energy.

What goes on in Poland on the 5th of March.

Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo and Polska Grupa Górnicza have signed an agreement on pre-mining capture of methane from hard coal seams. The works will be carried out at the site of Ruda Ruch Bielszowice Coal Mine.

Russia has mastered the pipeline diplomacy. In fact, coercive energy policy became Moscow globally recognized trademark. Yet, the Russian aggression against Ukrainian vessels in the Black Sea in November 2018 showcased that Moscow is ready to go beyond political and economic tools to protect what it defines as its critical infrastructure – write Julian Wieczorkiewicz and Dominik […]

What goes on in Poland on the 4th of March.

On 20 February, the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU Council (COREPER) endorsed a compromise version of the amendments to the gas directive which had been agreed a week earlier during the tripartite ‘trilogue’ meeting with the European Parliament & European Commission. This almost certainly guarantees that, after the last few formal steps are […]

What goes on in Poland on the 1st of March.

Berlin’s handling of the controversial Nord Stream 2 project reveals double standards and neglect of the pipeline’s security repercussions.

On 27 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius presented a decision of the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo) on non-compliance by Belarus with requirements of the Espoo Convention (NPP construction) in the Government sitting. At the beginning of February, the Meeting of the Parties to the […]

What goes on the 28th of February.

The Ukrainian Energy Forum is starting. Ukrainians are in a better situation than a few years ago and are bargaining with Poland for gas supply conditions. However, the good streak may soon end – warns Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.