One of Poland’s ministers has recently told the media that Poland was ready to adopt the new 90 percent CO2 emissions reduction target by 2040. A Deputy Prime Minister has already denied this, but reality will tell – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor in chief at BiznesAlert.pl.
Horbaczewska: EC more likely to accept contract for difference to bankroll Poland’s NPP (INTERVIEW)
„Each model of financing the construction of a nuclear power plant has its pros and cons, but a differential contract will certainly cause few problems in consultations with the European Commission,” says Bożena Horbaczewska, PhD., from the Warsaw School of Economics in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl.
Energy trade between Poland and Ukraine entering a European level
Poles and Ukrainians traded energy on the border despite the invasion of Russia for the first time in the European standard using the appropriate allocation platform.
Piekarski: NATO’s eastern flank may be attacked, so we need to build a defence
„It is crucial for the entire NATO and Poland to build the ability to repel conventional and hybrid aggression,” Michał Piekarski, PhD., tells BiznesAlert.pl in response to the news that Germany is exercising a scenario where Russia attacks NATO’s eastern flank, including Poland.
Kłos: Gdańsk is Europe’s fastest growing port
” We have been the fastest-growing European port in the last decade. Over the past two years, we have added 28 million tons in transshipment. This is about as much as the port of Gdynia had in total last year,” said Adam Kłos, Management Board Representative for Operations of the Port of Gdańsk, in a conversation with BiznesAlert.pl.
Wójcik: Pro-Russian lobby in Germany eager to restart gas supply from Russia
Berlin may reorient its energy policy vis-a-vis Moscow. It will be a quick geopolitical move, which no politician in Europe wants to talk about, because it is simply about returning to Russian natural gas. It should be remembered that it was Vladimir Putin himself who cut off most of the gas export to EU countries (with the exception of Hungary), hoping that this would weaken the support of the European Union for Ukraine. Perhaps he was somewhat successful in it. The pro-Russian option is almost ready for reorientation. It would like to see a quick end to the war – writes Teresa Wójcik, editor at BiznesAlert.pl.
A win for journalists. Nord Stream 2 documents to be declassified and Poland may ask for them
The German Ministry of Economy and Environment has not yet released the files on the Nord Stream 2 project requested by journalists. The court will force the ministry to do so. The politician at the centre of the scandal will visit Poland soon.
Jakóbik: It lives – Nord Stream 2 not dead yet
One of the two threads of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline survived the 2022 sabotage and Gazprom and the pipe’s owner, on which the US has imposed sanctions, have a year left for a reset with Russia to save the project. Its opponents have a similar time frame to finish the Russian-German pipe off – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.
Tusk wants to audit the NPP location in Pomerania
Poland’s Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk announced a „quick audit” on whether locating the NPP in Pomerania is reasonable.
Borczyk: Upper Silesia wants to foster social acceptance for nuclear power (INTERVIEW)
„We want to foster social acceptance for nuclear power,” says Henryk Borczyk, Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Metropolis GZM in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl.