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What goes on in Poland on the 18th of September.

The German government should agree to let the European Commission take over the negotiations on the terms of construction of Nord Stream 2 with Russia, wrote Germany’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung last Wednesday. The construction of the gas pipeline is a source of concern for Central and Eastern European countries – reminds the daily.

The declaration made in Krynica by the Minister of Energy Krzysztof Tchórzewski that the Ostrołęka power plant will be the last new coal-fired power plant in Poland is certainly a step in the right direction, but we cannot talk about a full pivot yet, this is more about stopping moving in a direction that is […]

On Tuesday 12 September, the European Parliament adopted regulations on the security of gas deliveries at first reading. According to the press release published on the EP’s webpage, every EU Member State that will face a gas shortage will be able to notify its neighbors and trigger cross-border assistance to prevent the decrease in supply. […]

What goes on in Poland on the 18th of September.

On 8th September Glencore and Qatar Investment Fund (QIF) announced that the Chinese company CEFC would shortly finalise a transaction to buy 14.16% of shares in Rosneft. This information was confirmed by Rosneft’s CEO Igor Sechin. The value of the transaction is said to be US$ 9 billion. The first stage of Rosneft’s privatisation was […]

One law for American tech companies and another for one Russian gas company? – asks Dr. Alan Riley, analyst of Center for European Policy Analysis.

Travelling makes you stop and think. Things that are obvious in Poland and Lithuania are unimaginable in Great Britain. This explains the lack of understanding of Central and Eastern Europe’s concerns about the controversial Nord Stream 2 – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, BiznesAlert.pl’s editor in chief.

Polish and Lithuanian relations have recently improved. They share longtime history, are NATO and EU members and it turns out that they perceive their common problems similarly. We talked to the foreign minister of Lithuania Linas Linkeviczius about threats and opportunities of the neighbouring countries.

What goes on in Poland on the 13th of September.