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Batory: The energy and gas market needs the right balance

According to Łukasz Batory, senior associate and legal advisor at Banasik, Woźniak and Co. law firm, while no exchange obligation and 100 percent exchange obligation are both bad solutions, liquidity could be achieved with an obligation between 10 and 30 percent. In his opinion, the right balance between security and competition has to be struck.

Nord Stream 2 – the final countdown

The modernization of the ship that will finish the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has been completed. Before continuing the pipe laying, the vessel will conduct a number of sea trials. Will the works begin before the possible U.S. sanctions enter into force? – Mariusz Marszałkowski, editor at BiznesAlert.pl, asks.

The deal with miners will collapse if Brussels says no

On Friday the government signed a deal with mining trade unions. The goal is to prepare ground for future talks on the details of shutting down Poland’s mining sector. The deal even includes the long-awaited deadline. However, meeting the demands may turn out very difficult. The European Commission decided that as of 2019 it would be illegal to subsidize coal. Will it make an exception for Poland? The entire EU would have to agree, which seems almost impossible. Will Poland present strong arguments? One of those may be the promise to end coal production by 2049 – writes Bartłomiej Sawicki, editor at BiznesAlert.pl.

Polish Briefing: A nuclear deal between Poland and U.S. in October

According to BiznesAlert.pl information Poland is to sign a cooperation agreement with USA concerning nuclear power plants to be built in Pomerania region.