Minister of Justice Georgi Georgiev said during a briefing at the Council of Ministers here on Friday that his Ministry is taking measures to ensure adequate fuel supplies for the Bulgarian people. The Minister accused his political opponents of poor statesmanship, as they use the ongoing events for fearmongering.
The meeting was called by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov to discuss measures after the US sanctions imposed on Lukoil, which owns Lukoil Neftochim Burgas, the largest oil refinery in the Balkans.
Georgiev said: “The responsible institutions reported on the current situation, given that the refinery in Burgas is a strategic site for national security, which is why additional measures have been taken by the security services and the Ministry of Interior, including ensuring capacity, manpower, and taking all other measures in view of the various incidents that have occurred in several European countries.”
The Minister said that the situation is not a cause for panic, but rather a cause for increased vigilance, for updating risk assessments, and for taking appropriate action by the responsible services. He added that Zhelyazkov is kept up to date on the events which are being monitored.
Georgiev said that Bulgaria is not the only European country going through a similar situation. He added: “Therefore, in close cooperation with our European partners, we are preparing mechanisms to resolve the cases in accordance with the new situation that is emerging. The old plans from two years ago are no longer relevant, which is why the government is developing a new one to resolve the situation.”
The Justice Minister said that Bulgaria is in touch with its US partners and with the agency imposing the sanctions in particular, as ensuring the refinery’s operations is a matter of utmost importance. Bulgaria and its partners are looking for adequate solutions to ensure long-term supplies.
The Minister pointed out that the situation is dynamic and added that it has several aspects. He continued: “On the one hand, there is the supply and provision of fuel. Secondly, there is security. Thirdly, there is the issue of effectively applying sanctions in accordance with the law. It is no coincidence that we at the Ministry of Justice have analysed which subsidiaries are affected, what sanctions they are subject to, what the effect is and what Bulgaria needs to do in this regard. We are already in negotiations with our international partners, as our political opponents generously advise us to do.”
Other reports presented at the forum came from the Minister of Interior Daniel Mitov, Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev, Minister of Energy Zhecho Stankov, Minister of Finance Temenuzhka Petkova, Minister of Economy and Industry Peter Dilov, Justice Minister Georgiev, as well as from heads of services. Justice Minister Says Government Is Acting to Ensure Adequate Fuel Supplies THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-10-24 14:11:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
