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How Will EU Policies Help Maintain Peace in Europe?
22 October 2025
As the European Union commits to phasing out Russian fossil fuels by the end of 2027, energy security has become a strategic and geopolitical imperative for Slovakia and other countries in the Visegrad Group (V4)
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This discussion will examine how regional cooperation within the V4 enhances energy security and diversifies gas supply routes amidst geopolitical challenges.
We will address these key questions:
- How is Slovakia leveraging V4 partnerships to secure non-Russian gas sources?
- What role does regional infrastructure play in ensuring a stable and sustainable energy future for Central Europe?
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This conversation builds on analysis by Eva Mihočková, which explores the opportunities Slovakia can gain from closer cooperation with the Visegrad Group.
Read Eva’s piece, Slovakia Turns the Page on Russian Fossil Fuels.
Speakers:
Eva Mihočková – Marcin Król Fellow 2024 at Visegrad Insight. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Foreign Policy SFPA, a media website operated by the Slovak Foreign Policy Association. She is also a member of Team Europe Direct and works as an investigative journalist for Stop the Corruption Foundation.
Andrej Nosko, PhD – Central European energy policy and security expert, visiting researcher at the Faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica. His interests include the political economy of security, energy transition, energy policy and security of EU countries and regional cooperation in Central Europe.
Moderator:
Tomasz Kasprowicz – since 2023, Editor-in-Chief of Res Publica Nowa; a member of its editorial team since 2008. PhD in Finance, specializing in risk management, earned his doctorate at Southern Illinois University. An academic lecturer with experience across three continents. Economic columnist contributing to national and regional press. Since 2008, an entrepreneur in the IT industry.
The session will run for 60 minutes, starting with an on-the-record panel discussion with our speakers and concluding with an off-the-record Q&A with the audience.
