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Poles entering the Schwedt Refinery may be an economic challenge, but it will contribute to the energy security of Poland, the EU and NATO. Exactly as was the case with the Mažeikiai refinery in Lithuania – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief BiznesAlert.pl.

„As of now there will be more dialogue, because we have a common goal. We are able to create a good program for the energy sector and the catalyst will be successful cooperation in the Climate Ministry, where all political parties are represented,” says Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment Miłosz Motyka in an interview […]

The Center for Democracy Studies at the liberal FPD party, which is a member of the coalition government, has written a report on Russian influence in the German energy sector. Despite the energy crisis and the invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s Rosneft still holds 54 percent of shares of the Schwedt refinery.

Although the Schwedt refinery has not yet been derusified, the German government is drawing up plans to produce hydrogen there. This may be the key to the success of Poland’s PKN Orlen, if it actually wants to take over the plant’s shares.