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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 […]

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

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.

This following report captures the idea of a permanent US base in Poland in the geopolitical context, along with its consequences for NATO and Central and Eastern Europe. This paper was supplemented with comments from experts from the United States, Lithuania and Romania to show a broader perspective on the creation of a U.S. permanent […]

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

Nord Stream 2 is the stumbling block of European integration. People look at it as a test that tells us something about the real intentions of European countries. There are of course many matters on the basis of which it is possible to investigate whether the integrators today are honest: in many cases the test […]

President Andrzej Duda speaking after Warsaw Wednesday talks with US Vice-President Mike Pence said that first binding decisions on increasing US military presence in Poland should be expected soon.

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

Before the Middle East conference, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke in Warsaw about Nord Stream 2 and the presence of American forces in Poland – writes Teresa Wójcik, editor of BiznesAlert.pl.

The recent, second round of talks between Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission about the Russian gas transit through Ukraine after 2019 ended up with failure again. It is not surprising as Moscow is obviously playing for time. Firstly, it is waiting for the results of elections in Ukraine. Secondly, the closer the end of […]