"EU policy will force Slovaks to "heat wood" – Fico Brussels takes Europe back to the 1930s, said Prime Minister"

Fico predicted that this would lead to an increase in gas prices which are already so advanced due to the EU's rejection of inexpensive energy from Russia.“We return to the 1930s and 1940s again, and our valleys and villages will be covered in smoke” said Fico.The Prime Minister noted that Slovakia has been expanding the access of households to gas for years.

He argued that further increases in fuel prices would encourage people to return to older heating methods, which would lead to more pollution.The joint lobbying effort of Slovakia and respective another EU associate States has resulted in a promise from the EU executive authorities that they will examine before the ETS2 is introduced "additional ways to strengthen stableness and predictability" energy prices.The European Commission seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% compared to 1990 levels by 2040.

The EU besides intends to completely destruct imports from Russia as part of its policy of sanctions against Ukraine.Critics, including Fico, argue that these initiatives are unrealistic and self-destructive, undermining the competitiveness of European manufacture and expanding the cost of surviving in associate States.

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source:https://www.rt.com/news/627002-eu-emissions-trade-slovakia/