The MPs overrode President Rumen Radev's veto, which the head of state imposed yesterday on changes to the law on “Lukoil“.
The veto was overruled with 128 votes “for“, “against“ 59 and 0 "abstained", reports novini.bg
During the debates, Nadezhda Yordanova from the PP-DB called on the people's representatives to guarantee Bulgarian citizens fuel at affordable prices, explaining that this can only happen in compliance with the principles of the rule of law and the country's Constitution.
Unfortunately, however, the proposed law does not meet these criteria. The best solution is for "Lukoil" to pass into the hands of an international investor with a good reputation, in compliance with all legal requirements, Yordanova pointed out.
She criticized the legal changes, drawing a parallel with Germany, where the rights of the so-called special commercial manager in the federal republic are limited to a 6-month term, with the possibility of renewal, and are subject to mandatory judicial control, which judicial control in the Bulgarian version of the changes is scheduled to be dropped.
„We will make it so that the special manager in our country can transfer the shares and stakes of the company to whomever he wants and at a price that no one can control. In Germany, the decision is different - there the special manager can also transfer assets, but this is subject to judicial control, explained Yordanova and emphasized that the law must be followed and respected in crisis situations.
Tsoncho Ganev from „Vazrazhdane“ warned that Bulgaria is really facing the risk of running out of fuel.
The theft of a private refinery is targeted. The explanation was that Bulgaria will run out of fuel and this is the main mantra of the ruling party. Since January, we have been calling on the state to purchase the refinery and make it state property. You could always find money for it, and not steal it right now and tear it apart as you please, Ganev said from the parliamentary rostrum.
The MP also warned that if the refinery stops working, we will have fuel for “a few days“.
“The Minister (of Energy) is talking about months, but most likely he is putting in the calculations and quantities of crude oil that has nothing to do with fuel at gas stations“, Ganev explained.
The parliament's agenda for today also includes the first reading of two bills amending the Environmental Protection Act, the continuation of the first reading of amendments to the Ministry of Internal Affairs Act, as well as the first reading of amendments to the National Security Service Act and the Labor Code.