The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration gave BiznesAlert.pl numbers that do not match the data released by the German Federal Police on 24 June. The figure provided by the Polish Ministry (3,578) is lower by over a thousand than what the Germans are saying (4,605). The answer to this surprising gap may lie in the fact that the Polish border guard does not have accurate information about who and how many people are transferred from the German side of the border – writes Aleksandra Fedorska for BiznesAlert.pl.
Germany and Poland will cooperate to defend Europe
Donald Tusk, the Prime Minister of Poland, and Olaf Scholz, the Chancellor of Germany declared at a press conference that their countries will cooperate to improve Europe’s security. The German politician also said that Ukraine needed energy support during the winter.
Jakóbik: Nuclear dispute between Korea and the United States over Poland can be solved
The dispute between the USA and South Korea over nuclear technology is surmountable, and the biggest obstacles to the nuclear power plant project in Poland are within its own territory – writes Wojciech Jakóbik – editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.
Final batch of Abrams tanks arrives in Poland
The fourth and final delivery of the American M1A1 tanks arrived in Poland on June 26, 2024. Thus ended the contract concluded in January 2023.
Jakóbik: Nuclear power, return of the gas trap and cannibalization
The unregulated collaboration between nuclear and renewable energy sources may lead to them competing with each other detrimentally. Interest groups have started a new fight for Polish hearts, but a risk that the gas trap will return is lurking too – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.
Jakóbik: Poland’s gas deconcentration
Two officials have suggested there will be changes on the market after the Orlen, Lotos and PGNiG merger. They will affect the gas sector, but not necessarily the oil sector. Market deconcentration must take place in parallel with the strengthening of state control tools – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.
Jakóbik: Should Poland welcome the female version of chancellor Schroeder?
Manuela Schwesig’s visit to Kyiv sets an important precedent for Warsaw. If this female version of Schroeder were to visit Poland, she should seek derusification of the country’s energy sector, with the Schwedt refinery leading the way – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.
Lipka: Poland’s decision to halt the Pątnów NPP project is a major setback
„Dropping the nuclear investment in Pątnów goes against Poland’s interests. [ … ] Konin and entire eastern Wielkopolska will have to pay a salty price for the extreme indolence of the government, as the region is waiting for the inevitable collapse after the lignite deposits there are exhausted and the power plant that uses this fuel ceases to operate. Only a large investment, such as a nuclear power plant, can prevent this,” writes Jerzy Lipka, president of the Civic Movement for Nuclear Energy.
New Bayraktars arrived in Poland, Budimex to prepare the infrastructure
The last batch of Bayraktar drones arrived in Poland, including six UAVs, three control stations, weapons and a training package. Budimex is to modernize the infrastructure that will be used to operate the aircraft.
Lachman: Situation in the Clean Air Program may halt gigantic investments in heat pump manufacturing
„The new requirements for the qualification of heat pumps for the Clean Air Program may negatively affect new, very large investments planned in Poland by the tycoons of the European heat pump market. Blocking European quality marks through an unfair campaign is problematic and can have serious consequences at the level of the European Commission, potentially leading to an international scandal, Paweł Lachman, President of the PORT PC Management Board explained to BiznesAlert.pl.