Rosneft takes new legal action against Germany over Schwedt refinery, reports Politico (updated)

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BERLIN, May 6 (Reuters) - Russian oil company Rosneft ROSN.MM has once again filed a lawsuit with a local German court against the trusteeship of its German subsidiaries, which are majority owners in the PCK Schwedt refinery, Politico news outlet reported on Wednesday.

The higher administrative court of Berlin-Brandenburg did not respond to a request for comment.

A spokesperson for the German economy ministry said in an emailed statement: "Ensuring security of supply remains the primary objective of all measures taken by the Federal Government in relation to Rosneft Deutschland."

Rosneft filed the lawsuit on March 30 to meet a deadline in response to a German economy ministry order in late February that placed the Russian firm's units under a trusteeship, Politico reported, citing a court spokesperson.

The decision to place them under a trusteeship was part of efforts to establish long-term control after the previous framework required state control to be renewed every six months.

Rosneft had filed a lawsuit against the previous trusteeship in 2022 but was unsuccessful.

(Writing by Miranda Murray
Editing by Madeline Chambers, Kirsten Donovan)

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