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What goes on in Poland on the 23rd of January.

The oil price is approaching USD 70 per Brent barrel. Banks are speculating that the shareholders of the oil agreement may end it prematurely, so as not to encourage competition. However, so far more expensive oil will give Vladimir Putin funds for the election campaign – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.

President Donald Trump decided to impose new sanctions on Iran, although he did not break the nuclear agreement. He announced that he was giving Iran a last chance and also pointed out that the agreement should be improved. We will return to the starting point in 120 days’ time, when Donald Trump again has to […]

If the coalition talks in Germany fail, the country will be facing new elections. Contrary to the coalition of Christian democrats, liberals and greens, which has not come into being, the potential return of the Great Coalition of Christian democrats and socialists is a sign of slowing down the energy turn and defending Nord Stream […]

Do Americans bring sand to the beach? The media are speculating on the possibility of delivering LNG from the Yamal LNG project to the USA. Although the volume and importance of such a transaction are unitary, it proves the growth of the LNG market, which is also considered prospective by Poles – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, […]

Poland wants to consistently pursue its policy of diversifying gas supply sources and thus reducing its dependence on Russian raw material supplies. For the first time in official government documents, Warsaw informs about the plan to abandon the Yamal contract after its expiry – writes Piotr Stępiński, editor of BiznesAlert.pl.

On January 9, CEPA hosted a roundtable discuss on Russian disinformation in the energy sector featuring insights from Alan Riley, senior fellow at the Institute for Statecraft. The conversation was moderated by CEPA Executive Vice President Réka Szemerkényi with comments from CEPA President Peter B. Doran. 

Strict verdict for the former minister and extortion payment that will be paid by a private company to the state concern. What do these two things have in common? In both cases Igor Sechin won. But more importantly, Vladimir Putin was the highest judge in both cases. Yes, Sechin is still very strong, even stronger […]

Like every year, we have asked experts who are members of the European Cybersecurity Forum – CYBERSEC community and who represent different fields of the public sector, the academia and the private sector to share their opinions on challenges in cybersecurity that we are going to face in 2018.

Recently the subject of the Russian withdrawal from The Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) on ceasefire and stabilization of the demarcation line between the parties to the conflict in Donbas has become widely resonant. The main reason for the cessation of the work of Russian military personnel in the JCCC, as it’s being […]