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Who is Manuela Schwesig and will she go down together with Nord Stream 2?

In Poland it is very rare to hear about a minister president of a German state, but few of them are as engaged in international issues as Manuela Schwesig. She came under heavy criticism after granting her support to Stiftung Klimaschutz, a foundation which Nord Stream 2 wants to use to bypass U.S. sanctions. It is worth taking a closer look at her career and ask why she hit a political dead end – Michał Perzyński, editor at BiznesAlert.pl, writes.

Bielawski: Energetics in Kremlin’s geopolitics (ANALYSIS)

Stalin proposed to use energy resources in order to solve geopolitical problems, leveling the needs of the state, immediately after the end of World War II – writes Maksym Bielawski, Ph.D., leading expert of Razumkov Сenter.

Three breakthroughs in the energy sector in 2020 that will impact 2021

2020 was marked by the coronavirus pandemic, which adversely impacted the entire economy, including the energy sector. Fortunately, the past year was not all bad and brought a few positive developments, such as PGNiG’s victory over Gazprom, or key acts for Poland’s renewable energy sector – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor in chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

Ramany: France can provide technology and financial support to nuclear energy in Poland (INTERVIEW)

The Polish industry is mature and experienced in the nuclear field. More than 35 Polish companies have already been working on EPR projects. EDF would be able to bring the support of French export credit agency BPI France and of the public refinancing bank SFIL, thus allowing the coverage of potentially more than two-thirds of the financing needs – says Vakis Ramany, EDF’s Senior Vice president in charge of international new nuclear development, in an interview with Biznesalert.pl.

Expansion of the public gas grid in Russia is an issue for Gazprom and the Kremlin (ANALYSIS)

The challenge of installing a gas grid across Russia is becoming increasingly political each year and impacts the image of both federal and regional authorities among the Russian society. The current discontent as well as the dropping trust in the government and the president made this issue a priority for the coming years. However, the reality is that geopolitics is still more important than the wellbeing of the society – Mariusz Marszałkowski, editor at BiznesAlert.pl, writes.