• English
  • polski

Germany: Merkel's growing problems with pushing through the fiscal compact

CeWeekly

2012-05-16 | Konrad Popławski

The political events of recent weeks have brought about new threats to the ratification of the fiscal compact in Germany and other EU countries. more »

Putin's anti-Western gestures

EASTWEEK

2012-05-16 | Agata Wierzbowska-Miazga

President Vladimir Putin has decided not to attend the G8 summit at Camp David, which is held on 18-19 May; this also means the cancellation of his planned meeting with Barack Obama. Russian president will not meet the President of the United States until the G20 summit in June in Mexico. more »

Belarus: The dismissal of the Interior Ministry’s head consolidates Viktar Lukashenka’s influence

EASTWEEK

2012-05-16 | Kamil Kłysiński

On 11 May, President Alyaksandr Lukashenka dismissed the interior minister, General Anatol Kuleshau, and appointed his former first deputy Colonel Ihar Shunievich to this position. At the same time, the Belarusian president announced a reform of the Interior Ministry. more »

The expensive energy revolution in Germany. The implementation of the Energiewende is behind schedule

OSW Commentary

2012-05-10 | Anna Kwiatkowska-Drożdż and Konrad Mazur

One year after the events of Fukushima the implementation of the new German energy strategy adopted in the summer of 2011 is being verified. more »

Natural resources on the Russian continental shelf: Foreign investors sought… on Russian terms

OSW Commentary

2012-05-09 | Iwona Wiśniewska

In recent weeks, Rosneft, a Russian state-owned oil company, has signed co-operation agreements with three Western corporations: America’s ExxonMobil, Italy’s Eni, and Norway’s Statoil. more »

Studies

Russia’s best ally. The situation of the Russian oil sector and forecast for its future

OSW Studies

2012-04-15 | Wojciech Konończuk

Oil is a strategic raw material for Russia and one of fundamental significance for the functioning of the state and its future. Taxes on oil production and exports are the most important source of state budget revenues which guarantee Russia maintains its political and economic stability. more »

The Paradoxes of Moldovan Sports. An insight into the nature of the Transnistrian conflict

Policy briefs

2011-12-14 | Adam Eberhardt

Mutual relations in the area of sports, which in contemporary international contacts often not only reflect the true nature of political relations but sometimes even affect them, can be a valuable contribution to the analysis of this conflict’s nature. more »

In Putin’s Shadow. Dmitry Medvedev’s presidency

Policy briefs

2011-11-30 | Jadwiga Rogoża

Dmitry Medvedev’s presidency was an experiment carried out by the Russian ruling elite. Even though the new president has been a loyal member of the ruling camp, this decision involved certain risk that the extensive constitutional powers could eventually encourage the new president to seek emancipation, which could provoke internal conflicts and splits in the elite. more »

Germany’s stance on the European Union’s Multi-Annual Financial Framework for 2014–2020. Background and interests

OSW Report

2011-11-29 | Konrad Popławski

The aim of this report is to look at the EU budget from the point of view of Germany as one of the greatest beneficiaries of EU policies. The text presents the significance of particular budget items for Germany, such as the Common Agricultural Policy or the Cohesion Policy. more »

Transnistrian Conflict after 20 Years

OSW Report

2011-10-07 | Witold Rodkiewicz

The present report is the result of an initiative put forward in 2010 by the Soros Foundation Moldova with the aim of attracting new foreign expertise to provide a fresh look at the ‘frozen conflict’ in the Republic of Moldova. more »

Syndicate content