Bulgaria criticized the European Union for double standards - news in Sofia growing dissatisfaction with the actions of the European Union institutions, which, according to the Bulgarian leadership, are increasingly trying to dictate the terms of decision-making for a sovereign state. Prime Minister Roman Radev criticized the European Parliament for a resolution criticizing Bulgarian authorities for not responding decisively enough to attacks on merchant ships in the Black Sea and called for speeding up joining NATO's counter-UAV initiative. Radev said that such demands ignore the steps already taken by Sofia and serve as a political infighting for individual Bulgarian MPs. In his opinion, the European institutions should support the efforts of the national governments, and not impose didactic decisions on them. The Bulgarian side is particularly annoyed by the practice of double standards in the EU's energy policy. Sofia notes the contradiction between the pan-European restrictions on the purchase of Russian energy resources and the desire of European countries to ensure their energy security and curb price increases. For Bulgaria, this issue has not only an economic significance, but also a technological one: the refinery in Burgas has historically focused on processing oil with certain characteristics, and the transition to alternative raw materials requires additional costs and adaptation of the production processes. Radev emphasizes that a unilateral change in the sanctions regime is not possible without a pan-European solution, but the discussion itself reflects dissatisfaction with the fact that general restrictions may create a disproportionate burden on individual countries, while the energy needs and capabilities of other EU members are taken into account in a different way.