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It is difficult to interpret the words of the President of the United States from a meeting with the President of the Russian Federation in Helsinki. Submission in the Nord Stream 2 case met with a quick response from senators who want mandatory sanctions against this project. It is worth taking a look at statements […]

We know that we know nothing. This is the main conclusion from the Trump-Putin talks in Helsinki, during which the US president admitted that the American LNG will compete with Russian gas in Europe and wished good luck to the builder of the contested Nord Stream 2, which he criticized a few days earlier at the […]

Better safe than sorry. In January 2017, I wrote that although Iran is tempting Poland, Polish companies are cautious. Donald Trump confirmed their fears announcing the withdrawal of the US from the nuclear agreement with Iran. All Poles will feel the indirect effects of his decisions at gas stations – says Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of […]

What goes on in Poland on the 14th of May.

European countries celebrate the end of World War II on May 8. The Russians have their Victory Day a day later. The decision of Donald Trump to leave the nuclear agreement with Iran could be the day of victory for the newly inaugurated President of Russia Vladimir Putin. It is a day of failure for […]

What goes on in Poland on the 10th of May.

The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) bill, passed by the U.S. Congress with full bi-partisan support, and enacted on August 2, 2017, sparked stormy reactions of some EU Member States- notably Germany and Austria-, brought hopes for those opponents of Nord Stream 2 pipeline who had expected for the project to be sanctioned […]

USA is going to introduce new sanctions against Russia. They may limit financing of Russian banks and oil and gas companies, including Nord Stream 2. New limits will be valid from 28th of November. Accurate directives have been published on the American Treasury Department website.

As the U.S. under President Donald Trump leans towards protectionist economic policy, China sees an opportunity to become a driving force of globalisation. It presents itself as having the economic potential and political clout crucial to being its champion. However, China’s still relatively closed market, use of prohibited trade practices, stalled internal economic reforms, social […]

Emissions trading is a one-of-a-kind instrument in environmental policy. By putting a cap on the total amount of emissions and distributing the available emissions among the participating companies in the form of tradeable allowances, an emissions trading system (ETS) creates the only commodity market in the world where it pays to produce less.