On Wednesday, Parliament rejected the draft resolution of Morality, Unity, Honour (MECh) for the Bulgarian State to acquire Lukoil Neftochim Burgas AD and Lukoil-Bulgaria EOOD with 42 votes in favour, 80 against, and 70 abstentions. Under the draft resolution, the National Assembly was to oblige the Council of Ministers to prepare and submit for a vote in Parliament a draft investment expenditure for the acquisition of the two companies by the State, as well as to start negotiations with the owners of the two companies for this purpose.
Lukoil-Bulgaria EOOD operates a chain of over 200 filling stations. Lukoil Neftochim Burgas AD is the largest oil refinery in the Balkans.
The nationalization of the two companies was supported by Vazrazhdane and MECh, as well as one member of Parliament from GERB-UDF. All but two MPs of GERB-UDF and members of the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms were against, as were six members of Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB), two from BSP – United Left, and two from Velichie. MRF – New Beginning and There Is Such a People abstained, as did one MP from GERB-UDF, 17 from CC-DB, 13 from BSP – United Left, and one independent MP.
During the debate, Yordan Todorov MP of Vazrazhdane said that on Thursday, the ruling party would add an extraordinary item to the agenda related to the appointment of a special commercial administrator at Lukoil. The option of a special administrator is a temporary solution that in no way solves the problems, Todorov commented. “This was an opportunity for Bulgaria, if it were governed by true statesmen, to buy these assets,” Todorov argued.
Last week, the National Assembly suspended the export and intra-Community supply of petroleum products, mainly diesel and aviation fuel, to the EU. The ban was rushed through Parliament by GERB-UDF after the US imposed sanctions on Lukoil on October 22, 2025, which directly affect Lukoil’s majority shareholding in Lukoil-Bulgaria and Lukoil Neftochim Burgas. Parliament Rejects MECh’s Draft Resolution on Nationalization of Lukoil Neftochim Burgas, Lukoil Bulgaria THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-05 15:04:01 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
