15/05/2025 (Agence Europe) – Hungary and Slovakia have called on the European Commission to provide guarantees to cover potential compensation arising from the implementation of the measures set out in the ‘roadmap’ for a definitive phase-out of fossil fuels by 2027 (see EUROPE 13635/19). A letter was sent to the Commission on Wednesday 14 May, shared on the X social network by the Slovak Secretary of State for European Affairs, Marek Eštok, and co-written with the Hungarian Minister for European Affairs, Bóka János (https://aeur.eu/f/guq ). They also call for “a thorough, country-specific impact assessment” to be presented before the planned legislative proposals are published, and for the Member States most affected to be consulted. Finally, they stress once again that the Versailles Declaration of 2022 makes no mention of restrictions on imports of nuclear fuels, even though these are envisaged in the Commission’s ‘roadmap’. (PLD)