Bulgaria’s Energy Minister: Russian or Belarusian Firms Cannot Own Strategic Sites in the Country

Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov confirmed that a government-adopted screening mechanism ensures companies from Russia and Belarus cannot acquire strategic assets in the country or elsewhere in the EU. The statement came amid reports suggesting a potential sale of the Lukoil-Neftokhim refinery in Burgas to the Azerbaijani company SOCAR.Stankov emphasized that the Bulgarian state maintains a “golden share” in the Burgas refinery, granting it the right to appoint a member to the Supervisory Board....Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Novinite Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Novinite