Friends can afford to be blunt. Ukraine may lose credibility

During a meeting with journalists and business representatives Ukraine’s Energy Minister assured that from the point of view of Warsaw and Kiev the investments in gas infrastructure that will connect both countries were a „real benefit” situation. However, reality is not as rosy – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, BiznesAlert.pl’s editor in chief.

Bojanowicz: Ukraine’s dilemma – coal from foes or friends

The upcoming heating season is bringing back the problem of supplying Ukrainian power and CHP stations with anthracite. Last February the government in Kiev declared a state of energy emergency because, among others, Donbas’s black gold deliveries were blocked. The necessity to secure stable and regular coal deliveries for the energy and steel sectors forced […]

Gazprom’s Web Will Ensnare Europe

In recent months, two alarming decisions have been made by the European Commission (EC). First, in October 2016, the European Commission accepted, at the request of a German regulator, a further exemption from allowing third-party access (TPA) to the OPAL gas pipeline connecting northern Germany and the Czech Republic. Next, in March 2017, the European […]

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