Bulgaria's ruling majority has approved emergency legislative amendments that preserve the authority of the state's special administrator over all major Lukoil companies operating in the country, extending government oversight to aviation and marine fuel operations. The changes were backed by Progressive Bulgaria, DPS, and one GERB lawmaker after the Constitutional Court struck down parts of previous legislation that expanded the administrator's powers.

Bulgaria's ruling majority has approved emergency legislative amendments that preserve the authority of the state's special administrator over all major Lukoil companies operating…

The Bulgarian government has declared two companies from the Lukoil group as objects related to national security in an effort to maintain state control over key fuel operations…