Slovenia: UK energy company ask 500 mln damages
Country banned fracking in May
17 August, 16:52The move follows the filing of notices of dispute in July 2020 and May 2022, in which "Slovenia was formally notified of the existence of a dispute under the Energy Charter Treaty and the UK-Slovenia bilateral investment treaty," according to the company. Furthermore, in May 2022, changes to the mining act went into effect, effectively prohibiting fracking in Slovenia.
According to Ascent, this was the culmination of the country's campaign against the company, STA wrote. (ANSA).