Szijjártó: First major step toward deal for NIS in Serbia possible within days
15 January 2026 - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó said a significant step toward a deal for NIS can be expected in the coming days.
Gazprom’s NIS can restart Serbian refinery as US suspends sanctions
01 January 2026 - Croatian oil pipeline operator JANAF said it is prepared to resume supply to Serbian NIS as it received a license from the United States
Serbia backs talks on sale of NIS to Hungary’s MOL – energy minister
25 December 2025 - Đedović Handanović has confirmed that Russian shareholders are negotiating the sale of their stake in Serbia-based oil company NIS to MOL
Fearful about oil sanctions, Serbia’s Vučić seeks support from EU leaders
11 December 2025 - Facing NIS's imminent halt due to US sanctions, President Aleksandar Vučić met with EU leaders António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen
MOL in talks about possibility of purchasing stake in Serbian NIS
27 November 2025 - Hungarian MOL is discussing the possibility of acquiring a stake in Serbian oil refiner NIS, which is under US sanctions due to Russian ownership
Vučić: Serbia ready to offer premium to buy oil company NIS from Russia
16 November 2025 - If talks with potential investors fail, Serbia should offer a better price for NIS but, in any case, the refinery must work, President Aleksandar Vučić said
Serbia deciding whether to nationalize Gazprom-owned oil company NIS
15 November 2025 - The Government of Serbia is about to decide whether to nationalize oil refiner and fuel distributor NIS, owned by Russia's Gazprom
Romania to take control of Lukoil’s assets
12 November 2025 - Romania wants to take control of Lukoil's operations to get an exemption from US sanctions. It's unclear whether the government would nationalize the assets
Russia’s Lukoil to sell refineries, fuel chains in Southeast Europe amid US sanctions
28 October 2025 - Lukoil operates oil refineries in Bulgaria and Romania, as well as fuel retail chains across the region
Šušnjar: Croatia prepared to buy oil company NIS in Serbia
09 October 2025 - US sanctions against the Russian-owned NIS have taken effect, and Šušnjar claims the acquisition would benefit both Serbia and Croatia.
Serbia’s economy in uncharted territory amid imminent US sanctions against oil company NIS
08 October 2025 - For NIS in Serbia, doing business is becoming exceptionally difficult as the United States is imposing sanctions, starting with payment systems
Government of Serbia interested in taking over Plandište wind project
25 July 2025 - Plandište is one of the projects that obtained feed-in tariffs under the first quota of 500 MW for wind power plants in Serbia