economy
December 31, 2025
MAĐARSKI MEDIJI JAVLJAJU ŠTA SE DESILO NAKON VUČIĆEVOG RAZGOVORA: Amerikanci doneli odluku o NIS-u
Kako pie mađarski medij u toku su pregovori između MOL-a i ruskih vlasnika o kupovini većinskog udela u NIS-u
TL;DR
- NIS has been granted a license by the US OFAC to resume operations.
- Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić held important talks with Washington, OFAC, and the State Department concerning NIS.
- MOL and NIS jointly requested a temporary suspension of sanctions from US authorities during ownership restructuring negotiations.
- NIS is a major Balkan energy company with majority ownership by Russian firms Gazprom Neft and Gazprom, both under sanctions.
- The Serbian state holds a nearly 30% stake in NIS.
- US sanctions against Gazprom Neft and NIS were imposed in January and took effect in the autumn, halting crude oil deliveries via the JANAF pipeline and suspending production at the Pančevo refinery.
- Strategic reserves from the Serbian government helped maintain stability despite the sanctions.
- Hungarian media suggest that MOL acquiring the Russian stake in NIS would render the sanctions irrelevant.
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