for Foreigners
Slovakia limits diesel purchases to €400 per car and restricts exports due to pipeline supply issues, with foreign drivers facing higher prices, officials said.
- Starting Thursday, the Slovak government announced a 30-day restriction on diesel sales at service stations, limiting customers to a car tank plus 10 litres and €400 per car.
- Neighbouring Slovakia and Hungary have accused Kyiv of deliberately delaying the pipeline's reopening, after Ukraine says Russian strikes damaged the Druzhba pipeline in late January.
- The government also restricted diesel exports and set a special price for foreign cars tied to Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic, while Slovnaft partly relies on state reserves.
- Breaking with bloc consensus, Fico warned the EU summit in Brussels that excluding Slovak and Hungarian experts would be 'a bad joke'.
- Last week the EU proposed an inspection mission, but Slovakia warned it would be 'a bad joke' if Slovak and Hungarian experts are excluded.
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The fuel tourism is damaging to domestic supply in Slovakia, which is why the government is now taking appropriate measures. Prime Minister Fico is also sharply criticizing Selenskyj. In the future, higher fuel prices will apply to foreign vehicles. While fuel prices are going through the ceiling in other European countries and German politics are looking at it in an idle manner, Slovakia is now making serious: Prime Minister Robert Fico pulls t…
A price increase only for foreigners. It is what Slovakia is considering on the cost of diesel at the pump, which could only get up for foreign motorists. ...
The Slovak government has approved an emergency measure that restricts the sale of diesel fuel for 30 days. The authorities want to prevent mass buying and exporting the fuel across the border. Prime Minister Robert Fico and Economy Minister Denisa Saková announced this after a government meeting.
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