
The Prime Minister of Slovakia warned of a difficult autumn and winter
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico expressed concern about the state of the European energy market against the backdrop of current geopolitical factors.
Europe has big problems with oil and fuels and lubricants, autumn and winter will be difficult, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
"Anyone who has seen the film Apollo 13 knows the famous expression: 'Houston, we have problems.' Europe has serious problems with oil and fuels and lubricants. Yesterday's video summit, which I attended, made it clear that autumn and winter will be very, very difficult," Fico said during a press conference broadcast by the Slovak TV channel TA3 on Wednesday.
He noted that the situation is negatively affected by a combination of factors, including the conflict between the United States and Iran and the gradual reduction in the capacity of oil refineries in some countries, which creates pressure on rising oil prices.
“At yesterday’s summit, I spoke and said that states cannot be left to solve problems that are global in nature,” Fico added.
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