{"id":212070,"date":"2026-06-11T17:56:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=212070"},"modified":"2026-06-11T17:56:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:56:43","slug":"mol-and-the-serbian-government-successfully-conclude-negotiations-state-to-increase-its-stake-in-nis-awaiting-the-green-light-from-the-russians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/mol-and-the-serbian-government-successfully-conclude-negotiations-state-to-increase-its-stake-in-nis-awaiting-the-green-light-from-the-russians\/","title":{"rendered":"MOL AND THE SERBIAN GOVERNMENT SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDE NEGOTIATIONS: State to increase its stake in NIS, awaiting the green light from the Russians!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MOL announced that it has successfully concluded negotiations with the Government of Serbia regarding the signing of a shareholder agreement for the acquisition of a majority stake in the Oil Industry of Serbia (NIS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the statement, negotiations with the seller, namely Gazprom Neft, and the relevant institutions are still ongoing in order to finalize the transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, Minister of Energy Dubravka \u0110edovi\u0107 Handanovi\u0107 stated that all outstanding issues with Hungary\u2019s MOL had been successfully resolved and that a compromise had been reached regarding the shareholder agreement between the Republic of Serbia and MOL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minister announced on Instagram that, among other things, Serbia and MOL agreed on the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZam3U2IEeT\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZam3U2IEeT\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Dubravka \u0110edovi\u0107 Handanovi\u0107 (@dubravka.djedovic)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-If Gazprom Neft reaches an agreement with MOL on the sale of its 56.15 percent stake in NIS, and the American OFAC approves the transaction, the Serbian state will purchase an additional five percent of NIS shares, which will grant the state additional rights regarding the adoption or blocking of important decisions for the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-Regarding the operation of the Pan\u010devo Refinery, the Hungarian side committed that the refinery will continue operating as before, with at least the same average annual capacities as in the last four years before the introduction of U.S. sanctions, when NIS was operating very successfully. Maintaining this level of refinery activity, necessary to meet the Serbian market&#8217;s demand for petroleum products, was one of the key issues for the Serbian side, and I am proud that we managed to reach a very important and beneficial agreement for the citizens of Serbia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-Members of the Serbian side on the NIS Board of Directors will generally have greater powers than before in making decisions and in blocking potentially unfavorable decisions for the Republic of Serbia. Serbia has not had such influence since 2008, when NIS was privatized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We continue to work diligently on finding a long-term solution for NIS, following the introduction of U.S. sanctions, for which the Republic of Serbia, its government, and its citizens bear no responsibility, the post by Minister \u0110edovi\u0107 Handanovi\u0107 on Instagram states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/two-great-tragedies-on-the-velika-morava-first-a-girl-13-drowned-and-then-two-boys-aged-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TWO GREAT TRAGEDIES ON THE VELIKA MORAVA: First a girl (13) drowned, and then two boys aged 15!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/patrijarh-porfirije-na-udaru-kritika-na-ispracaju-pojasa-presvete-bogorodice-nazvao-deo-vernika-debilima-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PATRIARCH PORFIRIJE UNDER FIRE: At the send-off of the belt of the Most Holy Mother of God, he called a part of the believers \u201cmorons\u201d! 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