Stock market at 100 percent. Changes in the energy sector in September?

The minister of energy Krzysztof Tchórzewski announced the transfer of all electricity trading (without RES and cogeneration) to the stock exchange. The companies will have to trade energy at the Polish Power Exchange. The minister encourages them to start from August 1, which is supposed to „calm down” the market – says Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief […]

Manuscripts don’t burn. A chance for a new TTIP?

The meeting of the President of the United States and the president of the European Commission surprised the commentators. Above the angry rhetoric, Donald Trump, decided to give a positive a signal to Jean-Claude Juncker, representative of Europe, writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.

OSW: Controversies over the extraction of Black Sea gas in Romania

On 9 July, the Romanian parliament passed an act regulating oil and gas extraction from offshore fields in the Black Sea. The leader of the government coalition, Liviu Dragnea, is arguing that the new regulations will make Romania self-sufficient in terms of gas production and will end its dependence on imports from Russia. The new […]

PISM: The Importance of Russia’s Second-Generation Elite

The appointment of Dmitry Patrushev, the son of the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, to a ministerial post is a symbol of the ongoing shift of power to a younger generation of Russian leaders. A growing group of so-called “Kremlin Kids” hold significant, even though not visible, positions in the power structures, enabling […]

Sakmar: New US sanctions law on Nord Stream 2 is unlikely to happen

Last week, Republican Senators John Barrasso, Cory Gardner and Steve Daines proposed a bill that would introduce US sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 project. The ESCAPE Act would also support NATO allies who are exposed to Russia’s domination of energy. – The possibility that this bill will be accepted by the Congress, however, is […]

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