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During the Third National Scientific Conference: „Energy security. Pillars and the prospect of development” the speech opening the panel on the gas sector and international politics was given by prof. Przemysław Żurawski vel Grajewski. He described the conditions of Polish gas policy at the international level.

The German Chancellor admitted that Nord Stream 2 is a political project. Is this the result of American policy against Russia?

What goes on in Poland on the 16th of April.

Almost at the last moment, Russia informed that it would conduct rocket tests in the Baltic Sea, which caused serious concerns in the countries neighbouring that sea. Latvia was especially outraged because Russian rockets would appear in the airspace of its economic zone. Provocative tests are another Russian step towards the reinforcement of its military […]

The times of the oil eldorado for Russia are slowly coming to an end, but the effect of sanctions imposed on Russian companies and the budget can only be felt in 10-15 years. The condition is to keep them in power – said Dr. Szymon Kardaś, an analyst at the Center for Eastern Studies (OSW), […]

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.

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.

On 3 April, the presidents of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė, Latvia, Raimonds Vējonis, and Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid, met in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump. The talks were held amid the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the independence of the Baltic states. A declaration signed in Washington confirms U.S. security guarantees for the three countries […]

Despite growing resistance in Europe, Gazprom’s project called Nord Stream 2 is gaining further approvals. Meanwhile, as BiznesAlert.pl wrote, the Commission is considering an amicable settlement of the antitrust investigation against the company. Member of the European Parliament Jacek Saryusz-Wolski commented on the issue.