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What goes on in Poland on the 12th of April.

German Chancellor is pressing on minimum transit of Russian gas via Ukraine, aiming to conclude at the Nord Stream 2 deal that was forged by Russia supporters in her government. Gazprom conveniently applauds. Meanwhile, the documents obtained by BiznesAlert.pl show that the Commission is yielding to Russian giant in its antitrust proceeding – by Wojciech […]

The problems of the Chinese company CEFC in the Czech Republic pose a question not only about economic security related to Chinese investments, but also about the political security of Central Europe – writes Łukasz Kołtuniak for BiznesAlert.pl.

What goes on in Poland on the 11th of April.

Commission’s documents reveal how Gazprom abused its dominant position on the EU gas market. DG COMP Statement of Objections against Gazprom leaked earlier this week in Brussels, as the Commission struggles to finalize the antirust proceeding before the construction of Nord Stream 2 starts.

According to Reuters, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline cannot go ahead without clarity on Ukraine’s role as a gas transit route, appearing to harden her stance towards the project.

– Even if not competitive on price, US LNG seems to have already had some positive impact in Europe in terms of introducing more competition and another source of gas – says professor Susan Sakmar from the University of Houston in an interview for BiznesAlert.pl, lawyer and author of a book about the LNG market „Energy […]

I have already written that the threat of US sanctions hangs over the Nord Stream 2 project like a shotgun on the wall. The new list of Russian officials covered by the restrictions is like taking a trigger. We do not know whether the US will pull the trigger, because they still count on the […]

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

Spolana Neratovice, part of the refinery and petrochemical group Unipetrol, continues to modernize its production facility. Its management has signed a contract with the supply consortium ČEZ Energetické služby and Envir & Power Ostrava for construction of a new heating plant for production of steam that is essential for the site’s operation. The construction will […]