OREANDA-NEWS Bulgaria will receive a postponement of sanctions against Lukoil in the country by the end of the day. This was stated by the leader of the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria political party, which heads the ruling majority, Boyko Borisov, Nova News reports.

The politician assured about the receipt of a release for Lukoil for a six-month period. He explained that this measure, which involves a partial repeal of previous legislation, will provide an opportunity to resolve operational issues in the same way as it was done for Germany.

On November 6, the Bulgarian parliament urgently considered and by a majority vote overrode the veto of President Rumen Radev on the investment bill, including the conditions for the possible sale of assets of the Russian company Lukoil in the country.

After only 74 parliamentarians agreed with the President's position on November 6, and 125 of them opposed it, it became obvious that the issue of rules for concluding such deals had caused a political split in this country, which has been a member of the European Union since 2007.

The Burgas plant, Bulgaria's only oil refinery, became Lukoil's property in 1998. Recently, Sofia has been forcing him to sell the company, in particular, forcing him to abandon oil refining from Russia, as well as issuing fines. At the beginning of 2025, the Bulgarian prime Minister announced seven applicants for the purchase of the company.