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EU says illegal for Slovakia to charge foreigners more for diesel

(ANSA-AFP) - BRUSSELS, MAR 24 - Slovakia's decision to make foreign drivers pay more for diesel runs afoul of European Union laws, the European Commission said on Tuesday. Bratislava announced this and other measures last week to limit sales of the fuel, citing the suspension of oil supplies from a pipeline through Ukraine, as energy prices soared globally due to the war in the Middle East. "We consider that this measure is highly discriminatory and against EU law," commission spokesman Ricardo Cardoso said of the diesel price for foreign motorists. "While we understand the need to support citizens, and at this time in particular, measures must not discriminate between nationality, nor should they undermine the integrity of our single market," he told a press conference. (ANSA-AFP).

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