What goes on in Poland on the 4th of June.
Poland will not make it with renewable energy (INTERVIEW)
Michał Kaczerowski, the head of Ambiens, speaks about the need for quick wind farm decisions.
Will Estonia stop the exodus of the Baltic states?
Next month, an agreement will be reached on the synchronization of the power systems of the Baltic States with the continental Europe system. Nevertheless, Estonia still insists on building a connection with Poland – LitPol Link 2, despite the plans to use the LitPol Link 1 that has been functioning so far. Vilnius counts on a compromise, but there is less and less time – writes Piotr Stępiński, editor of BiznesAlert.pl.
Polish Briefing: Baltic Pipe schedule is not in danger. The EU will not support fossil fuels?
What goes on in Poland on the 1st of June.
Poland wants a closer NATO-EU cooperation
– Classic threats have not disappeared. To improve NATO deterrence and defense capabilities, a more efficient Alliance command structure is needed. We also need to create more detailed plans for defense – the defense minister Mariusz Blaszczak stressed at the meeting of the Defense and Security Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Warsaw.
Decarbonisation in Poland may look like in Germany
By 2030, the share of coal in energy production may fall by half with no harm for the stability of supply – said the president of German Bundesnetzagentur Jochen Homann in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. However, in order for this to happen, new gas blocks must be connected to the network. BiznesAlert.pl talked about it with the CEO of the think tank WiseEuropa, dr. Maciej Bukowski.
Who will help with Nord Stream 2? USA – yes, NATO – no
Poland has strong US support in a dispute with Germany about the shape of European energy policy and the domination of Russia on the European energy market. USA pays over 70 percent for joint defense of all NATO member states, writes Teresa Wójcik, editor of BiznesAlert.pl.
Pulaski Foundation: Energy crisis management – decision-makers and civil society
The roundtable meeting “Energy crisis management: decision-makers and civil society” was held on May 24, 2018 in the office of International Visegrad Fund. It was the second workshop in the project “Energy security and effective strategic communication the civil and governmental actors: V4+Ukraine” sponsored by International Visegrad Fund.
Nord Stream 2 is a challenge for EU energy policy
Although the fate of the disputed Nord Stream 2 project is still at stake, the intra-EU dispute in this matter is influenced by Germany’s policy, which seems to be playing solo on the matter. On Friday, Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Russia. We are talking about it with Agata Łoskot-Strachota from the Centre for Eastern Studies.
The Champions League final under the sign of Gazprom
It’s no secret that you can make big money on collective emotions, but even hard and passive hearts could crumble at the sight of Salah’s serious injury, the personal defeat of Liverpool’s goalkeeper and the historic success of Real Madrid. Gazprom, who accompanies over a billion people at lofty times every year, understands that perfectly – writes Michał Perzyński, editor of BiznesAlert.pl.