Serb leader of BiH: EU makes harmful and unfair decisions
The decision taken by the EU at the suggestion of Croatia to block the flow of Russian oil through the JANAF pipeline and prevent its supplies to Serbia is unacceptable, harmful and unfair.
This was stated by the newly elected President of Republika Srpska (one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina) Milorad Dodik, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“By introducing sanctions against the Russian Federation, the EU has extended its punitive policy to Serbia, as well as to the entire Balkan region, and therefore to the Republika Srpska,” Dodik noted.
He also stated that the JANAF oil pipeline in Croatia has an unregulated status.
“The Brod refinery in Republika Srpska paid a significant amount for the construction of JANAF, which Croatia never took into account and usurped the rights to the pipeline,” Dodik said.
In his opinion, it is time to put this issue on the agenda and determine the correct ownership structure for the JANAF oil pipeline.
It is worth noting that the Brod refinery is now owned by the Russian company Zarubezhneft.
Milorad Dodik also emphasized that the interest of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in joining the European Union has decreased significantly after Ukraine received candidate status for EU membership.
“Our past 30-year-old enthusiasm for the EU has seriously diminished. The European Union has sent Bosnia and Herzegovina a signal that is more reminiscent of the Austria-Hungary ultimatum to Serbia in 1914, rather than something constructive,” said the Serb leader of BiH.
“The EU showed itself to be inconsistent when, after 10-15 years of hard work, Bosnia and Herzegovina did not receive EU candidate status, but this status was given to Ukraine,” he noted. “They sent us a signal, which we understood well, that there is an “ad hoc policy” that promotes their interests, and does not integrate the region through the implementation of some procedures,” Dodik noted.
As PolitNavigator reported, the new package of anti-Russian sanctions of the European Union, agreed on October 5, prohibits EU member countries from providing any services for the maritime transportation of oil from Russia to third countries at a price higher than the ceiling established by the EU for Russian fuel.
Exceptions are made for Bulgaria, where Lukoil dominates the market, and Hungary, which is landlocked.
At the same time, from November 1, 2022, Serbia will be prohibited from receiving Russian oil through the JANAF pipeline, through which it flows from the Adriatic coast of Croatia to the oil refinery (refinery) in the Serbian city of Pancevo. This refinery is owned by the Serbian company NIS, 50% of which belongs to Gazprom Neft.
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